13th Nov 2013 13:07
LONDON (Alliance News) - Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited Wednesday said it underperformed against its chosen index in the one month to September 30, as it gave a cumulative total return on net asset value, including current year revenue, of 0.1%, compared with 1.2% given by the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan index.
Its NAV per share was 202.9 pence on September 30.
However, the fund's share price gave a 3.7% total return over the same period.
It had GBP401.9 million in gross assets on September 30 and GBP13.3 million of debt.
Its largest equity holding on that date was HSBC Holdings PLC, which made up 3.7% of its portfolio.
"The board is not aware of any other significant events or transactions which have occurred between July 1, 2013 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the company," the fund said in a statement.
In a separate statement, the company said its NAV per share, including income, was 205.89 pence on November 12.
Aberdeen Asian Income Fund shares were Wednesday quoted down 1.2% at 206.25 pence.
By Samuel Agini; [email protected]; @samuelagini
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