Aberdeen UK OEIC Fund Range - Aberdeen Asset Management

DIRECT INVESTMENT INTO AN OEIC – ASSUMING GROWTH OF 6% PER ANNUM
Example 1
Investing for income - Aberdeen UK Equity Income Fund
£1,000 Lump Sum
Initial charge 4.25%, Total Expense Ratio 1.71%, Yield 5.20%
At the end of
year
Investment to
date
Income shares
Effect of
deductions to
date
Income to date
What you
might get back
at 6% per
annum growth
Reinvested/Accumulation shares
Effect of
deductions to
date
What you
might get back
at 6% per
annum growth
£ £ £ £ £ £
1 1,000 61 52 944 61 998
3 102 156 920 105 1,080
5 147 257 895 158 1,170
10 281 498 838 337 1,450
The last line in the table shows that over 10 years the effect of total charges and expenses could amount to £281 if income
distributions are taken or £337 for accumulation shares. Putting it another way, this would have the effect of bringing the illustrated
investment growth from 6% p.a. down to 3.68% and 3.81% respectively for a lump sum investment.
Example 2
Investing for growth - Aberdeen European Growth Fund
£1,000 Lump Sum
Initial charge 4.25%, Total Expense Ratio 1.79%, Yield 1.99%
Reinvested/Accumulation shares
At the end
of year
Investment
to date
Effect of
deductions to date
What you might get back at 6%
per annum growth
£ £ £
1 1,000 62 997
3 108 1,080
5 162 1,170
10 347 1,440
The last line in the table shows that over 10 years the effect of total charges and expenses could amount to £347 for an OEIC
investment. Putting it another way, this would have the effect of bringing the illustrated investment growth from 6% p.a. down to
3.73% p.a. for a lump sum investment.
Please refer to the Key Fund Data on the other Aberdeen Funds to consider how the small variations in charges and expenses could
affect returns at the end of ten years.
12 Aberdeen UK OEIC Fund Range Simplified Prospectus, July 2009