Unit Trust

Diversify with Low Volatility Solutions

While we remain defensive and adopt a more cautious approach on equities, we continue to advocate that investors diversify their core portfolio with actively-managed, multi-asset strategies to navigate potentially rocky terrain ahead.

In terms of fixed income, we continue to advise investors to seek exposure to high quality paper in a diversified manner to minimise single-issuer risk.

At the same time, given the prospect of a faster than expected pace of rate hikes in the coming years, investors should minimise duration risk in their portfolio by taking exposure to short-duration strategies.

Our favoured low volatility fund options include:

In this regard, we like the following stocks:
Asset Class
Fund Name
Fund Description
Global
Fixed Income
LionGlobal Short Duration Bond Fund

LionGlobal Short Duration
Bond Fund
  • Attractive risk and return trade-off with low to moderate risk exposure (average credit rating of BBB as of June 2016)
  • Potentially higher returns than fixed deposits
  • Relatively lower duration – less risky should there be a rise in interest rates
  • Potential quarterly payout of 2.5 per cent per annum
Asia
Fixed Income
Fullerton USD Income Fund

Fullerton USD Income Fund
  • Diversified portfolio of primarily investment grade fixed income or debt securities (at least 70 per cent)
  • Opportunistically invest in non-investment grade bonds of up to 30 per cent of portfolio value to enhance returns
  • Aim to invest at least 50 per cent of the fund’s NAV into U.S. Dollar denominated bonds in normal market conditions
  • The fund offers 5 different share classes, with potential distributions, paid quarterly
Global
Mixed Assets
BlackRock Global Funds - Global Multi-Asset Income Fund

BlackRock Global Funds -
Global Multi-Asset Income Fund
  • Gain access to traditional and non-traditional asset classes to search for yield
  • The Fund targets a lower volatility than the benchmark
  • Leverage on BlackRock’s global investment and risk management expertise - over 120 investment teams in 30 countries
  • Potential monthly income of about 5-6 per cent per annum
Asia
Mixed Assets
Schroder Asian Income Fund

Schroder Asian Income Fund
  • Gain from an active asset allocation strategy which aims to maximise yield and total return in different market environments
  • Defensive strategy with a focus on capital preservation
  • Potential monthly payouts of around 5 per cent per annum
Global Allocation
JPMorgan Global Macro Opportunities Fund

JPMorgan Global
Macro Opportunities Fund
  • Multi-strategy and multi-asset theme, with daily liquidity
  • Leveraging on 8 global macro themes to generate performance
  • Diversification across equities, fixed income, derivatives, currency & volatility – Dynamic allocation between traditional and sophisticated instruments aims to lower correlation within the portfolio