
Name of Fund: DWS Global Thematic Offshore Fund
Scheme: Open-End, Fund of Fund Scheme
Objective: The fund aims to generate long term capital growth from a diversified portfolio by investing predominantly in the units of DWS Strategic Global Themes Fund registered in Singapore or in similar mutual funds. The underlying fund will replicate the same mandate as followed by DWS Global Thematic US Fund.
Asset Allocation: The fund would invest 80 to 100% in securities issued by overseas mutual funds or unit trusts and 0 to 20% in debt instruments including government securities, corporate debt, money market instrument, securitised debt and units of domestic mutual funds.
Fund Opens: July 31, 2007
Fund Closes: August 28, 2007
Face Value: Rs 10
Investment Options: Growth, Dividend Payout and Dividend Reinvestment
Entry Load: An entry load of 2.75% would be charged for investment less than 5 crores.
Exit Load: An exit load of 0.50% would be charged if redemption is made within one year from the date of allotment for investment less than 5 crores and 0.50% would be charged for investment of 5 crores or more if the investment is redeemed within six months from the date of allotment.
Minimum Investment Amount: Rs 5, 000
Benchmark Index: MSCI World Index
Fund Manager: Kumaresh Ramakrishnan and Aniket Inamdar
Currently, there are three funds with similar investment style - Principal Global Opportunities, Kotak Global Emerging Market Fund and Sundaram BNP Paribas Global Advantage Fund. The latter two have been launched recently.