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AIFMD Countries and Geographical Areas (Regions)

Geographical focus (AIF Questions 78 - 93)

Provide a geographical breakdown of the investments held by the AIF by percentage of the total net asset value of the AIF [78] - [85]

Provide a geographical breakdown of the investments held by the AIF by percentage of the total aggregated value [86] - [93]

Explanation on geographical breakdown by the ESMA AIFMD Q&A:

Question 73 [last update 02 December 2015]:

How should AIFMs determine the geographical focus of assets in which they invest such as stocks, bonds or financial derivatives (questions 78 to 85 of the consolidated template for AIF-specific information)?

Answer 73:

AIFMs should take into account the domicile of the company/entity to which the AIFs have an exposure. For example, if an AIF invests in a stock of a company domiciled in Europe but traded in the US, the corresponding geographical area would be Europe and not North-America. Similarly, an AIF that invest in a bond issued in the US market by a company domiciled in the Europe should select Europe. For financial derivative instruments such as options, AIFMs should look at the financial instrument underlying the financial derivative instruments and apply the same approach as for stocks and bonds.

Refer to the table below to determine which geographical area should be selected per country.

CodeCountryGeographical areaRegion Code
BEBelgiumEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
LULuxembourgEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
DEGermanyEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
EEEstoniaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
GRGreeceEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
ESSpainEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
FRFranceEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
IEIrelandEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
ITItalyEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
CYCyprusEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
MTMaltaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
NLNetherlandsEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
ATAustriaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
PTPortugalEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
SISloveniaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
SKSlovakiaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
FIFinlandEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
4FEuropean Central Bank (ECB)Europe (EEA)EUROPEEEA
4SEuropean Stability Mechanism (ESM)Europe (EEA)EUROPEEEA
DKDenmarkEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
SESwedenEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEAG10
BGBulgariaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
CZCzech RepublicEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
HRCroatiaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
HUHungaryEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
LTLithuaniaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
LVLatviaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
PLPolandEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
RORomaniaEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
4AEuropean Union Institutions (excluding ECB and ESM)Europe (EEA)EUROPEEEA
ISIcelandEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
LILiechtensteinEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
NONorwayEurope (EEA)EUROPEEEA
ADAndorraEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
ALAlbaniaEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
BABosnia and HerzegovinaEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
BYBelarusEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
FOFaroe IslandsEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
GGGuernseyEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
GIGibraltarEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
IMIsle of ManEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
JEJerseyEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
MDMoldovaEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
MEMontenegroEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
MKMacedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic ofEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
RSSerbiaEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
RURussian FederationEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
SMSan MarinoEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
TRTurkeyEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
UAUkraineEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
GBUnited KingdomEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEAG10
VAHoly See (Vatican City State)Europe (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEA
CHSwitzerlandEurope (Other than EEA)EUROPENONEEAG10
DZAlgeriaAfricaAFRICA
EGEgyptAfricaAFRICA
LYLibyaAfricaAFRICA
MAMoroccoAfricaAFRICA
TNTunisiaAfricaAFRICA
AOAngolaAfricaAFRICA
BFBurkina FasoAfricaAFRICA
BIBurundiAfricaAFRICA
BJBeninAfricaAFRICA
BWBotswanaAfricaAFRICA
CDCongo, the Democratic Republic of theAfricaAFRICA
CFCentral African RepublicAfricaAFRICA
CGCongoAfricaAFRICA
CICôte d’IvoireAfricaAFRICA
CMCameroonAfricaAFRICA
CVCape VerdeAfricaAFRICA
DJDjiboutiAfricaAFRICA
EREritreaAfricaAFRICA
ETEthiopiaAfricaAFRICA
GAGabonAfricaAFRICA
GHGhanaAfricaAFRICA
GMGambiaAfricaAFRICA
GNGuineaAfricaAFRICA
GQEquatorial GuineaAfricaAFRICA
GWGuinea-BissauAfricaAFRICA
IOBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryAfricaAFRICA
KEKenyaAfricaAFRICA
KMComorosAfricaAFRICA
LRLiberiaAfricaAFRICA
LSLesothoAfricaAFRICA
MGMadagascarAfricaAFRICA
MLMaliAfricaAFRICA
MRMauritaniaAfricaAFRICA
MUMauritiusAfricaAFRICA
MWMalawiAfricaAFRICA
MZMozambiqueAfricaAFRICA
NANamibiaAfricaAFRICA
NENigerAfricaAFRICA
NGNigeriaAfricaAFRICA
RWRwandaAfricaAFRICA
SCSeychellesAfricaAFRICA
SDSudanAfricaAFRICA
SHSt Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaAfricaAFRICA
SLSierra LeoneAfricaAFRICA
SNSenegalAfricaAFRICA
SOSomaliaAfricaAFRICA
STSao Tome and PrincipeAfricaAFRICA
SSSouth SudanAfricaAFRICA
SZSwazilandAfricaAFRICA
TDChadAfricaAFRICA
TGTogoAfricaAFRICA
TZTanzaniaAfricaAFRICA
UGUgandaAfricaAFRICA
ZASouth AfricaAfricaAFRICA
ZMZambiaAfricaAFRICA
ZWZimbabweAfricaAFRICA
CACanadaNorth AmericaNORTHAMERICAG10
GLGreenlandNorth AmericaNORTHAMERICA
USUnited StatesNorth AmericaNORTHAMERICAG10
AGAntigua and BarbudaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
AIAnguillaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
AWArubaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BBBarbadosSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BMBermudaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BQBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BSBahamasSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BZBelizeSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
CRCosta RicaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
CUCubaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
CWCuraçaoSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
DMDominicaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
DODominican RepublicSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
GDGrenadaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
GTGuatemalaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
HNHondurasSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
HTHaitiSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
JMJamaicaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
KNSt Kitts and NevisSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
KYCayman IslandsSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
LCSaint LuciaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
MSMontserratSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
MXMexicoSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
NINicaraguaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
PAPanamaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
SVEl SalvadorSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
SXSint MaartenSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
TCTurks and Caicos IslandsSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
TTTrinidad and TobagoSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
VCSt Vincent and the GrenadinesSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
VGVirgin Islands, BritishSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
VIVirgin Islands, U.S.South AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
ARArgentinaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BOBoliviaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
BRBrazilSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
CLChileSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
COColombiaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
ECEcuadorSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
FKFalkland IslandsSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
GYGuyanaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
PEPeruSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
PYParaguaySouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
SRSurinameSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
UYUruguaySouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
VEVenezuelaSouth AmericaSOUTHAMERICA
ILIsraelMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
IRIranMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
AEUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
BHBahrainMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
IQIraqMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
KWKuwaitMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
OMOmanMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
QAQatarMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
SASaudi ArabiaMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
YEYemenMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
AMArmeniaMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
AZAzerbaijanMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
GEGeorgiaMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
JOJordanMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
LBLebanonMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
PSPalestinian TerritoryMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
SYSyriaMiddle EastMIDDLEEAST
AFAfghanistanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
BDBangladeshAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
BNBrunei DarussalamAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
BTBhutanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
CNChinaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
HKHong KongAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
IDIndonesiaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
INIndiaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
JPJapanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFICG10
KGKyrgyzstanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
KHCambodiaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
KPNorth KoreaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
KRSouth KoreaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
KZKazakhstanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
LALaosAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
LKSri LankaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MMBurma/MyanmarAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MNMongoliaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MOMacaoAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MVMaldivesAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MYMalaysiaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NPNepalAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PHPhilippinesAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PKPakistanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
SGSingaporeAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
THThailandAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TJTajikistanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TLTimor-LesteAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TMTurkmenistanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TWTaiwanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
UZUzbekistanAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
VNViet NamAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
AUAustraliaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
FJFijiAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
FMMicronesia, Federated States ofAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
KIKiribatiAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MHMarshall IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
MPNorthern Mariana IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NCNew CaledoniaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NRNauruAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NZNew ZealandAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PFFrench PolynesiaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PGPapua New GuineaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PNPitcairnAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
PWPalauAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
SBSolomon IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TOTongaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TVTuvaluAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
VUVanuatuAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
WFWallis and FutunaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
WSSamoaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
CCCocos (Keeling) IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
CXChristmas IslandAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
HMHeard Island and McDonald IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NFNorfolk IslandAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
ASAmerican SamoaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
GUGuamAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
UMUS Minor Outlying IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
CKCook IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
NUNiueAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TKTokelauAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
AQAntarcticaAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
BVBouvet IslandAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
GSSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC
TFFrench Southern and Antarctic LandsAsia and Pacific (other than Middle East)ASIAPACIFIC

Based on Annex III of the ESMA Guidelines on reporting obligations under Articles 3(3)(d) and 24(1), (2) and (4) of the AIFMD: Table of geographical areas.

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