PineBridge Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund SGD

The fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation as well as stable income. It invests in the equities of young and fast-growing Asian (ex Japan) companies and fixed income securities of high credit quality issuers, denominated primarily in SGD.

iFAST Research Team
iFAST Research Team09 Sep 2026 1161 Views
PineBridge Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund SGD
2026 | 2025 | 2024
  • The fund managers seek to achieve long-term capital appreciation and stable income by investing in the equities of young and fast-growing Asia ex Japan companies and fixed income securities of high credit quality issuers, denominated primarily in Singapore Dollars.
  • The fund adopts a largely bottom-up approach to select highly distinctive, alpha-generating stocks. Within fixed income, the investment universe is screened using bottom-up security analysis and a top-down focus on macro and industry factors.
  • The fund has a target allocation of 60% to Asia ex Japan small-mid cap equities and 40% to SGD bonds. 
  • The fund’s portfolio is well diversified; the equity sleeve held 64 holdings and the fixed income sleeve held 105 holdings as of 31 March 2025.
  • Amidst trade policy uncertainty, the team is particularly focused on companies that possess strong pricing power, solid balance sheets, and the ability to pass through rising costs, while maintaining a stable allocation to quality bonds for steady income and capital preservation.


Fund Investment Style


Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., iFAST Compilations
Monthly total returns including gross dividends in SGD terms as of 31 Mar 2026

Recommended Fund

3-year Annualised return

3-year Maximum drawdown

3-year Downside deviation

3-year Risk-return ratio

PineBridge Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund

6.0%

-24.0%

5.4%

0.64

Peer Average

6.4%

-23.1%

4.9%

0.80

Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., iFAST Compilations
Monthly total returns including gross dividends in SGD terms as of 31 Mar 2026

About the Fund Managers

The PineBridge Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund is co-managed by Elizabeth Soon and Omar Slim, who are responsible for the fund's equities and fixed income sleeves respectively. Elizabeth has been a manager of this fund since 2008, while Omar has been a manager since 2013. The PineBridge Asia-ex-Japan Equity Team consists of 31 members, while the PineBridge Asia Fixed Income Team consists of 17 members as of 31 March 2026 (including traders and client portfolio managers).

The fund is benchmarked against a composite of 60% MSCI All Country Far East ex-Japan SMID Net Return Index and 40% JP Morgan Singapore Government Bond Index, though this benchmark is not used as a constraint on portfolio construction or as a return target. For the fund's equity sleeve, the team adopts a purely bottom-up approach using its proprietary Lifecycle Categorisation Research methodology. For the fund's fixed income sleeve, the team adopts a combined top-down and bottom-up approach.

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