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WIKI ANALYSIS
Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. (APF)
Closed-end investment companies like the Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. do not continuously offer shares to the public. Growth results from market appreciation, which benefits its shareholders. Regional funds like Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. are often used to change the impact of a particular country, or sector, in portfolio management.
The funds objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of Asian-Pacific companies. [1] Management can influence the net asset value, but this is not of great concern to investors.
The portfolio managers are James Cheng, and Arthur Pollock, Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. restricts management to investments that are expected to benefit from developments in the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. Wealth is shifting from the developed countries to the emerging, and frontier economies, which includes the Asia-Pacific region. These companies tend to be under-researched, and not so readily available to normal investors.
The Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. distributes essentially all of its realized income, and capital gains to shareholders each year. [2] When comparing the results of this closed-end company, to securities which may retain earnings. Both stocks should have all distributions reinvested and compounded to compare results.
Shares of Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “APF.” [1] Other China region closed-end companies: TRF, GCH, CHN, JFC and CAF.
Mark Mobius "World Outlook 2010," [2]
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. 522 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10036 [3]
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