UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

 

811-05770

 

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income 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.

1735 Market Street, 32nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

1-800-522-5465

 

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

December 31

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 

September 30, 2018

 


 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

The schedule of investments for the three-month period ended September 30, 2018 is filed herewith.

 


 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2018

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Industry and Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Value
(US$)

 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—108.9%

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.8%

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL—8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

1,698,200

 

Ambev SA

 

Beverages— 1.6%

 

$

7,711,923

 

1,451,000

 

Banco Bradesco SA

 

Banks— 1.9%

 

9,251,650

 

745,900

 

Telefonica Brasil SA

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services— 1.4%

 

6,704,428

 

403,400

 

Ultrapar Participacoes SA, ADR

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels— 0.8%

 

3,735,484

 

811,295

 

Vale SA, ADR

 

Metals & Mining— 2.5%

 

12,039,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,443,103

 

CHILE—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

248,500

 

Banco Santander Chile, ADR

 

Banks— 1.6%

 

7,947,030

 

1,211,700

 

Enel Chile SA, ADR

 

Electric Utilities— 1.3%

 

6,070,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,017,647

 

CHINA—18.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1,769,700

 

China Mobile Ltd. (a)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services— 3.6%

 

17,399,406

 

3,733,500

 

China Resources Land Ltd. (a)

 

Real Estate Management & Development— 2.7%

 

13,082,556

 

910,077

 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd., A Shares (Stock Connect) (a)(b)

 

Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components— 0.8%

 

3,803,675

 

859,000

 

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares (a)

 

Insurance— 1.8%

 

8,701,843

 

2,539,837

 

SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., A Shares (a)(b)

 

Automobiles— 2.6%

 

12,285,081

 

646,100

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

Interactive Media & Services— 5.5%

 

26,380,798

 

129,500

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure— 1.0%

 

4,546,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,200,104

 

CZECH REPUBLIC—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

218,100

 

Komercni Banka AS

 

Banks— 1.9%

 

8,953,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONG KONG—7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

733,000

 

AIA Group Ltd. (a)

 

Insurance— 1.3%

 

6,536,098

 

509,500

 

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services— 0.1%

 

398,314

 

9,776,000

 

Convenience Retail Asia Ltd.

 

Food & Staples Retailing— 0.9%

 

4,289,609

 

3,719,000

 

Hang Lung Properties Ltd. (a)

 

Real Estate Management & Development— 1.5%

 

7,254,965

 

251,548

 

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (a)

 

Capital Markets— 1.5%

 

7,187,877

 

554,041

 

HSBC Holdings PLC (a)

 

Banks— 1.0%

 

4,846,623

 

19,515,000

 

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. (a)

 

Marine— 1.0%

 

4,645,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,158,611

 

INDIA—11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

1,247,000

 

Bharti Infratel Ltd. (a)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services— 1.0%

 

4,511,540

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 


 

350,300

 

Grasim Industries Ltd., GDR (a)

 

Construction Materials— 1.0%

 

$

4,921,473

 

100,000

 

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (a)

 

Automobiles— 0.8%

 

4,019,505

 

220,000

 

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (a)

 

Household Products— 1.0%

 

4,874,296

 

390,000

 

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd. (a)

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance— 2.0%

 

9,416,109

 

540,000

 

Infosys Ltd. (a)

 

Information Technology Services— 1.1%

 

5,437,007

 

518,600

 

Infosys Ltd., ADR

 

Information Technology Services— 1.1%

 

5,274,162

 

2,710,000

 

ITC Ltd. (a)

 

Tobacco— 2.3%

 

11,174,839

 

236,000

 

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (a)

 

Information Technology Services— 1.5%

 

7,116,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,745,926

 

INDONESIA—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

19,159,200

 

Holcim Indonesia Tbk PT (c)

 

Construction Materials— 0.3%

 

1,356,438

 

6,747,700

 

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT (a)

 

Construction Materials— 1.7%

 

8,374,409

 

2,100,100

 

Mandom Indonesia Tbk PT

 

Personal Products— 0.5%

 

2,536,778

 

1,191,100

 

Merck Tbk PT

 

Pharmaceuticals— 0.1%

 

455,610

 

39,100,000

 

Sepatu Bata Tbk PT

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods— 0.3%

 

1,587,458

 

26,497,800

 

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (a)

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services— 1.4%

 

6,486,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,796,695

 

KENYA—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

11,511,400

 

Equity Group Holdings Ltd.

 

Banks— 0.9%

 

4,570,283

 

18,827,700

 

Safaricom PLC

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.0%

 

4,578,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,148,731

 

MALAYSIA—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

940,000

 

Heineken Malaysia Bhd

 

Beverages— 1.0%

 

4,569,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO—6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

226,157

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR

 

Transportation Infrastructure— 2.7%

 

12,879,641

 

1,683,997

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

 

Banks— 2.5%

 

12,182,297

 

4,463,800

 

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

 

Household Products— 1.7%

 

7,919,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,981,045

 

POLAND—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

276,900

 

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (a)

 

Banks— 1.7%

 

7,969,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PORTUGAL—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

356,100

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (a)

 

Food & Staples Retailing— 1.1%

 

5,248,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROMANIA—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,838,700

 

BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA (a)

 

Banks— 1.3%

 

6,203,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA—4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

508,700

 

Globaltrans Investment PLC

 

Road & Rail— 1.1%

 

5,341,350

 

125,400

 

LUKOIL PJSC, ADR

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels— 2.0%

 

9,585,576

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 


 

2,285,400

 

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)

 

Banks— 1.5%

 

$

7,050,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,977,762

 

SOUTH AFRICA—8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

292,200

 

BHP Billiton PLC (a)

 

Metals & Mining— 1.3%

 

6,378,940

 

2,549,100

 

FirstRand Ltd. (a)

 

Diversified Financial Services— 2.6%

 

12,227,619

 

520,376

 

JSE Ltd.

 

Capital Markets— 1.2%

 

5,857,945

 

804,400

 

MTN Group Ltd. (a)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.0%

 

4,981,305

 

11,000

 

Naspers Ltd., N Shares (a)

 

Media— 0.5%

 

2,368,837

 

1,309,600

 

Truworths International Ltd. (a)

 

Specialty Retail— 1.6%

 

7,724,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,538,826

 

TAIWAN—7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

3,146,000

 

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. (a)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services— 2.4%

 

11,280,350

 

2,651,000

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (a)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment— 4.7%

 

22,622,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,902,745

 

THAILAND—7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

910,900

 

Advanced Info Service PCL, Foreign Shares (a)

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.2%

 

5,661,438

 

8,343,400

 

Hana Microelectronics PCL, Foreign Shares (a)

 

Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components— 2.1%

 

10,194,053

 

16,860,400

 

Land & Houses PCL, Foreign Shares (a)

 

Real Estate Management & Development— 1.2%

 

5,995,504

 

420,000

 

Siam Cement PCL (The), Foreign Shares (a)

 

Construction Materials— 1.3%

 

6,101,414

 

10,945,300

 

Tesco Lotus Retail Growth Freehold & Leasehold Property Fund (a)

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)— 1.4%

 

6,802,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,755,146

 

TURKEY—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,995,784

 

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret AS (a)

 

Construction Materials— 0.6%

 

2,971,175

 

3,883,500

 

Enerjisa Enerji (a)(d)

 

Electric Utilities— 0.7%

 

3,399,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,371,170

 

UNITED KINGDOM—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

567,527

 

M.P. Evans Group PLC

 

Food Products— 1.1%

 

5,104,033

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

 

 

 

469,085,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS—10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

6,638,920

 

Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA

 

Banks— 3.5%

 

16,603,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH KOREA —7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

45,000

 

LG Chem Ltd. (a)

 

Chemicals— 1.7%

 

8,274,762

 

548,800

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (a)

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals— 3.9%

 

18,718,055

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 


 

9,500

 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals— 1.7%

 

$

8,065,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,058,317

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

51,661,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE EQUITY—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL—0.2%*

 

 

 

 

 

11,723,413

(e)

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(h)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

167,762

 

2,400,000

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)

 

Private Equity— 0.2%

 

917,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,085,738

 

ISRAEL—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,250,001

(e)

ABS GE Capital Giza Fund, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

29,688

 

3,349,175

(e)

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC (a)(c)(f)(g)(h)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

248,409

 

250,440

(e)

Delta Fund I, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

25,352

 

108,960

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred A1 Shares (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

93,456

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred C Shares (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

23,574

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Warrants A1 (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

70,284

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Ordinary Shares (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

18

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series C Preferred (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

34,896

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series C-1 Preferred (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

20,289

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series D Preferred (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

14,928

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series E Preferred (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

33

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants C (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

78

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants Ordinary (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(k)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

4,000,000

(e)

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

68,560

 

1,522,368

(e)

Neurone Ventures II, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)

 

Private Equity— 0.1%

 

267,404

 

32,574

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust A (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

15,532

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

13,220

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B1 (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

6,864

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

4,150

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C1 (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

82,872

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Common (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

2,714

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust D (Preferred) (a)(c)(f)(i)(j)(l)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

639,413

 

UNITED STATES—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1,952,000

(e)

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P. (a)(c)(f)(g)(i)

 

Private Equity—      %

 

2,752

 

 

 

Total Private Equity

 

 

 

1,727,903

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments—108.9% (cost $573,934,387)

 

 

 

522,475,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

5,868,286

 

State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Class, 1.94%(m)

 

 

 

5,868,286

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment—1.2% (cost $5,868,286)

 

5,868,286

 

 

 

Total Investments—110.1% (cost $579,802,673)

 

528,343,744

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(10.1)%

 

 

 

(48,586,743

)

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

$

479,757,001

 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 


 


(a)

Fair Valued Security. Fair Values are determined pursuant to procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors. Unless otherwise noted, securities are valued by applying valuation factors to the exchange traded price. See Note (a) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

(b)

China A Shares. These shares are issued in local currency, traded in the local stock markets and are held through either a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) license or the Shanghai or Shenzhen Hong-Kong Stock Connect program.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Denotes a security issued under Regulation S or Rule 144A.

(e)

Represents contributed capital.

(f)

Illiquid security.

(g)

In liquidation.

(h)

As of September 30, 2018, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $2,675,412.

(i)

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

(j)

Active private equity investments.

(k)

Exent Technologies Ltd. and Flash Networks Ltd. were securities received from the dissolution of Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust. See Note (b) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio Statements.

(l)

Vidyo, Inc. Trust was a spinoff from SVE Star Ventures IX.  See Note (b) of the accompanying Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

(m)

Registered investment company advised by State Street Global Advisors. The rate shown is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2018.

*

“Global” is the percentage attributable to the Fund’s holdings in a private equity fund which invests globally and is no categorized under a particular country.

 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

PLC

Public Limited Company

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

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 


 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

September 30, 2018

 

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 transact 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. 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 price 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 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 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 approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). 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.

 

Short-term investments are comprised of cash and cash equivalents invested in short-term investment funds which are redeemable daily. The Fund sweeps available cash into the State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, which has elected to qualify as a “government money market fund” pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, and has an objective, which is not guaranteed, to maintain a $1.00 per share net asset value. Generally, these investment types are categorized as Level 1 investments.

 

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 by the Fund’s Board of Directors. A security that has been fair valued by the Fund’s Pricing Committee may be classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the nature of the inputs.

 

The Fund may also invest in private equity private placement securities, which represented 0.3% of the net assets of the Fund as of September 30, 2018. The private equity private placement securities in which the Fund is invested 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, pursuant to valuation policies and 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 stated at fair value as determined by the Fund’s Pricing Committee by utilizing the net asset valuations provided by the underlying funds as a practical expedient. 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

 


 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

September 30, 2018

 

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 generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, 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, the highest level, 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 similar assets, and Level 3, the lowest level, 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:

 

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 September 30, 2018 in valuing the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments 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:

 

Investments, at Value

 

Level 1-Quoted
Prices ($)

 

Level 2-Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs ($)

 

Level 3-Significant
Unobservable
Inputs ($)

 

Total ($)

 

Investments in Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

155,447,715

 

$

313,638,264

 

$

 

$

469,085,979

 

Preferred Stocks

 

24,668,759

 

26,992,817

 

 

51,661,576

 

Short-Term Investment

 

5,868,286

 

 

 

5,868,286

 

Total

 

$

185,984,760

 

$

340,631,081

 

$

 

$

526,615,841

 

Private Equity (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,727,903

 

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

528,343,744

 

 


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

 

(a)    Private Equity investments are measured at the net asset valuations provided by the underlying funds as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value levels. The fair value amounts presented are intended to permit reconciliation to the total investment amount presented in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

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. For the period ended September 30, 2018, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3. For the period ended September 30, 2018, there were no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

 

b. Private Equity Investments:

 

Certain of the Fund’s investments, listed in the chart below, 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.

 


 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

September 30, 2018

 

Security (1)

 

Acquisition Date(s)

 

Total
Commitments

 

Cost

 

Fair Value
At 9/30/18

 

Percent
of
Net
Assets

 

Cumulative
Distributions
Received (2)

 

ABS GE Capital Giza Fund, L.P.

 

02/03/98 – 02/13/02

 

$

1,250,000

 

$

985,303

 

$

29,688

 

0.01

 

$

1,660,765

 

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC (3)

 

10/05/00 – 12/09/05

 

4,600,000

 

1,809,951

 

248,409

 

0.05

 

705,645

 

Delta Fund I, L.P.

 

11/15/00 – 03/28/07

 

250,000

 

89,240

 

25,352

 

0.01

 

339,118

 

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. (3)

 

01/22/98 – 01/10/06

 

13,100,000

 

3,999,829

 

167,762

 

0.03

 

12,723,311

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred A1 Shares

 

11/29/15

 

 

178,199

 

 

 

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred C Shares

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exent Technologies Ltd. Warrants A1

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Ordinary Shares

 

11/29/15

 

 

163,839

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series C Preferred

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series C-1 Preferred

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series D Preferred

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Series E Preferred

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants C

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants Ordinary

 

11/29/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.

 

01/31/00 – 11/23/06

 

4,000,000

 

2,429,172

 

68,560

 

0.01

 

1,323,321

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.

 

11/24/00 – 12/21/10

 

1,500,000

 

237,783

 

267,404

 

0.06

 

1,067,128

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P. (3)

 

03/08/00 - 09/27/10

 

2,000,000

 

359,690

 

2,752

 

 

3,045,426

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.

 

07/14/00 - 03/01/10

 

2,400,000

 

1,112,731

 

917,976

 

0.19

 

1,282,411

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust A (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

29,796

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

14,207

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust B1 (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

12,092

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

6,279

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust C1 (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

3,796

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust Common (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

71,948

 

 

 

 

Vidyo, Inc. Trust D (Preferred) (5)

 

11/22/13

 

 

2,482

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

29,100,000

 

$

11,506,337

 

$

1,727,903

 

0.36

 

$

22,147,125

 

 


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

 

(1)                                 Extent Technologies Ltd., Flash Networks Ltd., Neurone Ventures II, L.P., Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P. and Vidyo, Inc. Trust are still considered active investments by the Fund’s Adviser. ABS GE Capital Giza Fund, L.P., BPA Israel Ventures, LLC, Delta Fund I, L.P., Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P., Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. and Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P. are in liquidation.

 


 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

 

September 30, 2018

 

(2)                                 Cumulative Distributions include distributions received from Income, realized gains or return of capital. Distributions from return of capital will reduce the cost basis of the security.

 

(3)                                 BPA Israel Ventures LLC has open commitments of $1,250,825. Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. has open commitments of $1,376,587. Technology Crossover Ventures IV, LP has open commitments of $48,000.

 

(4)                                 Exent Technologies Ltd. and Flash Networks Ltd. were securities received from the dissolution of Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust.

 

(5)                                 Vidyo Inc., Trust was a spinoff from SVE Star Ventures IX. SVE Star Ventures IX reached the end of its term in 2012 and, accordingly, its entire portfolio was sold in a secondary transaction which closed on December 24, 2012. During the secondary transaction, the Fund’s pro rata holdings in Vidyo (and its affiliate Delta Vidyo) were excluded from the transaction, placed in trust and considered as a distribution-in-kind.

 

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

 

c. Rights Issues and Warrants:

 

Rights issues give the right, normally to existing shareholders, to buy a proportional number of additional securities at a given price (generally at a discount) within a fixed period (generally 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. Rights issues and 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.

 


 

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 Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

Principal Executive Officer of

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2018

 

 

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 Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2018

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

Principal Financial Officer of

 

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 27, 2018