The following NYSE or NASDAQ listed East Asia closed-end funds offer investors exposure to equity and/or bond markets in various East Asia regions and/or countries (China, Taiwan and South Korea):
- China Closed-End Funds
- Aberdeen Greater China Fund Inc (Reorganized as the abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc)
- China Fund Inc
- JPMorgan China Region Fund Inc (Liquidated)
- Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc
- Templeton Dragon Fund Inc
- South Korea Closed-End Funds
- Korea Equity Fund Inc (Liquidated)
- Korea Fund Inc
- Taiwan Closed-End Funds
East Asia Closed-End Funds List*
| Closed End Fund | Ticker | Exchange | Manager/Advisor | Type | Region | Inception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen Greater China Fund Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | GCH | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | Equity | China | 1992/07/23 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
| 2 | China Fund Inc | CHN | NYSE | Allianz Global Investors US LLC | Equity | China | 1992/07/10 |
| 3 | JPMorgan China Region Fund Inc | JFC | Liquidated | JP Morgan Asset Management UK | Equity | China | 1992/07/16 - 2017 Liquidated |
| 4 | Korea Equity Fund Inc | KEF | Liquidated | Nomura Asset Management USA Inc | Equity | Korea | 1993/12/03 - 2017/07/18 Liquidated |
| 5 | Korea Fund Inc | KF | NYSE | JPMorgan Chase & Co | Equity | Korea | 1984/08/29 |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc | CAF | NYSE | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Equity | China | 2006/09/28 |
| 7 | Taiwan Fund Inc | TWN | NYSE | Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC | Equity | Taiwan | 1986/12/23 |
| 8 | Templeton Dragon Fund Inc | TDF | NYSE | Franklin Templeton Investments | Equity | China | 1994/09/20 |
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In addition to the above list of East Asia closed-end funds, check out our complete list of East Asia ADRs (including China ADRs, Hong Kong ADRs, Macau ADRs, South Korea ADRs and Taiwan ADRs) as well as our Asia ETF (Region Wide) list, Asia Pacific ETF list and East Asia ETF lists (including China ETF, Hong Kong ETF, South Korea ETF and Taiwan ETF lists).
For additional resources for investing in the East Asia region in general, check out all of our East Asia tagged articles/links.
