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Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC

AAS:LSE

Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC

  • Price (GBX)385.00
  • Today's Change-2.00 / -0.52%
  • Shares traded169.66k
  • 1 Year change30.07%
  • Beta0.5490
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About the company

Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC, formerly abrdn Asia Focus plc, is a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return to shareholders over the long term from a portfolio made up predominantly of quoted smaller companies in the economies of Asia excluding Japan. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of securities (including equity shares, preference shares, convertible securities, warrants and other equity-related securities) predominantly issued by quoted smaller companies spread across a range of industries and economies in the investment region. The Company may invest up to 10% of its net assets in collective investment schemes, and up to 10% of its net assets in unquoted companies, calculated at the time of investment. It invests in various sectors, including automobiles, banks, chemicals, consumer finance, financial services, food products, machinery, media, and pharmaceuticals.

  • Revenue in GBP (TTM)98.07m
  • Net income in GBP89.94m
  • Incorporated1995
  • Employees0.00
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Profile

Management group(s)abrdn Fund Managers Limited
AIC sectorAsia Pacific Smaller Companies
ISINGB00BMF19B58
Launch date19 Oct 1995
Share typeOrdinary Share
StructureInvestment Trust
Base currencyGBP

Objective

The Company may invest in a diversified portfolio of securities (including equity shares, preference shares, convertible securities, warrants and other equity-related securities) predominantly issued by quoted smaller companies spread across a range of industries and economies in the Investment Region. The Investment Region includes Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, together with such other economies in Asia as approved by the Board.

Managed by

Gabriel Sacks, Ng Xin Yao

Management & contract fees

The management fee is 0.85% of the first GBP250m, 0.6% of the next GBP500m and 0.5% of GBP750m and above. Contract terminable on notice period of 3 months.

Peer analysis

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Employees
Octopus Apollo VCT PLC49.35m28.42m510.53m0.00510.53m0.00
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Fidelity Emerging Markets Ltd119.89m93.89m523.35m0.00523.35m0.00
Henderson Smaller Companies Inv Trst PLC11.81m5.50m525.47m0.00525.47m0.00
Pantheon Infrastructure PLC71.07m60.52m529.55m0.00529.55m0.00
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Pollen Street Group Ltd127.94m53.95m543.41m91.00543.41m91.00
Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC98.07m89.94m544.01m0.00544.01m0.00
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc-83.39m-90.59m546.23m0.00546.23m0.00
Schroder Asian Totl Retrn Invstmt Co PLC10.03m-1.07m555.54m0.00555.54m0.00
Hansa Investment Company Ltd30.07m23.01m558.07m0.00558.07m0.00
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Ltd-21.28m-35.18m578.86m0.00578.86m0.00
Jpmorgan European Discovery Trust PLC128.14m118.28m581.58m0.00581.58m0.00
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX

Institutional shareholders

64.24%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
City of London Investment Management Co. Ltd.as of 09 Jan 202622.53m15.98%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 31 Jul 202515.47m10.97%
Abrdn Asia Ltd.as of 31 Jul 202512.21m8.66%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management)as of 01 Dec 202510.92m7.75%
abrdn Investment Management Ltd.as of 06 Jun 20258.88m6.30%
Lazard Asset Management LLCas of 31 Jul 20256.22m4.41%
Raymond James Wealth Management Ltd. (Investment Management)as of 31 Jul 20254.36m3.09%
Rathbones Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20253.69m2.62%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 01 Dec 20253.40m2.41%
Hargreaves Lansdown Fund Managers Ltd.as of 01 Dec 20252.90m2.06%
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