2. The Fund may invest in emerging market securities and may be subject to additional risks arising from factors such as liquidity risks, currency risks/control, political and economic uncertainties, legal and taxation risks, settlement risks, custody risk and the likelihood of a high degree of volatility.
3. If the Fund invests in debt securities which are below investment grade or unrated, including high yield bonds, it may, as a result, be subject to liquidity, volatility, default and counterparty risk.
4. While the Fund uses derivative instruments in a prudent manner and only for hedging and/or efficient portfolio management purposes, in an adverse situation, derivative instruments may expose the Fund to a risk of significant loss.
5. The Fund may at its discretion pay dividends out of and/or effectively out of capital. This amounts to a return of part of an investor’s original investment or distribution of capital gains. This may result in an immediate reduction in the net asset value per share.
6. The currency hedging process used for currency hedged share classes may not give a precise hedge; there is no guarantee that hedging will be totally successful.
7. Investors should not make any investment decision solely based on this document.
*Assets under management by Capital Fixed Income Investors.
Data as at 31 December 2023
This material has not been reviewed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
Risk factors you should consider before investing:
All data as at 31 December 2023 in US$ terms and attributable to Capital Group, unless otherwise stated.
Glossary
Bond – A debt instrument, essentially a loan, issued by governments (a sovereign bond) or corporates (a corporate bond) and financed by investors. The bond holders receive interest payments, known as a coupon, and the principal of the bond when it is due.
Excess return – Returns achieved above and beyond returns of a proxy, such as an index.
High-yield bond – A high yield bond is one with a lower credit rating than an investment grade bond. High yield bonds typically offer a higher rate of interest because of a greater risk of default.
Investment-grade bond – A bond issued by a corporation or sovereign that has been awarded a ‘Baa3’ or higher credit rating by Moody’s, or ‘BBB-’ or higher credit rating by Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.