PHILADELPHIA, May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE American:
AEF), a closed-end equity fund, announced today its portfolio composition as of May 8,
2018.
The Fund is the consolidated entity resulting from the reorganizations of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company
Opportunities Fund, Inc. ("ABE"), Aberdeen Israel Fund, Inc. ("ISL"), Aberdeen Indonesia Fund, Inc. ("IF"), Aberdeen Latin
America Equity Fund, Inc. ("LAQ"), Aberdeen Singapore Fund, Inc. ("SGF"), Aberdeen Greater China Fund, Inc. ("GCH") and The Asia
Tigers Fund, Inc. ("GRR") into the Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. ("CH"). Effective April 30,
2018, the consolidated fund was renamed and now trades on the NYSE American Exchange under the ticker symbol "AEF."
The information provided details the portfolio composition following the preliminary realignment in the first week of trading
under the new equity income strategy. The Fund follows a multi-cap emerging markets equity income investment strategy that
may utilize leverage1 and seeks to provide both current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing, under
normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in emerging market equity
securities.
On May 8, 2018, the Fund's net assets amounted to US$836.8 million
and the Fund's NAV per share was US$9.41.
As of May 8, 2018, the portfolio was invested as follows:
|
Portfolio Composition
|
Percent of Net
Assets
|
|
Financials
|
22.6%
|
|
Information Technology
|
20.2%
|
|
Telecommunications
|
11.6%
|
|
Consumer Staples
|
9.7%
|
|
Cash
|
8.8%
|
|
Materials
|
7.2%
|
|
Real Estate
|
6.3%
|
|
Consumer Discretionary
|
6.2%
|
|
Industrials
|
2.5%
|
|
Energy
|
2.3%
|
|
Utilities
|
2.1%
|
|
Health Care
|
0.5%
|
|
Portfolio Composition
|
Geographic Exposure
|
|
China
|
17.6%
|
|
India
|
12.5%
|
|
South Africa
|
7.5%
|
|
Hong Kong
|
6.7%
|
|
Taiwan
|
6.7%
|
|
Brazil
|
5.9%
|
|
South Korea
|
5.6%
|
|
Chile
|
4.4%
|
|
Indonesia
|
4.2%
|
|
Mexico
|
4.2%
|
|
Thailand
|
4.2%
|
|
Russia
|
3.3%
|
|
Turkey
|
3.1%
|
|
United States
|
2.8%
|
|
Czech Republic
|
1.9%
|
|
Poland
|
1.9%
|
|
Belgium
|
1.7%
|
|
Kenya
|
1.3%
|
|
Portugal
|
1.0%
|
|
Spain
|
0.8%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
0.8%
|
|
Israel
|
0.7%
|
|
Romania
|
0.4%
|
|
Singapore
|
0.4%
|
|
Italy
|
0.3%
|
|
Malaysia
|
0.1%
|
The Fund's ten largest equity holdings as of May 8, 2018, representing 27.2% of net assets,
were:
|
Stock
|
Percent of
Net Assets
|
|
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.
|
6.2%
|
|
China Mobile Ltd.
|
3.0%
|
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preferred Shares
|
2.6%
|
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR
|
2.5%
|
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
|
2.4%
|
|
China Resources Land Ltd.
|
2.3%
|
|
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.
|
2.2%
|
|
FirstRand Ltd.
|
2.0%
|
|
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
|
2.0%
|
|
ITC Ltd.
|
2.0%
|
As previously announced, the Fund anticipates a tender offer, which together with a special distribution of capital gains,
will aggregate up to a maximum distribution of 50%, and not less than 40%, of the net assets of the Fund
post-consolidation. The tender offer and special distribution could result in the changes to the composition noted
above.
Important Information
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (the "Administrator") has prepared this report based on information sources believed to
be accurate and reliable. However, the figures are unaudited and neither the Fund, the Administrator, 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. The Investment Adviser and the Administrator are each a subsidiary of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen
PLC").
The Fund has not commenced the tender offer described in this release. Any tender offer will be made only by an Offer for
Repurchase or Offer to Purchase for Cash, a related Letter of Transmittal and other documents which will be filed with the SEC as
exhibits to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO. Holders of Fund shares and Target Fund shares should read these documents
once they are filed and become available because they will contain important information about the tender offer. These and other
documents filed by the Fund will be available to investors for free both on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and from the Fund. The offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on
behalf of, holders of shares in any jurisdiction in which making or accepting the offer would violate that jurisdiction's
laws.
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.
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.
If you wish to receive this press release electronically, please contact: InvestorRelations@aberdeenstandard.com
aberdeenaef.com
1 Leverage is not currently used.
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