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Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

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Aberdeen Investment Trusts, Block C, Western House, Lynchwood Business Park, Peterborough, PE2 6BP
0500 0000 40 (Main Number)
www.edinburghdragon.co.uk/
inv.trusts@aberdeen-asset.com

Fund managers

* Aberdeen's Asian Equity Team»01-Mar-2008 to Present
Hugh Young»01-Jul-2007 to 29-Feb-2008
Jeremy Whitley»01-Sep-2002 to 30-Jun-2007
* Primary manager

Investment objectives

To achieve long term capital growth through investment in the Far East. The company's benchmark index is the MSCI All Country Asia Free (ex Japan) Index. Investments are made in stock markets in the region, with the exception of Japan and Australasia, principally in large companies. When appropriate, the trust will utilise gearing to maximise long term returns.

Performance

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    1y 3y 5y 12m-24m 24m-36m 36m-48m 48m-60m
+38.0 +59.4 +126.2 +12.5 +2.6 +22.4 +16.0
  NAV +34.0+51.4+127.9+12.5 +0.5+26.1+19.4
  Asia Pacific Excluding Japan +32.7+34.6+114.9+21.9-16.8+48.3+7.6
  MSCI AC ASIA PACIFIC EX JAPAN INDEX +10.3-5.8+55.4+2.8-16.9+37.8+19.7
Share Price
 SharePriceDateDiscountDiluted NAVGearingDiv yield
EstimLast pub.NetGross
pdf EDINBURGH DRAGON TRUST PLC ORD 20P 222.00 (p) 02-Sep-2010 -6.50 238.51 235.29
01-Sep-2010		 100 0.7 0.7
Capital structure & income
Share Type Exchange Nominal value Issued Market value (m) Wind-up date Splits News
EDINBURGH DRAGON TRUST PLC ORD 20P ORD LONDON 20 196,311,000 437.77 n/a n/a company announcements
Share identifiers: TIDM: EFM; SEDOL: 0294502; ISIN: GB0002945029
Detailed fund information
Fund type flag United Kingdom-registered Investment Trusts
Launched1987
Gross assets£468.2m / $723.8m
Sector Asia Pacific Excluding Japan
Asset ClassEquity
Own ISA wrapper Fund has ISA Wrapper help with ISA
Savings plan Fund has Savings Plan Minimum: £ 30.0 Monthly
PEP transferhas PEP Transfer
Annual accountsannual (Click to order)
Last report / accounts30-Apr-2010
Last AGM09-Dec-2009
Next AGMDecember 2010
EGM13-Dec-2006
Stockbroker(s)Winterflood Securities Limited
Management contractThe management fee paid to Edinburgh Fund Managers plc (‘the Manager') is 0.25% per quarter of the total net assets less
(i) the value of any investment funds managed by the Manager and
(ii) 50% of the value of any investment funds managed or advised by investment managers other than the Manager.
Borrowing limitThe Board imposes borrowing limits to ensure gearing levels are appropriate to market conditions, and reviews these on a
regular basis. Borrowings comprise a revolving multi-currency credit facility. The Board has imposed a maximum gearing level, measured on the most stringent basis of calculation after netting off cash equivalents, of 11.6%.
Continuation / Wind-up provisionn/a
Dividend policyn/a
Investment restrictionsn/a
Reconstruction proposaln/a
Settlement detailsn/a
Tax policyn/a
Peer groups
Region Asset Class Investment Focus Sector
Asia Pacific Ex Japan Equity n/a Asia Pacific Excluding Japan
Largest holdings, 31-Jul-2010
Holding (%) Rank Prev Holding (%) Rank Prev
JARDINE STRATEGIC HLDGS5.001(1)HDFC3.506(5)
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORP4.402(2)SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS3.407(9)
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PREF4.003(4)TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR CO3.308(10)
STANDARD CHARTERED4.004(6)PTT EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION PUBLIC3.309(-)
SWIRE PACIFIC B4.005(3)SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING3.3010(8)
 Total38.20 
Regional weightings, 31-Jul-2010
Region (%) Rank Prev  
Singapore 25.10 1 (1) 25.10% Singapore
Hong Kong 18.90 2 (2) 18.90% Hong Kong
India 15.10 3 (3) 15.10% India
Korea 7.90 4 (5) 7.90% Korea
China 7.60 5 (4) 7.60% China
Thailand 6.10 6 (6) 6.10% Thailand
Taiwan 5.50 7 (7) 5.50% Taiwan
Malaysia 4.90 8 (8) 4.90% Malaysia
Sri Lanka 3.00 9 (10) 3.00% Sri Lanka
Philippines 2.70 10 (11) 2.70% Philippines
Indonesia 2.20 11 (9) 2.20% Indonesia
Money Market 1.00 12 - 1.00% Money Market
Total100.00 


All prices in Pence Sterling (GBX) unless otherwise specified. Price total return performance figures are calculated using closing mid prices and with net income (dividends) reinvested. NAV total return performance figures are calculated using fully diluted (where applicable) daily estimated NAV figures from Thomson Financial Datastream and with gross income (dividends) reinvested.

 
 
 
 
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Ratios

  1y 3y
Volatility 16.98 27.14
Alpha 3.50 7.39
Beta 0.97 0.90
Sharpe 1.68 0.47
Info Ratio 0.48 0.42
R2 0.91 0.76
Quartiles:   1  2   3  4   help with ratios
vs. Asia Pacific Excluding Japan»

Quartiles

  1y 3y
Position 4 / 14 4 / 14
Quartile 1 1

Fund ratings

FE Crown RatingFinancial Express
Crown Rating
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Asset allocation

Asia/Pacific ex Japan Equities, 99.00%
99.0000% ofAsia/Pacific ex Japan Equities
Money Market, 1.00%
1.0000% ofMoney Market

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