Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's investment objective is to provide a high rate of total return through investment in equities and equity-related securities of companies trading in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan). It also seeks to offer a degree of capital preservation through the use of derivative instruments. The Company invests principally in a diversified portfolio of 40-70 companies operating primarily in Asia, including Australasia but excluding Japan. The Company’s investments may be made in companies listed on the stock markets of countries located in the region and/or listed elsewhere but controlled from within the region and/or with a material exposure to the region. The Company may invest in companies with sound balance sheets, professional management and capital allocation policies. Its investment manager is Schroder Investment Management Limited.