PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company
Opportunities Fund, Inc.1 (the "Fund") (NYSE MKT:
ETF), a closed-end equity fund, announced today its performance
data and portfolio composition as of April
30, 2015.
The Fund's total returns for various periods through
April 30, 2015 are provided
below. (All figures are based on distributions reinvested at
the dividend reinvestment price and are stated
net-of-fees):
|
Cumulative as of
04/30/15
|
Annualized as of
04/30/15
|
|
1 Month
|
3 Month
|
YTD
|
1 Year
|
3 Years
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
Since
Inception
|
NAV
|
4.9
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
4.6
|
8.7
|
7.0
|
Market
Price
|
4.9
|
1.5
|
0.8
|
-0.3
|
1.3
|
4.6
|
8.9
|
6.4
|
MSCI Emerging
Markets
Small Cap
|
9.1
|
11.4
|
13.0
|
10.1
|
7.5
|
4.2
|
*N/A
|
*N/A
|
*There is no 10 year or since inception figure for the MSCI EM
Small Cap Index because the inception date of the Index is
June 1, 2007. The inception date of
the Fund is June 17, 1992.
On April 30, 2015, the Fund's net
assets amounted to US$145.4 million
and the Fund's NAV per share was $14.90.
As of April 30, 2015, the
portfolio was invested as follows:
Portfolio
Composition*
|
Percent of
Net Assets
|
Financials
|
22.8
|
Consumer
Staples
|
18.5
|
Industrials
|
16.1
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
15.0
|
Materials
|
11.3
|
Information
Technology
|
9.5
|
Health
Care
|
5.6
|
Cash
|
1.1
|
Portfolio
Composition *
|
Geographic
Exposure %
|
Brazil
|
12.0
|
India
|
11.3
|
South
Africa
|
8.8
|
Malaysia
|
6.5
|
Hong Kong
|
6.4
|
Thailand
|
5.6
|
Indonesia
|
4.9
|
Chile
|
4.3
|
Mexico
|
4.1
|
Singapore
|
3.6
|
Turkey
|
3.4
|
South
Korea
|
3.4
|
Philippines
|
2.2
|
Romania
|
1.9
|
Kenya
|
1.9
|
Poland
|
1.6
|
Russia
|
1.6
|
Netherlands
|
1.5
|
Nigeria
|
1.5
|
Egypt
|
1.4
|
United
Kingdom
|
1.4
|
China
|
1.3
|
Sri Lanka
|
1.3
|
Lebanon
|
1.0
|
Oman
|
1.0
|
Peru
|
1.0
|
Israel
|
0.7
|
Europe
|
0.2
|
United
States
|
4.1
|
*Compositions are subject to change. Figures may not appear to
sum due to rounding.
The Fund's ten largest equity holdings as of April 30, 2015, representing 25.5% of net assets,
were:
Stock
|
Percent
of
Net
Assets
|
Aeroportuario del
Centro Norte pls
|
4.1
|
Parque
Arauco
|
3.1
|
Epam Systems
Inc.
|
2.7
|
Aeon
Malaysia
|
2.3
|
Godrej Consumer
Products
|
2.3
|
Petra
Foods
|
2.3
|
Spar Group
|
2.2
|
BS Financial
Group
|
2.2
|
Jollibee
Foods
|
2.2
|
Cimsa
|
2.1
|
Important Information
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.
has prepared this report based on information sources believed to
be accurate and reliable. However, the figures are unaudited
and neither the Fund, Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (the
Investment Adviser), nor any other person guarantees their
accuracy. Investors should seek their own professional advice
and should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and
expenses before acting on this information. Aberdeen is a U.S.
registered service mark of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC.
Closed-end funds are traded on the secondary market through one
of the stock exchanges. The Fund's investment return and principal
value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares may be worth more
or less than the original cost. Shares of closed-end funds may
trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) the net asset value
(NAV) of the fund's portfolio. There is no assurance that the Fund
will achieve its investment objective.
Total return figures with distributions reinvested at the
dividend reinvestment price are stated net-of-fees and represents
past performance. Past performance is not indicative of
future results, current performance may be higher or lower.
Holdings are subject to change and are provided for informational
purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy
or sell the securities shown. Inception date June 17, 1992.
If you wish to receive this information electronically, please
contact: InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com
(1) The Fund changed its name, benchmark, investment objective
and strategy effective March 15,
2013. Performance information for periods prior to
March 15, 2013 does not reflect the
current investment strategy. The MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap
Index is the Fund's benchmark. Please refer to the Fund's
January 14, 2013 proxy statement at
www.aberdeenetf.com for additional
information.
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