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Taiwan Fund Risk Ratings RR1–RR5: Useful, but Not a Complete Risk Measure

Taiwan's fund risk-return scale runs from RR1 to RR5 and mainly reflects market-price volatility; it does not capture every type of risk.

SourcesSITCA / FSC / official fund portals
Checked2026-08-16
ScopeFund education · no rankings
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Core principle: Start with what the fund owns, what it costs, and where risk comes from—then review past performance and distributions.

RR1 through RR5 run from lower to higher risk

The five-level scale uses larger numbers for greater market-price volatility risk under the classification standard.

Ratings mainly classify volatility

The framework considers strategy, risk characteristics, and historical NAV volatility, with category-based standards.

RR does not capture every risk

Currency, concentration, credit, interest-rate, liquidity, political, and specialized-product risks are not fully summarized by one RR number.

Risk capacity must also consider time horizon and cash needs

Two investors with similar tolerance can still need different products if one needs the money in six months and the other can invest for ten years.

Fund NAV can fluctuate and past performance is not predictive. Review current prospectuses, investor documents, and fee disclosures before investing.