NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: TWN)
announced today details regarding its investment performance for
the three month period ended November 30,
2014.
The Fund reported a net asset value per share of $20.82 as of the close of business on
November 30, 2014. This
represents a decrease of $1.63 per
share from the net asset value per share of $22.45 reported on August
31, 2014. The Fund's share price as traded on the New
York Stock Exchange on November 30,
2014 was $18.95, representing
a discount to net asset value of 8.98%. This represents a
decrease of $1.29 per share from the
share price of $20.24 on August 31, 2014, which represented a discount to
net asset value of 9.84%. The Fund had a total return of
-7.26% for the three months ended November
30, 2014, based on the change in its net asset value.
For the same period the Taiwan Stock Exchange Total Return Index
returned -5.88% (in US$ terms).
For the three month period ended November
30, 2014, the Fund had net realized loss of $4,050,542 on investment transactions and a
change in net unrealized loss of $8,694,745 on investments held. The Fund's
net investment loss (consisting of dividend and interest income
less operating expenses) for the same period was $626,777.
|
Quarter
Ended
November
30,
2014
|
Year Ended
August 31,
2014
|
Quarter
Ended
November
30,
2013
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Net
Assets
|
$171,161,987
|
$184,534,052
|
$175,140,635
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Investment
Income
|
$152,718
|
$4,710,215
|
$182,894
|
|
Per
Share
|
|
|
$0.02
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
(Loss)
|
$(626,777)
|
$690,157
|
$(564,389)
|
|
Per
Share
|
$(0.08)
|
|
$(0.07)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Realized Gain
(Loss) on Investments and
Foreign Currency Transactions
|
$ (4,050,542)
|
$ 32,677,057
|
$4,399,192
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in Net
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
on Investments and Foreign Currency Translations
|
$ 8,694,745
|
$ (7,522,789)
|
$12,616,205
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Realized and
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
$ (1,146,219)
|
$ 44,276,125
|
$17,015,397
|
|
Per
Share
|
$(0.14)
|
|
$2.07
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations
|
$ (1,772,996)
|
$ 44,966,282
|
$16,451,008
|
|
Per
Share
|
$(0.22)
|
|
$2.00
|
|
|
|
|
The Fund is a diversified closed-end investment company, which
seeks long term capital appreciation primarily through investments
in equity securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Shares of the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol "TWN."
For additional information on the Fund, including information on
the Fund's holdings, visit the Fund's website at
www.thetaiwanfund.com or call 1-877-864-5056.
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SOURCE The Taiwan Fund, Inc.