PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Tigers
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: GRR), a closed-end equity fund,
announced today its performance data and portfolio composition as
of December 31, 2017.
The Fund's total returns for various periods through
December 31, 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
12/31/17
|
Annualized as of
12/31/17
|
|
1
Month
|
3
Month
|
YTD
|
1
Year
|
3
Years
|
5
Years
|
10
Years
|
Since
Inception
|
NAV
|
1.5
|
5.5
|
29.1
|
29.1
|
5.3
|
2.9
|
0.4
|
4.1
|
Market
Price
|
1.6
|
2.2
|
39.0
|
39.0
|
5.7
|
2.3
|
0.0
|
3.3
|
MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan
|
2.7
|
8.3
|
42.1
|
42.1
|
11.0
|
8.3
|
4.1
|
n/a¹
|
On December 31, 2017, the Fund's
net assets amounted to US$47.3
million and the Fund's NAV per share was US$13.64.
As of December 31, 2017, the
portfolio was invested as follows:
Portfolio
Composition
|
Percent of Net
Assets
|
Financials
|
30.6
|
Information
Technology
|
17.5
|
Real
Estate
|
11.4
|
Industrials
|
10.1
|
Materials
|
7.5
|
Consumer
Staples
|
7.0
|
Telecommunications
|
6.8
|
Consumer
Discretionary
|
3.9
|
Energy
|
1.6
|
Health
Care
|
0.5
|
Cash
|
3.2
|
Portfolio
Composition
|
Geographic
Exposure %
|
Hong Kong
|
19.2
|
China
|
15.5
|
Singapore
|
14.5
|
India
|
14.4
|
South
Korea
|
11.2
|
Taiwan
|
5.9
|
Indonesia
|
5.0
|
Philippines
|
4.5
|
Thailand
|
3.2
|
United
States
|
2.3
|
United
Kingdom
|
2.3
|
Malaysia
|
2.2
|
The Fund's ten largest equity holdings as of December 31, 2017, representing 36.0% of net
assets, were:
Stock
|
Percent
of
Net
Assets
|
Samsung
Electronics
|
6.0
|
Jardine
Strategic
|
4.5
|
Taiwan
Semiconductor
|
4.3
|
Housing Development
Finance Corporation
|
3.4
|
China
Mobile
|
3.3
|
Oversea-Chinese
Banking Corporation
|
3.2
|
AIA Group
|
3.0
|
Swire
Pacific
|
2.8
|
Tencent Holdings
Ltd.
|
2.7
|
Siam Cement Public
Co. Ltd.
|
2.7
|
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 Management Asia
Limited (the "Investment Manager"), 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 Manager and the Administrator are each a subsidiary of
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ("Aberdeen 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 November 29, 1993.
If you wish to receive this information electronically, please
contact: InvestorRelations@aberdeenstandard.com
¹ There is no since inception figure for the MSCI All Country
Asia ex Japan Index because the inception date of the index is
January 1, 2001.
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