PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27,
2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller
Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.1 (the "Fund") (NYSE
MKT: ETF), a closed-end equity fund, announced today corrected
performance for the MSCI EM Small Cap Index, the Fund's current
benchmark, for periods ending June 30,
2013, July 31, 2013,
August 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013. The Fund had previously
disclosed incorrect benchmark performance for these period ends,
although the Fund correctly disclosed its NAV and Market Price
performance for these period ends.
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The returns for the Fund and the MSCI EM Small Cap Index for
various periods ending June 30, 2013,
July 31, 2013, August 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013 are provided below.*
|
Cumulative
(%)
|
Annualized
(%)
|
|
1
Month
|
3
Months
|
YTD
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Since
Inception
|
MSCI EM Small
Cap
June 30,
2013
|
-8.7
|
-7.4
|
-3.5
|
10.2
|
4.0
|
4.9
|
N/A**
|
N/A**
|
ETF Market
Price
June 30,
2013
|
-6.1
|
-5.6
|
-7.4
|
8.1
|
10.4
|
1.5
|
13.7
|
7.0
|
ETF Net Asset
Value
June 30,
2013
|
-8.0
|
-6.6
|
-8.5
|
4.3
|
8.6
|
1.0
|
13.0
|
7.6
|
|
Cumulative
(%)
|
Annualized
(%)
|
|
1
Month
|
3
Months
|
YTD
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Since
Inception
|
MSCI EM Small
Cap
July 31,
2013
|
0.6
|
-8.7
|
-2.8
|
11.0
|
1.8
|
5.4
|
N/A**
|
N/A**
|
ETF Market
Price
July 31,
2013
|
-0.1
|
-7.7
|
-7.5
|
3.4
|
7.0
|
1.6
|
13.5
|
7.0
|
ETF Net Asset
Value
July 31,
2013
|
0.3
|
-8.5
|
-8.2
|
0.8
|
6.4
|
1.2
|
12.8
|
7.6
|
|
Cumulative
(%)
|
Annualized
(%)
|
|
1
Month
|
3
Months
|
YTD
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Since
Inception
|
MSCI EM Small
Cap
August 31,
2013
|
-3.3
|
-11.2
|
-6.0
|
4.9
|
0.6
|
6.3
|
N/A**
|
N/A**
|
ETF Market
Price
August 31,
2013
|
-7.4
|
-13.1
|
-14.3
|
-4.7
|
4.5
|
1.7
|
12.0
|
6.6
|
ETF Net Asset
Value
August 31,
2013
|
-6.2
|
-13.5
|
-13.9
|
-6.7
|
4.3
|
1.3
|
11.6
|
7.2
|
|
Cumulative
(%)
|
Annualized
(%)
|
|
1
Month
|
3
Months
|
YTD
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Since
Inception
|
MSCI EM Small
Cap
September 30,
2013
|
6.5
|
3.6
|
0.1
|
5.2
|
-1.1
|
12.7
|
N/A**
|
N/A**
|
ETF Market
Price
September 30,
2013
|
7.2
|
-0.8
|
-8.2
|
-4.0
|
3.7
|
7.6
|
12.9
|
6.9
|
ETF Net Asset
Value
September 30,
2013
|
7.6
|
1.2
|
-7.4
|
-4.0
|
4.4
|
5.1
|
12.2
|
7.5
|
* The benchmark for the Fund changed from the MSCI EM
Infrastructure Index effective April 1,
2013 at the time when the Fund had implemented a
restructuring from an infrastructure focus to a smaller companies
focus. The Fund's performance information for periods that
include performance prior to April 1,
2013, such as one-, three- and five-year performance
information, includes periods when the Fund was managed with an
infrastructure focus. In light of this, a comparison of that
performance to the MSCI EM Small Cap Index may not provide useful
information to investors evaluating older Fund performance in
relation to its current Index.
** 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 and the inception date
of the Fund is June 17,
1992.
¹ As of 03/15/2013, Fund name changed from Aberdeen Emerging
Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
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 (effective
March 1, 2012, 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
Fund, Inc.