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Currency fluctuations impact on an investment funds?

Atlantic Dawn · 2012-01-17 22:55:39

I'm looking at investing in a fund which is based in Euros but is invested 95% or so in US listed companies, hypothetically if down the line the Euro was to depreciate 50% against the dollar would my fund increase in value around 50% solely based on the currency change seeing as it's invested in shares which are traded in…

17-01-2012 10:55pm

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I'm looking at investing in a fund which is based in Euros but is invested 95% or so in US listed companies, hypothetically if down the line the Euro was to depreciate 50% against the dollar would my fund increase in value around 50% solely based on the currency change seeing as it's invested in shares which are traded in dollars?

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Yes

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