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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2020

 

Shares   Description  Industry and Percentage
of Net Assets
  Value
(US$)
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—109.5%        
COMMON STOCKS —96.3%            
AUSTRALIA—1.2%          
218,900   BHP Group PLC  Metals & Mining— 1.2%  $4,686,270 
BRAZIL—6.5%            
1,133,100   Ambev SA  Beverages— 0.7%   2,530,151 
257,300   B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao  Capital Markets— 0.7%   2,520,357 
1,297,450   Banco Bradesco SA  Banks— 1.1%   4,163,188 
3,600   MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail— 1.0%   3,896,928 
508,800   Telefonica Brasil SA  Diversified Telecommunication Services— 1.0%   3,996,362 
743,095   Vale SA, ADR  Metals & Mining— 2.0%   7,861,945 
           24,968,931 
CHILE—1.7%           
225,600   Banco Santander Chile, ADR  Banks— 0.8%   3,126,816 
948,900   Enel Chile SA, ADR  Electric Utilities— 0.9%   3,264,216 
           6,391,032 
CHINA—31.4%           
1,968,500   China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd., H Shares  Banks— 2.4%   9,341,347 
1,418,700   China Mobile Ltd.  Wireless Telecommunication Services— 2.4%   9,107,037 
982,000   China Resources Gas Group Ltd.  Gas Utilities— 1.2%   4,409,116 
2,925,500   China Resources Land Ltd.  Real Estate Management & Development— 3.5%   13,342,691 
1,307,000   China Vanke Co. Ltd., H Shares  Real Estate Management & Development— 1.0%   4,017,540 
6,487,000   CNOOC Ltd.  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels— 1.6%   6,239,704 
509,886   Midea Group Co. Ltd., A Shares (Stock Connect) (b)  Household Durables— 1.4%   5,464,867 
1,432,280   NARI Technology Co. Ltd., A Shares (Stock Connect) (b)  Electrical Equipment— 1.1%   4,164,084 
1,095,500   Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares  Insurance— 3.0%   11,372,219 
22,700   Prosus NV (a)  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail— 0.5%   2,095,269 
2,537,135   SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., A Shares (Stock Connect) (b)  Automobiles— 1.9%   7,150,493 
345,000   Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods— 1.5%   5,874,963 
527,100   Tencent Holdings Ltd.  Interactive Media & Services— 9.2%   35,602,111 
52,104   Yum China Holdings, Inc.  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure— 0.7%   2,758,907 
           120,940,348 
HONG KONG—7.1%        
418,000   AIA Group Ltd.  Insurance— 1.1%   4,154,959 
8,822,000   Convenience Retail Asia Ltd.  Food & Staples Retailing— 1.2%   4,561,648 
2,803,000   Hang Lung Properties Ltd.  Real Estate Management & Development— 1.8%   7,143,626 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

   

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2020

 

176,432   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.  Capital Markets— 2.2%  $8,305,266 
19,515,000   Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.  Marine— 0.8%   3,006,298 
           27,171,797 
INDIA—11.7%            
1,414,199   Bharti Infratel Ltd.  Diversified Telecommunication Services— 0.9%   3,347,949 
124,000   Hindustan Unilever Ltd.  Household Products— 0.9%   3,479,258 
328,100   Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.  Thrifts & Mortgage Finance— 2.0%   7,745,346 
540,000   Infosys Ltd.  Information Technology Services— 1.9%   7,408,511 
292,600   Infosys Ltd., ADR  Information Technology Services— 1.1%   4,040,806 
3,203,000   ITC Ltd.  Tobacco— 1.9%   7,493,646 
2,480,000   Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.  Electric Utilities— 1.4%   5,474,488 
179,600   Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.  Information Technology Services— 1.6%   6,053,628 
           45,043,632 
INDONESIA—2.4%           
17,627,000   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT  Banks— 0.9%   3,616,254 
1,770,200   Mandom Indonesia Tbk PT  Personal Products— 0.2%   749,480 
38,109,800   Sepatu Bata Tbk PT  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods— 0.4%   1,613,520 
19,211,800   Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT  Diversified Telecommunication Services— 0.9%   3,317,181 
           9,296,435 
KENYA—1.0%            
13,543,600   Safaricom PLC  Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.0%   3,727,542 
MACAU—2.0%            
2,039,200   Sands China Ltd.  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure— 2.0%   7,904,370 
MALAYSIA—0.8%           
653,000   Heineken Malaysia Bhd  Beverages— 0.8%   3,254,987 
MEXICO—2.4%            
107,557   Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR (a)  Transportation Infrastructure— 1.0%   3,953,796 
1,518,797   Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O (a)  Banks— 1.4%   5,247,084 
           9,200,880 
ROMANIA—0.6%           
711,100   BRD-Groupe Societe Generale SA (a)  Banks— 0.6%   2,220,796 
RUSSIA—5.5%            
485,400   Globaltrans Investment PLC  Road & Rail— 0.8%   2,960,940 
136,510   LUKOIL PJSC  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels— 2.0%   7,887,672 
2,429,800   Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC  Capital Markets— 1.2%   4,579,989 
1,991,150   Sberbank of Russia PJSC (a)  Banks— 1.5%   5,836,221 
           21,264,822 
SOUTH AFRICA—3.0%       
1,559,400   FirstRand Ltd.  Diversified Financial Services— 1.0%   3,826,571 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

   

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2020

 

44,400   Naspers Ltd., N Shares  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail— 2.0%  $7,842,098 
           11,668,669 
TAIWAN—12.7%           
266,000   Accton Technology Corp.  Communications Equipment— 0.5%   2,057,957 
520,000   Globalwafers Co. Ltd.  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment— 1.8%   6,957,754 
1,954,000   Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.  Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.7%   6,530,833 
2,215,000   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment— 8.7%   33,322,607 
           48,869,151 
THAILAND—4.4%           
4,101,400   Hana Microelectronics PCL, Foreign Shares  Electronic Equipment Instruments & Components— 1.5%   5,658,965 
2,522,600   Intouch Holdings PCL  Wireless Telecommunication Services— 1.0%   4,094,702 
14,433,400   Land & Houses PCL, Foreign Shares  Real Estate Management & Development— 0.8%   3,110,687 
7,947,300   Tesco Lotus Retail Growth Freehold & Leasehold Property Fund  Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)— 1.1%   4,192,110 
           17,056,464 
TURKEY—0.9%           
3,068,381   Enerjisa Enerji AS (c)  Electric Utilities— 0.9%   3,544,069 
UNITED KINGDOM—1.0%       
485,527   M.P. Evans Group PLC  Food Products— 1.0%   3,821,646 
 Total Common Stocks      371,031,841 
PREFERRED STOCKS—12.8%       
BRAZIL—1.5%            
3,583,120   Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA  Banks— 1.5%   5,614,675 

SOUTH KOREA —11.3%

        
35,056   LG Chem Ltd.  Chemicals— 2.5%   9,573,140 
736,593   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals— 8.2%   31,703,687 
2,200   Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pref GDR  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals— 0.6%   2,415,600 
           43,692,427 
 Total Preferred Stocks      49,307,102 
PRIVATE EQUITY—0.4%        
GLOBAL—0.0%*            
11,723,413(d)  Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P. (a)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)  Private Equity— —%   75,968 
ISRAEL—0.4%            
1,250,001(d)  ABS GE Capital Giza Fund, L.P. (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(j)  Private Equity— —%   21,988 
3,349,175(d)  BPA Israel Ventures, LLC (a)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)  Private Equity— —%   162,234 

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

   

 

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2020

 

250,440(d)  Delta Fund I, L.P. (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)  Private Equity— —%  $726 
108,960   Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred A1 Shares (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(k)  Private Equity— —%    
93,456   Exent Technologies Ltd. Preferred C Shares (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(k)  Private Equity— —%    
23,574   Exent Technologies Ltd. Warrants A1 (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(k)  Private Equity— —%    
70,284   Flash Networks Ltd. Ordinary Shares (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(k)  Private Equity— —%    
18   Flash Networks Ltd. Series C Preferred (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
34,896   Flash Networks Ltd. Series C-1 Preferred (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
20,289   Flash Networks Ltd. Series D Preferred (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
14,928   Flash Networks Ltd. Series E Preferred (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
33   Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants C (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
78   Flash Networks Ltd. Warrants Ordinary (a)(e)(f)(i)(k)(l)  Private Equity— —%    
4,000,000(d)  Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P. (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(j)(m)  Private Equity— —%   20,720 
1,522,368(d)  Neurone Ventures II, L.P. (a)(e)(f)(g)(i)(j)(m)  Private Equity— 0.2%   613,271 
2,400,000   Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P. (a)(e)(g)(i)(j)  Private Equity— 0.2%   600,480 
           1,419,419 
 Total Private Equity      1,495,387 
 Total Long-Term Investments—109.5% (cost $440,942,684)      421,834,330 
             

 

Shares   Description  Value
(US$)
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.1%    
UNITED STATES—1.1%    
4,080,518   State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.03%(n)   4,080,518 
 Total Short-Term Investment—1.1% (cost $4,080,518)   4,080,518 
 Total Investments—110.6% (cost $445,023,202)   425,914,848 
 Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(10.6)%   (40,678,101)
 Net Assets—100.0%  $385,236,747 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(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) Denotes a security issued under Regulation S or Rule 144A.
(d) Represents contributed capital.
(e) Illiquid security.
(f) Considered in liquidation by the Fund’s Adviser.
(g) Restricted security, not readily marketable.
(h) As of September 30, 2020, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $2,627,412.
(i) 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.
(j) Fund of Fund investment.
(k) Direct investment.
(l) Restricted security, not readily marketable.
(m) Considered active investments by the Fund’s Adviser.
(n) Registered investment company advised by State Street Global Advisors. The rate shown is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2020.
* “Global” is the percentage attributable to the Fund’s holdings in a private equity fund which invests globally and is not categorized under a particular country.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
GDR Global Depositary Receipt
PLC Public Limited Company

 

See Notes to Portfolio of Investments.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.

 

   

 

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

September 30, 2020

 

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 ("NYSE") (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. 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 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 0.4% of the net assets of the Fund as of September 30, 2020. 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 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.

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.