Monthly Update - July 2026

  24 August 2026

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc

(the `Company')

Monthly Update - July 2026

The Company's monthly factsheet as at 31 July 2026 is now available: https://awemtrust.com/factsheet/

The Fund was down 5.45% in July 2026, underperforming the benchmark by 1.05%. The key contributors include Alibaba Group (+24.3%), Tencent (+9.0%), and Kusumgar (+67.6%), whereas SK hynix (-30.5%), Samsung Electronics (-15.8%), and Delta Electronics (-18.2%) were the key detractors.

Market Review

In July 2026, the MSCI EM index was down 4.41%. It underperformed other global indices like the US equities (S&P 500) and MSCI World which returned -1.7% and -1.1% respectively.

For the month, Consumer Discretionary and Energy outperformed, while Info Tech and Industrials underperformed. Large caps underperformed Mid and Small caps this month. Among major EM markets, Indonesia and China outperformed, while South Korea and Taiwan underperformed.

Top 10 Holdings

Top 10 holdings (as at 31 July 2026)	Country	% of NAV
TSMC	Taiwan	11.8
Samsung Electronics	South Korea	8.1
SK Hynix	South Korea	6.0
Tencent Holdings	China/HK	3.5
Alibaba Group Holding	China/HK	2.2
Delta Electronics	Taiwan	1.4
MediaTek Inc	Taiwan	1.3
OCBC	Singapore	1.2
China Merchants Bank	China/HK	1.0
Hong Kong Exchanges	China/HK	1.0
Total		37.5%

Key Contributors

July 2026 Key Contributors	Ending Weight (%)	Total Return (%)	Contribution to Return (bps)
Alibaba Group	2.2	+24.3	+41
Tencent Holdings	3.5	+9.0	+29
Kusumgar	0.5	+67.6	+19
OCBC	1.2	+16.8	+16
China Merchants Bank	1.0	+14.7	+13

Key Detractors

July 2026 Key Detractors	Ending Weight (%)	Total Return (%)	Contribution to Return (bps)
SK hynix	6.0	-30.5	-255
Samsung Electronics	8.1	-15.8	-139
Delta Electronics	1.4	-18.2	-32
MediaTek	1.3	-18.1	-29
TSMC	11.8	-2.2	-27

Source: Factset. Past performance does not predict future returns. The performance calculation is based on GBP. Currency fluctuations will also affect the value of an investment.

About Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc (AWEMT) is a UK investment trust seeking to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through investing in a multi-cap portfolio of equities that provide exposure to global emerging markets. Advised by White Oak Capital Pte. Ltd, founded by Prashant Khemka with leading Emerging Markets investment experience.   White Oak Capital Group has delivered an exceptional track record for its other strategies, and has £5.97 billion in assets under management or advisory 4 . Analytical approach integral to disciplined research process underpinned by proprietary frameworks OpcoFinco™ for valuation and ABLEx™ for ESG research.   The team at WhiteOak believes that emerging markets present potential for higher alpha. EM markets remain under-researched and inefficient. AWEM leverages WhiteOak's investment approach to capture the higher alpha potential in these markets.   No fixed management fee. Manager remuneration is aligned with alpha generation and hence shareholders' interest.   The Investment Manager is remunerated solely as a function of outperformance over the benchmark.

4   Data as at 31 July 2026. AUM data refers to aggregate assets under management or investment advisory for WhiteOak Group.

Further Information

For further information on the Company's investment strategy and portfolio construction approach as well as details of the portfolio market cap, regional and sector composition please refer to the latest factsheet.

Investment Objective

To achieve long-term capital appreciation, primarily investing in equity and equity-related securities that provide exposure to global emerging markets.

Summary of Investment Policy

The Company shall invest primarily in securities admitted to trading on any stock exchange (which may include stock exchanges in Developed Markets) that provide exposure to companies that are domiciled in Global Emerging Markets (EMs), or that are domiciled in Developed Markets but at the time of investment, derive a majority of their economic value, revenues or profits from, or whose assets or cost base are mainly located in EMs.

The Company's LEI is 254900Z4X5Y7NTODRI75

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For further information:

Company Secretary

[e-mail]	Tel: [phone]

Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Pte. Ltd

Prashant Khemka Hiren Dasani	Via Burson Buchanan
Fadrique Balmaseda
Ben Hayward

Marex

Mark Thompson	Tel: [phone]
Eddie Nissen	Tel: [phone]

Burson Buchanan

Henry Harrison-Topham	Tel: [phone]
Henry Wilson	[e-mail]

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