PHILADELPHIA, July 25, 2016 /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 June 30,
2016.
The Fund's total returns for various periods through
June 30, 2016 are provided
below. (All figures are based on distributions reinvested at
the dividend reinvestment price and are stated
net-of-fees):
|
Cumulative as of
06/30/16
|
Annualized as of
06/30/16
|
|
1 Month
|
3 Month
|
YTD
|
1 Year
|
3 Years
|
5 Years
|
10 Years
|
Since
Inception
|
|
NAV
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
11.1
|
-3.4
|
-1.2
|
0.6
|
5.4
|
6.4
|
|
Market
Price
|
2.6
|
3.7
|
11.1
|
-5.7
|
-3.0
|
0.1
|
5.1
|
5.7
|
|
MSCI Emerging Markets
Small Cap
|
2.6
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
-12.5
|
0.3
|
-2.0
|
n/a³
|
n/a³
|
On June 30, 2016, the Fund's net
assets amounted to US$135.8 million
and the Fund's NAV per share was US$14.07.
As of June 30, 2016, the portfolio
was invested as follows:
|
Portfolio
Composition
|
Percent of
Net Assets
|
|
Consumer
Staples
|
20.5
|
|
Financials
|
20.5
|
|
Industrials
|
16.7
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
13.9
|
|
Materials
|
11.2
|
|
Information
Technology
|
8.2
|
|
Health
Care
|
6.6
|
|
Cash
|
2.3
|
|
Portfolio
Composition
|
Geographic
Exposure %
|
|
India
|
14.6
|
|
Brazil
|
10.1
|
|
South
Africa
|
8.4
|
|
Indonesia
|
6.9
|
|
Malaysia
|
6.1
|
|
Turkey
|
5.5
|
|
United
States
|
5.0
|
|
Thailand
|
4.7
|
|
Chile
|
4.5
|
|
Hong Kong
|
4.5
|
|
Mexico
|
4.0
|
|
Singapore
|
3.8
|
|
Philippines
|
2.7
|
|
South
Korea
|
2.1
|
|
Romania
|
1.8
|
|
Egypt
|
1.8
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
1.8
|
|
China
|
1.7
|
|
Poland
|
1.7
|
|
Kenya
|
1.5
|
|
Nigeria
|
1.5
|
|
United
Kingdom
|
1.4
|
|
Netherlands
|
1.3
|
|
Peru
|
1.0
|
|
Russia
|
0.9
|
|
Israel
|
0.5
|
|
Europe
|
0.1
|
The Fund's ten largest equity holdings as of June 30, 2016, representing 29.4% of net assets,
were:
|
Stock
|
Percent
of
Net
Assets
|
|
Aeroportuario del
Centro Norte pls
|
4.0
|
|
Godrej Consumer
Products
|
3.6
|
|
Parque
Arauco
|
3.5
|
|
AKR
Corporindo
|
3.2
|
|
Petra
Foods
|
2.8
|
|
Jollibee
Foods
|
2.7
|
|
Iguatemi
|
2.6
|
|
Ramco Cements
Ltd
|
2.5
|
|
Epam Systems
Inc.
|
2.4
|
|
Container Corp of
India Ltd
|
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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contact: InvestorRelations@aberdeen-asset.com
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