PHILADELPHIA, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/-- Aberdeen
Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund,
Inc.1 (the "Fund") (NYSE MKT: ABE2), a
closed-end equity fund, announced today its performance data and
portfolio composition as of February 28,
2017.
The Fund's total returns for various periods through
February 28, 2017 are provided
below. (All figures are based on distributions reinvested at
the dividend reinvestment price and are stated
net-of-fees):
|
Cumulative as of
02/28/17
|
Annualized as of
02/28/17
|
|
1 Month
|
3 Month
|
YTD
|
1 Year
|
3 Years
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
Since
Inception
|
|
NAV
|
2.7
|
5.7
|
7.3
|
17.0
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
1.9
|
6.3
|
|
Market
Price
|
3.3
|
6.4
|
7.4
|
15.2
|
-0.3
|
-0.6
|
1.1
|
5.6
|
|
MSCI Emerging Markets
Small Cap
|
5.2
|
10.0
|
10.1
|
23.0
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
n/a³
|
n/a3
|
On February 28, 2017, the Fund's
net assets amounted to US$134.0
million and the Fund's NAV per share was US$14.08.
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 aberdeenABE.com for additional information.
2 The Fund's ticker symbol changed from ETF to ABE at
market close on July 31, 2015.
3 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.
As of February 28, 2017, the
portfolio was invested as follows:
|
Portfolio
Composition
|
Percent
of
Net Assets
|
|
Consumer
Staples
|
18.9
|
|
Industrials
|
16.6
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
12.9
|
|
Materials
|
12.4
|
|
Real
Estate
|
11.5
|
|
Information
Technology
|
10.6
|
|
Financials
|
8.6
|
|
Health
Care
|
7.1
|
|
Energy
|
1.6
|
|
Portfolio
Composition
|
Geographic
Exposure %
|
|
India
|
15.3
|
|
Brazil
|
9.9
|
|
South
Africa
|
7.8
|
|
Indonesia
|
6.8
|
|
Turkey
|
6.6
|
|
Malaysia
|
5.8
|
|
Thailand
|
5.2
|
|
United
States
|
5.0
|
|
Chile
|
4.1
|
|
Singapore
|
3.9
|
|
Philippines
|
3.7
|
|
Hong Kong
|
3.6
|
|
Mexico
|
2.8
|
|
China
|
2.5
|
|
South
Korea
|
2.2
|
|
Netherlands
|
2.0
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
1.9
|
|
Romania
|
1.8
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
1.5
|
|
Poland
|
1.3
|
|
Taiwan
|
1.2
|
|
Kenya
|
1.1
|
|
Egypt
|
1.1
|
|
Russia
|
1.0
|
|
Nigeria
|
1.0
|
|
Israel
|
0.4
|
|
Peru
|
0.4
|
|
Luxembourg
|
0.1
|
The Fund's ten largest equity holdings as of February 28, 2017, representing 28.7% of net
assets, were:
|
Stock
|
Percent
of
Net
Assets
|
|
Godrej Consumer
Products
|
3.8
|
|
Parque
Arauco
|
3.4
|
|
AKR
Corporindo
|
3.2
|
|
Ramco Cements
Ltd.
|
3.1
|
|
Epam Systems
Inc.
|
2.9
|
|
Grupo Aeroportuario
del Centro Norte
|
2.8
|
|
Delfi Ltd.
|
2.5
|
|
Iguatemi
|
2.5
|
|
Pacific Basin
Shipping
|
2.3
|
|
Clicks
Group
|
2.2
|
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.
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SOURCE Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities
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