UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

 

 

Investment Company Act file number:

 

811-08076

 

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

Address of principal executive offices:

 

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

Name and address of agent for service:

 

Ms. Andrea Melia

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

c/o 1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

866-839-5205

 

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

October 31

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 

January 31, 2015

 



 

Item 1 - Schedule of Investments

 

The Schedule of Investments for the three-month period ended January 31, 2015 is filed herewith.

 



 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

As of January 31, 2015

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value
(US$)

 

LONG-TERM EQUITY SECURITIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES—96.3%

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—94.4%

 

 

 

BRAZIL—12.5%

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES—0.9%

 

 

 

92,000

 

Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao SA

 

$

1,318,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—1.9%

 

 

 

697,000

 

OdontoPrev SA

 

2,683,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—2.8%

 

 

 

173,155

 

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

 

1,568,123

 

134,000

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

 

2,406,582

 

 

 

 

 

3,974,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROAD & RAIL—1.5%

 

 

 

171,450

 

Localiza Rent a Car SA

 

2,229,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTWARE—1.5%

 

 

 

177,000

 

Totvs SA

 

2,214,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL—0.7%

 

 

 

140,000

 

Cia Hering

 

949,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—1.9%

 

 

 

306,413

 

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

 

2,676,724

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE—1.3%

 

 

 

161,000

 

Wilson Sons Ltd., BDR

 

1,830,057

 

 

 

 

 

17,876,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILE—4.0%

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—1.3%

 

 

 

745,000

 

Sonda SA

 

1,803,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—2.7%

 

 

 

2,192,849

 

Parque Arauco SA

 

3,893,676

 

 

 

 

 

5,697,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA—2.2%

 

 

 

CHEMICALS—1.1%

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Yingde Gases Group Co. Ltd.(a)

 

1,482,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—1.1%

 

 

 

2,130,000

 

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.(a)

 

1,585,660

 

 

 

 

 

3,068,045

 

EGYPT—1.2%

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS—1.2%

 

 

 

1,260,633

 

Juhayna Food Industries(b)

 

1,758,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONG KONG—6.0%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.2%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd.(a)

 

1,668,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—1.2%

 

 

 

450,000

 

Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd.(a)

 

1,656,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARINE—0.8%

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.(a)

 

1,216,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL—0.9%

 

 

 

2,700,000

 

Giordano International Ltd.(a)

 

1,277,567

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS—0.8%

 

 

 

1,460,000

 

Texwinca Holdings Ltd.(a)

 

$

1,202,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE—1.1%

 

 

 

136,000

 

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd.(a)

 

1,502,828

 

 

 

 

 

8,524,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIA—11.9%

 

 

 

CHEMICALS—3.6%

 

 

 

235,000

 

Castrol (India) Ltd.(a)

 

1,790,165

 

85,000

 

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

 

3,314,362

 

 

 

 

 

5,104,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—1.8%

 

 

 

440,000

 

Ramco Cements Ltd. (The)(a)

 

2,570,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—1.1%

 

 

 

263,074

 

MphasiS Ltd.(a)

 

1,538,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL PRODUCTS—2.4%

 

 

 

204,372

 

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.(a)

 

3,485,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—1.3%

 

 

 

134,500

 

Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

 

1,815,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROAD & RAIL—1.7%

 

 

 

109,000

 

Container Corp. of India(a)

 

2,469,211

 

 

 

 

 

16,983,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDONESIA—7.1%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.3%

 

 

 

15,300,000

 

Bank Permata Tbk PT

 

1,872,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—1.4%

 

 

 

12,840,000

 

Holcim Indonesia Tbk PT(a)

 

1,987,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS—2.4%

 

 

 

1,148,000

 

Petra Foods Ltd.(a)

 

3,384,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—2.0%

 

 

 

7,665,500

 

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT(a)

 

2,832,937

 

 

 

 

 

10,077,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JORDAN—1.6%

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS—1.6%

 

 

 

64,806

 

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

 

2,296,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENYA—1.8%

 

 

 

BEVERAGES—1.8%

 

 

 

753,800

 

East African Breweries Ltd.

 

2,590,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEBANON—1.0%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.0%

 

 

 

144,000

 

BLOM Bank SAL, GDR

 

1,454,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MALAYSIA—6.0%

 

 

 

AUTOMOBILES—0.9%

 

 

 

640,200

 

Oriental Holdings Bhd

 

1,242,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES—0.7%

 

 

 

300,000

 

Guinness Anchor Bhd(a)

 

995,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS—1.1%

 

 

 

240,000

 

United Plantations Bhd

 

1,615,436

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

MULTILINE RETAIL—2.1%

 

 

 

3,737,900

 

Aeon Co. (M) Bhd(a)

 

$

3,072,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—1.2%

 

 

 

1,733,585

 

SP Setia Bhd

 

1,681,979

 

 

 

 

 

8,607,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO—3.5%

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE—3.5%

 

 

 

136,271

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR

 

5,048,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS—1.6%

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.6%

 

 

 

55,000

 

ASM International NV(a)

 

2,244,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NIGERIA—1.0%

 

 

 

BEVERAGES—1.0%

 

 

 

2,125,000

 

Guinness Nigeria PLC(a)

 

1,463,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMAN—1.2%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.2%

 

 

 

262,000

 

Bank Muscat SAOG, GDR(a)

 

1,682,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERU—0.9%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING—0.9%

 

 

 

122,000

 

Grana y Montero SA, ADR

 

1,266,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHILIPPINES—2.6%

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—2.6%

 

 

 

705,660

 

Jollibee Foods Corp.(a)

 

3,704,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLAND—1.6%

 

 

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—1.6%

 

 

 

233,898

 

Eurocash SA(a)

 

2,321,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA—2.8%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.9%

 

 

 

214,283

 

BS Financial Group, Inc.(a)

 

2,708,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTILINE RETAIL—0.9%

 

 

 

9,000

 

Shinsegae Co. Ltd.(a)

 

1,319,723

 

 

 

 

 

4,028,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROMANIA—1.8%

 

 

 

BANKS—1.8%

 

 

 

1,045,000

 

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale(a)(b)

 

2,550,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA—1.5%

 

 

 

BEVERAGES—0.7%

 

 

 

133,150

 

Synergy Co.(a)(b)

 

982,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—0.8%

 

 

 

336,532

 

O’Key Group SA, GDR

 

1,129,065

 

 

 

 

 

2,112,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA—9.7%

 

 

 

CHEMICALS—1.1%

 

 

 

1,303,000

 

African Oxygen Ltd.

 

1,563,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES—1.8%

 

 

 

246,059

 

JSE Ltd.

 

2,584,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING—5.3%

 

 

 

470,832

 

Clicks Group Ltd.

 

3,651,829

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

248,735

 

SPAR Group Ltd.(a)

 

$

3,923,738

 

 

 

 

 

7,575,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE—1.5%

 

 

 

196,384

 

City Lodge Hotels Ltd.(a)

 

2,125,942

 

 

 

 

 

13,849,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SRI LANKA—1.2%

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.2%

 

 

 

1,023,076

 

John Keells Holdings PLC

 

1,655,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THAILAND—6.1%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—1.2%

 

 

 

134,000

 

Siam City Cement PCL, Foreign Shares(a)

 

1,750,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS—1.6%

 

 

 

1,854,000

 

Hana Microelectronics PCL, Foreign Shares(a)

 

2,273,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES—1.1%

 

 

 

348,000

 

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, Foreign Shares(a)

 

1,655,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA—1.2%

 

 

 

1,086,100

 

BEC World PCL, Foreign Shares(a)

 

1,707,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT—1.0%

 

 

 

1,020,000

 

Central Pattana PCL, Foreign Shares(a)

 

1,390,425

 

 

 

 

 

8,777,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY—3.6%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS—2.5%

 

 

 

501,702

 

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret A.S.(a)

 

3,535,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSURANCE—1.1%

 

 

 

1,593,000

 

Aksigorta AS(a)

 

1,638,254

 

 

 

 

 

5,174,186

 

 

 

 

 

134,813,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE EQUITY—1.9%

 

 

 

GLOBAL—1.0%

 

 

 

7,248,829

(c)

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P.(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

259,508

 

2,400,000

(c)

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

1,209,240

 

 

 

 

 

1,468,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISRAEL—0.9%

 

 

 

1,674,587

(c)

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

361,292

 

2,000,000

(c)

Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

79,400

 

2,750,000

(c)

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

169,015

 

761,184

(c)

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

541,986

 

32,574

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust A (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

25,779

 

15,531

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

12,291

 

13,219

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B1 (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

10,461

 

6,864

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

5,432

 

4,150

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C1 (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

3,284

 

1,802

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Common(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

1,426

 

2,713

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust D (Preferred)(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

2,147

 

1,368

(c)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Warrants(a)(b)(e)(f)

 

1,083

 

 

 

 

 

1,213,596

 

 

 

 

 

2,682,344

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

WARRANTS—0.0%

 

 

 

SRI LANKA—0.0%

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—0.0%

 

 

 

81,028

 

John Keells Holdings PLC, expires 11/11/16(b)

 

$

35,359

 

81,028

 

John Keells Holdings PLC, expires 11/12/15(b)

 

32,111

 

 

 

 

 

67,470

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Equity Securities in Emerging Countries—96.3% (cost $161,027,793)

 

137,562,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM EQUITY SECURITIES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES—2.1%

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—2.1%

 

 

 

UNITED STATES—2.1%

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—2.1%

 

 

 

61,562

 

EPAM Systems, Inc.(b)

 

3,012,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE EQUITY —0.0%

 

 

 

UNITED STATES—0.0%

 

 

 

1,952,000

(c)

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.(a)(b)(d)(e)(f)

 

7,710

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Equity Securities in Developed Countries—2.1% (cost $2,570,757)

 

3,019,939

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—0.4%

 

 

 

$

553,000

 

Repurchase Agreement, Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.00% dated 01/30/2015, due 02/02/2015 repurchase price $553,000, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bond, maturing 11/15/2041; total market value of $567,000

 

553,000

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment—0.4% (cost $553,000)

 

553,000

 

 

 

Total Investments—98.8% (cost $164,151,550) (g)

 

141,135,921

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—1.2%

 

1,645,373

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

 142,781,294

 

 


(a)

Fair Valued Security. Fair Values are determined pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. See Note (a) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Represents contributed capital.

(d)

As of January 31, 2015, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $1,524,584.

(e)

Illiquid security.

(f)

Restricted security, not readily marketable. See Note (c) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

(g)

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments for tax unrealized appreciation/depreciation of securities.

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

BDR

Brazilian Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 



 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

January 31, 2015

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

a. Security Valuation:

 

The Fund values its securities at current market value or fair value consistent with regulatory requirements. “Fair value” is defined in the Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures as the price that could be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants without a compulsion to contract at the measurement date.

 

Equity securities that are traded on an exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price on the principal exchange on which the security is traded at the “Valuation Time” subject to application, when appropriate, of the valuation factors described in the paragraph below. The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). In the absence of a sale price, the security is valued at the mean of the bid/ask quoted at the close on the principal exchange on which the security is traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) are valued at the market price of the security at the Valuation Time. A security using any of these pricing methodologies is determined to be a Level 1 investment.

 

Foreign equity securities that are traded on foreign exchanges that close prior to the Valuation Time are valued by applying valuation factors to the last sale price or the mean price as noted above. Valuation factors are provided by an independent pricing service provider. These valuation factors are used when pricing the Fund’s portfolio holdings to estimate market movements between the time foreign markets close and the time the Fund values such foreign securities. These valuation factors are based on inputs such as depositary receipts, indices, futures, sector indices/ETFs, exchange rates, and local exchange opening and closing prices of each security. When prices with the application of valuation factors are utilized, the value assigned to the foreign securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets. A security that applies a valuation factor is determined to be a Level 2 investment because the exchange-traded price has been adjusted. Valuation factors are not utilized if the independent pricing service provider is unable to provide a valuation factor or if the valuation factor falls below a predetermined threshold; in such case, the security is determined to be a Level 1 investment.

 

In the event that a security’s market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable (for reasons other than because the foreign exchange on which it trades closes before the Valuation Time), the security is valued at fair value as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, taking into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances using valuation policies and procedures approved and established by the Board. A security that has been fair valued by the Pricing Committee may be classified as Level 2 or 3 depending on the nature of the inputs.

 

The Fund also invests in private equity private placement securities, which represented 1.9% of the net assets of the Fund as of January 31, 2015. The private equity private placement securities are deemed to be restricted securities. In the absence of readily ascertainable market values, these securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of the Board, under procedures established by the Board. The Fund’s estimate of fair value assumes a willing buyer and a willing seller neither of whom are acting under the compulsion to buy or sell. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized on such sales could differ from the prices originally paid by the Fund or the current carrying values, and the difference could be material. These securities are categorized as Level 3 investments. Level 3 investments have significant unobservable inputs, as they trade infrequently. In determining the fair value of these investments, management uses the market approach which includes as the primary input the capital balance reported; however, adjustments to the reported capital balance may be made based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the attributes of the interest held, including the rights and obligations, and any restrictions or illiquidity of such interests, and the fair value of these private equity investments.

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments using a three-level hierarchy that classifies the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy assigns Level 1 measurements to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, Level 2 measurements to valuations based upon other significant observable inputs, including adjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets, and Level 3 measurements to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three-level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

 



 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

January 31, 2015

 

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, and credit risk); or

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2015 in valuing the Fund’s investments at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

$

1,242,284

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,242,284

 

Banks

 

3,326,514

 

8,609,595

 

 

11,936,109

 

Beverages

 

2,590,802

 

3,442,369

 

 

6,033,171

 

Chemicals

 

4,877,515

 

3,272,550

 

 

8,150,065

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

1,318,326

 

 

 

1,318,326

 

Construction & Engineering

 

1,266,360

 

 

 

1,266,360

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

2,584,623

 

 

 

2,584,623

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

4,780,894

 

6,244,962

 

 

11,025,856

 

Food Products

 

3,374,331

 

3,384,526

 

 

6,758,857

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

2,683,317

 

1,655,381

 

 

4,338,698

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

1,722,497

 

 

 

1,722,497

 

Information Technology Services

 

4,815,995

 

1,538,097

 

 

6,354,092

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

1,815,484

 

2,296,349

 

 

4,111,833

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

9,550,360

 

2,976,085

 

 

12,526,445

 

Road & Rail

 

2,229,984

 

2,469,211

 

 

4,699,195

 

Software

 

2,214,438

 

 

 

2,214,438

 

Specialty Retail

 

949,073

 

1,277,567

 

 

2,226,640

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

2,676,724

 

1,202,740

 

 

3,879,464

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

6,878,898

 

1,502,828

 

 

8,381,726

 

Other

 

 

37,122,188

 

 

37,122,188

 

Private Equity

 

 

 

2,690,054

 

2,690,054

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

553,000

 

 

553,000

 

Total

 

$

60,898,419

 

$

77,547,448

 

$

2,690,054

 

$

141,135,921

 

 

Amounts listed as “-” are $0 or round to $0.

 

For movements between the Levels within the fair value hierarchy, the Fund has adopted a policy of recognizing transfers at the end of each period. The utilization of valuation factors may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For the period ended January 31, 2015, the securities issued by Aeon Co. (M) Bhd, BRD-Groupe Societe Generale, City Lodge Hotels Ltd., Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Petra Foods Ltd., and Ramco Cements Ltd. (The) in the amounts of $3,072,332, $2,550,672, $2,125,942, $3,485,545, $3,384,526, and $2,570,376, respectively, transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 because there was a valuation factore applied at January 31, 2015. The securities issued by John Keells Holdings PLC, O’Key Group SA, GDR, and United Plantations Bhd, in the amounts of $1,655,027, $1,129,065, and $1,615,436, respectively, transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 because there was not a valuation factor applied at January 31, 2015.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s private equity holdings are audited financial statements, interim financial statements, capital calls, distributions, and discussions with investment companies. These unobservable inputs are used by taking the most recent quarterly valuation statements and adjusting the value using the unobservable inputs mentioned above. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

 



 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

 

January 31, 2015

 

 

 

Fair Value
at 1/31/15

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private Equity

 

$

2,690,054

 

Partner Capital
Value/Net Asset Value

 

Capital Calls & Distributions

 

$

0

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments, at value

 

Balance as of
10/31/14

 

Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)

 

Realized Gain
(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Capital
Contributed

 

Distributions /
Sales

 

Net Transfers in
to Level 3

 

Net Transfers out
of Level 3

 

Balance as of
1/31/15

 

Private Equity

 

$

2,735,971

 

 

$

(692,704

)

$

646,787

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,690,054

 

Total

 

$

2,735,971

 

$

 

$

(692,704

)

$

646,787

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,690,054

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to investments still held at January 31, 2015 is $0.

 

b. Repurchase Agreements:

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement. It is the Fund’s policy that its custodian/counterparty segregate the underlying collateral securities, the value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Fund plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the collateral is valued on a daily basis to determine its adequacy. Under the Master Repurchase Agreement, if the counterparty defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the counterparty of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. Repurchase agreements are subject to contractual netting arrangements with the counterparty, Fixed Income Clearing Corp. For additional information on the Fund’s repurchase agreement, see the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund held a repurchase agreement of $553,000 as of January 31, 2015. The value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement at January 31, 2015.

 

c. Restricted Securities:

 

Certain of the Fund’s investments are restricted as to resale and are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board under procedures established by the Board in the absence of readily ascertainable market values.

 

Security

 

Acquisition Date(s)

 

Cost

 

Fair Value At
1/31/15

 

Percent
of Net
Assets

 

Cumulative
Distributions
Received

 

Open
Commitments

 

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC

 

10/05/00 – 12/09/05

 

$

989,431

 

$

361,292

 

0.25

 

$

268,344

 

$

625,413

 

Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust

 

12/08/97 – 09/29/00

 

1,194,943

 

79,400

 

0.06

 

1,386,405

 

 

Emerging Markets Ventures l, L.P.

 

01/22/98 – 01/10/06

 

2,509,231

 

259,508

 

0.18

 

7,518,174

 

851,171

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.

 

01/31/00 – 11/23/06

 

1,717,032

 

169,015

 

0.12

 

885,262

 

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.

 

11/24/00 – 12/21/10

 

223,817

 

541,986

 

0.38

 

431,533

 

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.

 

03/08/00 – 09/27/10

 

359,691

 

7,710

 

0.00

 

3,036,050

 

48,000

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.

 

07/14/00 – 03/01/10

 

1,285,581

 

1,209,240

 

0.85

 

1,109,561

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Warrants

 

10/24/12

 

1,251

 

1,083

 

0.00

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Common

 

10/24/12

 

1,648

 

1,426

 

0.00

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust A (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

29,796

 

25,779

 

0.02

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

14,207

 

12,291

 

0.01

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B1 (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

12,092

 

10,461

 

0.01

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

6,279

 

5,432

 

0.00

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C1 (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

3,796

 

3,284

 

0.00

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust D (Preferred)

 

10/24/12

 

2,482

 

2,147

 

0.00

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

8,351,277

 

$

2,690,054

 

1.88

 

$

14,635,329

 

$

1,524,584

 

 

The Fund may incur certain costs in connection with the disposition of the above securities.

 

d. Rights Issues and Warrants

 

Rights issues give the right, to existing shareholders, to buy a proportional number of additional securities at a given price (generally at a discount) within a fixed period (generally on a short term period) and are offered at the company’s discretion. Warrants are securities that give the holder the right to buy common stock at a specified price for a specified period of time. Warrants are speculative and have no value if they are not exercised before the expiration date.  Rights Issues and Warrants are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded.

 

e. Federal Income Taxes:

 

The U.S. federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized depreciation as of January 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Cost

 

Appreciation

 

Depreciation

 

Net
Unrealized
Depreciation

 

$

 164,151,550

 

$

17,170,340

 

$

(40,185,969

)

$

(23,015,629

)

 



 

Item 2 - Controls and Procedures

 

a)             The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

b)             There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3 - Exhibits

 

a)             Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.302CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

Principal Executive Officer of

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 25, 2015

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

Principal Executive Officer of

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 25, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

Principal Financial Officer of

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: March 25, 2015