HLAM

HLAM Declares Second Round of Cash Distributions in Q1 2014

Cash Distributions For Three Funds 

Hong Leong Asset Management Bhd (HLAM) is pleased to announce its second round of distributions for the year. The details of the distributions as at 18 March 2014 are as follows:

  Fund

 Distribution Per Unit (Gross / sen)

 Targeted Distribution Frequency, subject to availability of realized income

 Last Distribution

 Distribution Per Unit (Gross / sen)

 Date

 Income Distribution Yield (%)*

Hong Leong Dividend Fund

3.50

Interim

3.50

September 2013

6.47

Hong Leong Strategic Fund

3.10

Interim

3.10

September 2013

7.49

Hong Leong Global Bond Fund

0.25

Quarterly

0.25

December 2013

4.97

*Source: Lipper for Investment Management; as at 31 December 2013
 

The declaration of cash distributions have also been buoyed by the Funds’ performance. Attached below is the track record for the Funds.
Track Record

 
Fund

5-Year

Since Launch

 
Inception Date

Growth
MYR (%)

Benchmark (%)

Growth
MYR (%)

Benchmark
(%)

Hong Leong Dividend Fund

118.53

74.91

94.29

81.73

6 January 2005

Hong Leong Strategic Fund

99.67

91.67

125.47

95.02

8 March 2005

Hong Leong Global Bond Fund

53.72

9.91

38.93

27.14

18 April 2008

Source: Lipper for Investment Management, NAV per unit – NAV per unit, income reinvest
 
Seeking Regular Income
HLAM has continuously strived to provide regular income payout in the past - ranging from a quarterly to yearly basis – and aims to continue to do so. We append below the income distribution summary recorded by each Fund since its inception.

 
Fund

Total Gross
Income Distribution^

Income Distribution Yield (%)*

 Inception Date

Hong Leong Dividend Fund

23.00 sen

71.20

6 January 2005

Hong Leong Strategic Fund

33.20 sen

109.99

8 March 2005

Hong Leong Global Bond Fund

12.00 sen

26.03

18 April 2008

^ Since launch till 28 February 2014    *Source: Lipper for Investment Management, as at 28 February 2014                                
 
Income Distribution Yield is a financial ratio that shows how much a fund pays out in income distribution each year relative to its fund price at the beginning of the year. In the absence of any capital gains, the dividend yield is the return on investment for a fund.