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 Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

Address of principal executive offices:

c/o 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:

7/31/12

 



 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments

 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

July 31, 2012

 

No. of

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-98.9%

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES-96.9%

 

 

 

ARGENTINA-2.2%

 

 

 

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES-2.2%

 

 

 

102,000

 

Tenaris S.A., ADR (cost $4,189,347)

 

$

3,904,560

 

 

 

 

 

ASIA-0.1%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

3,622,118

(a)

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $711,954)

 

84,145

 

 

 

 

 

BRAZIL-5.8%

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS-2.4%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.

 

4,242,632

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-2.2%

 

 

 

156,000

 

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A.

 

3,944,915

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-1.2%

 

 

 

149,000

 

Wilson Sons Limited, BDR

 

2,239,508

 

 

 

Total Brazil (cost $8,604,701)

 

10,427,055

 

 

 

 

 

CHILE-2.6%

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES-1.0%

 

 

 

5,600,000

 

Enersis S.A.

 

1,861,833

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.6%

 

 

 

143,132

 

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.

 

2,814,578

 

 

 

Total Chile (cost $4,426,910)

 

4,676,411

 

 

 

 

 

CHINA-8.9%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-8.9%

 

 

 

1,385,172

 

China Mobile Limited(d) (cost $12,238,646)

 

16,181,384

 

 

 

 

 

HONG KONG-5.7%

 

 

 

CHEMICALS-0.6%

 

 

 

1,168,500

 

Yingde Gases(d)

 

998,878

 

 

 

 

 

MARINE-0.9%

 

 

 

3,788,000

 

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited(d)

 

1,660,809

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-4.2%

 

 

 

586,000

 

Hang Lung Group Limited(d)

 

3,891,856

 

261,500

 

Swire Pacific Limited(d)

 

3,127,479

 

183,050

 

Swire Properties Limited(d)

 

544,571

 

 

 

 

 

7,563,906

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong (cost $11,559,551)

 

10,223,593

 

 

 

 

 

INDIA-7.1%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-2.4%

 

 

 

145,000

 

Ultratech Cement Limited(d)

 

4,269,088

 

 

 

 

 

IT SERVICES-1.3%

 

 

 

61,137

 

Infosys Technologies Limited(d)

 

2,428,818

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-3.4%

 

 

 

1,135,920

 

Bharti Airtel Limited(d)

 

6,112,759

 

 

 

Total India (cost $16,450,039)

 

12,810,665

 

 



 

No. of

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES (continued)

 

 

 

INDONESIA-3.9%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-3.9%

 

 

 

7,334,954

 

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk(d) (cost $5,143,018)

 

$

7,074,146

 

 

 

 

 

KENYA-2.6%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.6%

 

 

 

106,089,400

 

Safaricom Limited (cost $5,804,768)

 

4,779,368

 

 

 

 

 

LATIN AMERICA—0.04%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL—0.04%

 

 

 

2,286,227

(a)

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $642,363)

 

72,636

 

 

 

 

 

MALAYSIA-8.2%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-1.1%

 

 

 

772,000

 

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd(d)

 

1,967,644

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-7.1%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Axiata Group Bhd(d)

 

1,869,289

 

7,831,900

 

Digi.Com Bhd(d)

 

11,084,890

 

 

 

 

 

12,954,179

 

 

 

Total Malaysia (cost $8,473,545)

 

14,921,823

 

 

 

 

 

MEXICO-10.4%

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE-1.1%

 

 

 

114,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V., ADR

 

1,915,200

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-9.3%

 

 

 

633,996

 

América Móvil S.A.B. de C.V., Series L, ADR

 

16,921,353

 

 

 

Total Mexico (cost $7,701,870)

 

18,836,553

 

 

 

 

 

MOROCCO-2.3%

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.3%

 

 

 

348,000

 

Maroc Telecom (cost $6,244,252)

 

4,199,846

 

 

 

 

 

PHILIPPINES-1.7%

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-1.7%

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

Ayala Land, Inc.(d) (cost $2,192,429)

 

3,128,110

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA-4.2%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-4.2%

 

 

 

575,000

 

Mobile Telesystems OJSC

 

4,385,735

 

376,759

 

VimpelCom Limited, ADR

 

3,161,008

 

 

 

 

 

7,546,743

 

 

 

Total Russia (cost $6,762,342)

 

7,546,743

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH AFRICA-7.9%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-7.9%

 

 

 

793,791

 

MTN Group Limited(d) (cost $11,862,066)

 

14,270,774

 

 

 

 

 

SOUTH KOREA-3.9%

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT-3.9%

 

 

 

10,000

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Limited(d) (cost $5,128,355)

 

7,100,227

 

 

 

 

 

TAIWAN-8.4%

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-8.4%

 

 

 

4,609,206

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Limited(d) (cost $7,915,360)

 

15,176,095

 

 



 

No. of

 

 

 

Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES (continued)

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN EMERGING COUNTRIES (continued)

 

 

 

THAILAND-8.0%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-1.3%

 

 

 

215,000

 

Siam Cement PCL(d)

 

$

2,375,784

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-6.7%

 

 

 

1,915,965

 

Advanced Info Service Public Co., Limited

 

12,115,325

 

 

 

Total Thailand (cost $7,461,365)

 

14,491,109

 

 

 

 

 

TURKEY-2.3%

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS-0.8%

 

 

 

346,000

 

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Tica(d)

 

1,544,230

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES-1.5%

 

 

 

932,196

 

Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS(d)

 

2,692,115

 

 

 

Total Turkey (cost $3,741,167)

 

4,236,345

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL-0.7%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.7%

 

 

 

7,248,829

(a)

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

 

488,571

 

2,400,000

(a)

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

788,904

 

 

 

Total Global (cost $4,005,168)

 

1,277,475

 

 

 

Total Emerging Countries (cost $141,259,216)

 

175,419,063

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY SECURITIES OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES-2.0%

 

 

 

ISRAEL-1.9%

 

 

 

SOFTWARE-0.7%

 

 

 

27,000

 

Check Point Software Technologies Limited(c)

 

1,311,390

 

 

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-1.2%

 

 

 

1,674,587

(a)

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

 

467,600

 

2,000,000

(a)

Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

90,444

 

4,000,000

(a)

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

138,504

 

2,750,000

(a)

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

484,550

 

742,434

(a)

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

 

149,144

 

2,001,470

(a)

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

541,878

 

1,375,001

(a)

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)

 

355,657

 

 

 

 

 

2,227,777

 

 

 

Total Israel (cost $10,430,593)

 

3,539,167

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES-0.1%

 

 

 

VENTURE CAPITAL-0.1%

 

 

 

1,952,000

(a)

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.(b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (cost $419,404)

 

105,955

 

 

 

Total Developed Countries (cost $10,849,997)

 

3,645,122

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities-98.9% (cost $152,109,213)

 

179,064,185

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-2.5%

 

 

 

GRAND CAYMAN-2.5%

 

 

 

$

4,468

 

Bank of New York, overnight deposit, 0.03%, 08/01/12 (cost $4,468,000)

 

4,468,000

 

 

 

Total Investments-101.4% (cost $156,577,213)

 

183,532,185

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets-(1.4)%

 

(2,416,499

)

 

 

Net Assets-100.0%

 

$

181,115,686

 

 



 


(a)

Represents contributed capital.

(b)

Restricted security, not readily marketable.

(c)

Non-income producing security.

(d)

Security was fair valued as of July 31, 2012. Security is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) under procedures established by the Board.

(e)

Illiquid Security.

(f)

As of July 31, 2012, the aggregate amount of open commitments for the Fund is $2,389,135.

 

ADR American Depositary Receipts.

BDR Brazilian Depositary Receipts.

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

 

July 31, 2012

 

(a) Security Valuation:

 

The Fund is required to value its securities at fair value, which is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value as of the “Valuation Time.” The Valuation Time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Equity securities are typically valued at the last quoted sale price. If there is no sale price available, the last quoted mean price provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board is used. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Prices are typically obtained from the primary market or exchange on which each security trades. Investment companies are valued at net asset value as reported by such company. Securities using this pricing methodology are categorized as Level 1 investments for purposes of ASU 820.

 

Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued either at fair value (see description below) or at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. Dollar, as of the Valuation Time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board.

 

The Fund’s equity securities that are traded on a foreign exchange or market which closes prior to the Fund’s Valuation Time are fair valued by an independent pricing service. The fair value of each such security generally is calculated by applying a valuation factor provided by the independent pricing service to the last sales price for that security. The Fund receives a factor for each security from a third party pricing provider. If the pricing service is unable to provide a valuation factor for a security, the security will continue to be valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which it is principally traded, subject to adjustment by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, if deemed necessary. When the fair value prices 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. These factors are based on inputs such as, Depositary receipts, S&P 500 Index/S&P 500 Futures, Nikkei 225 Futures, sector indices/ETFs, exchange rates, and historical opening and closing prices of each security. Securities using this valuation factor are categorized as Level 2 investments.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which an independent pricing service does not provide a value or provides a value that does not represent fair value in the judgment of the Fund’s investment manager or designee, are valued at fair value under procedures approved by the Board. In addition, fair value determinations are required for securities whose value is affected by a “significant” event that materially affects the value of a domestic or foreign security which occurs subsequent to the time of the close of the principal market on which such domestic or foreign security trades and before the Valuation Time (i.e., a “subsequent event”). Typically, this will involve events occurring after the close of a foreign market on which a security trades and before the next Valuation Time.

 

The Fund also invests in venture capital private placement securities, which are deemed to be restricted securities. 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 in the absence of readily ascertainable market values. 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 venture capital investments.

 

For the period ended July 31, 2012, there have been no changes to the valuation procedures approved by the Board.

 

The Fund utilizes a three-tier fair value hierarchy to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. The Level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable.

 

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.



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

July 31, 2012

 

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed 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, credit risk, etc.); or

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments, information provided by the underlying or investee companies such as publicly traded prices, financial statements, capital statements).

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value. Refer to the Schedule of Investments for a detailed breakout of the security types:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

Investments, at value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

07/31/2012

 

Chemicals

 

$

 

$

998,878

 

$

 

$

998,878

 

Construction Materials

 

 

10,156,746

 

 

10,156,746

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

4,199,846

 

7,074,146

 

 

11,273,992

 

Electric Utilities

 

1,861,833

 

 

 

1,861,833

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

3,904,560

 

 

 

3,904,560

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

2,692,115

 

 

2,692,115

 

IT Services

 

 

2,428,818

 

 

2,428,818

 

Marine

 

 

1,660,809

 

 

1,660,809

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

4,242,632

 

 

 

4,242,632

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

3,944,915

 

10,692,016

 

 

14,636,931

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

7,100,227

 

 

7,100,227

 

Software

 

1,311,390

 

 

 

1,311,390

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

4,154,708

 

 

 

4,154,708

 

Venture Capital

 

 

 

3,767,988

 

3,767,988

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

44,177,367

 

64,695,191

 

 

108,872,558

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

4,468,000

 

 

4,468,000

 

Total

 

$

67,797,251

 

$

111,966,946

 

$

3,767,988

 

$

183,532,185

 

 

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. As described above, certain foreign securities are fair valued utilizing an independent pricing service to reflect any significant market movements between the time the Fund values such foreign securities and the earlier closing of foreign markets. For some securities, the pricing service is unable to provide a valuation factor. The utilization of these procedures results in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. During the period ended July 31, 2012, securities issued by Maroc Telecom and Safaricom Limited in the amounts of $4,199,846 and $4,779,368, respectively, transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 because there was not a fair value factor available. For the period ended July 31, 2012, there have been no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

Accrued

 

 

 

unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

Balance as

 

Investments, at

 

as of

 

discounts/

 

Realized

 

appreciation/

 

 

 

 

 

into

 

out of

 

of

 

value

 

10/31/2011

 

premiums

 

gain/(loss)

 

(depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Level 3

 

Level 3

 

07/31/2012

 

Venture Capital

 

$

4,337,409

 

$

 

$

 

$

(33,542

)

$

68,156

 

$

(604,035

)

$

 

$

 

$

3,767,988

 

Total

 

$

4,337,409

 

$

 

$

 

$

(33,542

)

$

68,156

 

$

(604,035

)

$

 

$

 

$

3,767,988

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation relating to Level 3 investments still held at July 31, 2012 is $(33,542).

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

July 31, 2012

 

Below is a chart of the Venture Capital Securities, which as noted above are also considered restricted securities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Net

 

Distributions

 

Open

 

Security

 

Acquisition Date(s)

 

Cost

 

At 07/31/12

 

Assets

 

Received

 

Commitments

 

BPA Israel Ventures, LLC

 

10/05/00 - 12/09/05

 

$

1,160,483

 

$

467,600

 

0.26

 

$

97,293

 

$

625,413

 

Concord Fund I Liquidating Main Trust

 

12/08/97 - 09/29/00

 

1,258,080

 

90,444

 

0.05

 

1,323,268

 

 

Concord Ventures Fund II, L.P.

 

03/29/00 - 12/15/06

 

2,370,237

 

138,504

 

0.08

 

931,294

 

 

Emerging Markets Ventures I, L.P.

 

01/22/98 - 01/10/06

 

2,719,587

 

488,571

 

0.27

 

7,307,818

 

851,171

 

Giza GE Venture Fund III, L.P.

 

01/31/00 - 11/23/06

 

1,812,299

 

484,550

 

0.27

 

724,175

 

 

JP Morgan Latin America Capital Partners, L.P.

 

04/10/00 - 03/20/08

 

642,363

 

72,636

 

0.04

 

2,396,384

 

467,919

 

Neurone Ventures II, L.P.

 

11/24/00 - 12/21/10

 

205,067

 

149,144

 

0.08

 

401,833

 

18,750

 

SVE Star Ventures Enterprises GmbH & Co. No. IX KG

 

12/21/00 - 08/12/08

 

1,588,456

 

541,878

 

0.30

 

460,338

 

 

Technology Crossover Ventures IV, L.P.

 

03/08/00 - 09/27/10

 

419,404

 

105,955

 

0.06

 

2,899,903

 

48,000

 

Telesoft Partners II QP, L.P.

 

07/14/00 - 03/01/10

 

1,285,581

 

788,904

 

0.43

 

1,109,561

 

 

TVG Asian Communications Fund II, L.P.

 

06/07/00 - 10/27/05

 

711,954

 

84,145

 

0.05

 

3,689,401

 

377,882

 

Walden-Israel Ventures III, L.P.

 

02/23/01 - 10/20/10

 

845,948

 

355,657

 

0.19

 

1,141,882

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

15,019,459

 

$

3,767,988

 

2.08

 

$

22,483,150

 

$

2,389,135

 

 

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

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at 07/31/12

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Range (Weighted Average)

 

 

 

 

 

Partner Capital Value/Net

 

 

 

 

 

Venture Capital

 

$

3,767,988

 

Asset Value

 

Expenses

 

0.0% - (9.8)% (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Calls & Distributions

 

48.1% - (73.5)% (-1.2%)

 

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s venture capital holdings are audited financial statements, expenses incurred from the partnership, interim financial statements, capital call, distributions and publicly traded securities. Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

 

(b) Short-Term Investment:

 

The Fund sweeps available cash into a short-term time deposit available through Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH & Co.”), the Fund’s custodian. The short-term time deposit is a variable rate account classified as a short-term investment.

 

(c) Foreign Currency Translation:

 

Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. Dollars on the following basis:

 

(I)           market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the rate of exchange at Valuation Time; and

 

(II)      purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the relevant rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

The Fund does not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments in equity securities which is due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities. Accordingly, realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses with respect to such securities are included in the reported net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investment transactions balances.

 

The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions and foreign taxes withheld on security transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such foreign currency related transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation in value of investments, and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

 

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses represent foreign exchange gains and losses from transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts, exchange gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received.

 



 

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

 

July 31, 2012

 

Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar. When the U.S. Dollar rises in value against foreign currency, the Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. Dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. Dollar falls in relative value.

 

(d) Security Transactions and Investment Income:

 

Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains/(losses) from security and currency transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends on foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed after the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis.

 

(e) Distributions:

 

On an annual basis, the Fund intends to distribute its net realized capital gains, if any, by way of a final distribution to be declared during the calendar quarter ending December 31. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currencies.

 

(f) Federal Income Tax Cost:

 

At July 31, 2012, the identified cost for federal income tax purposes, as well as the gross unrealized appreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of value over cost, gross unrealized depreciation from investments for those securities having an excess of cost over value and the net unrealized appreciation from investments were $156,577,213, $51,383,320, $(24,428,348) and $26,954,972, respectively.

 

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

 


 


 

Item 2: Controls and Procedures

 

(a) It is the conclusion of the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the Registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3: Exhibits

 

The certifications of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act are exhibits to this report.

 



 

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 Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

President of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: September 26, 2012

 

 

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,

 

 

President of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: September 26, 2012

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

Treasurer of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Date: September 26, 2012