QUOTE(GrumpyCat @ Aug 20 2020, 09:43 AM)
Quick question. For a similar fund, what's the difference between a MYR hedged and a USD hedged fund?
Which is better?
got this from FSM...
There are two major things to note about currency share classes. Firstly, the dealing currency may not be the currency that you are exposed to; and secondly, certain share classes feature a hedge feature.
Dealing currency may not be the currency that you are exposed to
For example, a unit trust investing in the US equity market would need US Dollars to purchase equity securities listed on the US exchanges as they are priced in the USD. However, that same unit trust may have a share class that is denominated in MYR. If you are buying the MYR share class of the fund, you buy units of the fund with MYR, but your real exposure is to the US equity market as the fund manager will need to convert your MYR to the USD in order to invest in US-listed securities.
Certain share classes feature a hedge feature
It could look something like: MYR-Hedged. This means that the fund’s underlying exposure is hedged to the MYR. The fund you purchase may be invested in the European credit markets, whereby securities there are denominated in the EUR. Thus, your currency risk as a Malaysian-based investor would be to the EUR, and the value of your investment would be exposed to the fluctuations of the EURMYR exchange rate. By investing into a MYR-hedged class of the fund, you can lower your risk of a weakening of the EUR (the underlying investment currency) against the MYR (your original investment currency) eroding your investment returns from the European credit market.
Differences Between Various Share Classes
FSMOne | Published on Nov 22, 2018
https://www.fundsupermart.com.my/fsmone/art...s-Share-Classesthey did not mention which is better though ....