Investment involves risks. Please refer to the Prospectus for details including the risk factors.
1. Developing countries risk
According to the objectives and investment strategy of the fund, it will invest in developing countries which may subject to developing countries risk. Investment in securities of issuers of developing counties involves special considerations and risks, including the risks associated with investment in developing countries, such as currency fluctuations, the risks of investing in countries with smaller capital markets, limited liquidity, higher price volatility, different conditions applying to transaction and control and restrictions on foreign investment, as well as risks associated with developing countries economies, including high inflation and interest rates, large amounts of external debt as well as political and social uncertainties.
2. Concentration risk
The fund focuses in investing in household consumption, domestic investments and infrastructure development sectors, which may give rise to higher concentration risk than funds that invests in more diversified sectors.
3. Equity risk
Investment in common stocks and other equity securities are subject to market risk that historically has resulted in greater price volatility than experienced by bonds and other fixed income securities.
4. Market risk
Value of this fund investments could decrease due to movements in financial markets. The value of the fund can be extremely volatile and could go down substantially within a short period of time. It is possible that your investment value could suffer substantial loss.
5. Risk attached to the use of Financial Derivative Instruments (“FDI”)
The fund may invest in FDI for hedging purpose and for the purpose of efficient portfolio management only. Investment in FDI is subject to additional risks, including credit risk of the issuer, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and valuation risk. In adverse situation, the fund’s use of FDI may become ineffective in hedging/efficient portfolio management and the fund may suffer significant losses.
6. Risk specific for participatory notes
participatory notes which are the embedded derivatives instruments allowing investors to indirectly invest in securities listed on certain markets having a complicated or restricted access in emerging countries, may be subject to counterparty risk which is the risk that the broker, dealer or bank that issues the notes will not fulfill its contractual obligations under the notes.
7. Risk of small and medium companies
According to the objectives and investment strategy of the fund, it may invest in developing countries which small and medium companies are commonly found. Investment in small and medium companies offers the possibility of higher returns but may also involve a higher degree of risk, due to higher risks of failure or bankruptcy and illiquid nature of the small and medium companies’ shares. Investment in small and medium companies’ shares are likely to have a higher risks of price volatility.
8. Risks related to distribution out of capital
For distribution class, Amundi Funds may at its discretion determine to pay dividends out of income or capital of the fund. In addition, Amundi Funds may at its discretion pay dividends out of gross income while charging / paying all or part of the fund’s fees and expenses to the capital of the fund, resulting in an increase in distributable income for the payment of dividends by the fund, in which case, the fund is effectively paying dividends out of capital. Payment of dividends out of capital amounts to a return or withdrawal of part of an investor’s original investment or from any capital gains attributable to that original investment. Any distributions involving payment of dividends out of the fund’s capital or payment of dividends effectively out of the fund’s capital (as the case may be) may result in an immediate reduction of the net asset value per share of the fund. Amundi Funds may change the fund’s dividend distribution policy to pay dividends out of capital or effectively out of capital of the fund subject to the SFC’s prior approval. For change of distribution policy, not less than one month’s prior notice will be provided to affected Shareholders.