List of emerging market stock closed-end funds that offer investors exposure to equities in single or multiple emerging market regions and countries:
Emerging Market Equity Closed-End Funds List (All)*
| Closed End Fund | Ticker | Exchange | Manager/Advisor | Region | Inception |
1 | Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | ETF | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | Multiple | 1992/06/17 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
2 | Aberdeen Greater China Fund Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | GCH | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | China | 1992/07/23 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
3 | Aberdeen Israel Fund Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | ISL | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | Israel | 1992/10/29 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
4 | Aberdeen Latin America Equity Fund, Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | LAQ | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | Latin America | 1991/10/30 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
5 | Aberdeen Singapore Fund Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | SGF | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | SE Asia | 1990/07/31 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
6 | abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc | AEF | NYSE | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | Multiple | 1989/09/27 |
7 | Asia Pacific Fund, Inc | APB | Liquidated | Value Partners Hong Kong Limited | APAC | 1987/05/04 - 2019/02/08 Liquidated |
8 | Asia Tigers Fund, Inc (reorg. abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc) | GRR | Reorganized | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | APAC | 1993/11/29 - 2018/04/27 Reorganized |
9 | Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc (formerly Central Europe Russia and Turkey Fund Inc) | CEE | NYSE | Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management | Eastern Europe + Turkey | 1990/03/06 |
10 | China Fund Inc | CHN | NYSE | Allianz Global Investors US LLC | China | 1992/07/10 |
11 | Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc | CUBA | NASDAQ | Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc | Caribbean | 1993/09/10 |
12 | India Fund, Inc | IFN | NYSE | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc | India | 1994/I2/23 |
13 | JPMorgan China Region Fund Inc | JFC | Liquidated | JP Morgan Asset Management UK | China | 1992/07/16 - 2017 Liquidated |
14 | Korea Equity Fund Inc | KEF | Liquidated | Nomura Asset Management USA Inc | Korea | 1993/12/03 - 2017/07/18 Liquidated |
15 | Korea Fund Inc | KF | NYSE | JPMorgan Chase & Co | Korea | 1984/08/29 |
16 | Latin American Discovery Fund Inc | LDF | Liquidated | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Latin America | 1992/06/23 - 2020 Liquidated |
17 | Mexico Fund Inc | MXF | NYSE | Impulsora del Fondo Mexico SC | Mexico | 1981/06/03 |
18 | Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc | CAF | NYSE | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | China | 2006/09/28 |
19 | Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund Inc | MSF | Liquidated | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Multiple | 1991/11/01 - 03/11/2019 Liquidated |
20 | Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc | IIF | NYSE | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | India | 1994/02/25 |
21 | Taiwan Fund Inc | TWN | NYSE | Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC | Taiwan | 1986/12/23 |
22 | Templeton Dragon Fund Inc | TDF | NYSE | Franklin Templeton Investments | China | 1994/09/20 |
23 | Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | EMF | NYSE | Franklin Templeton Investments | Multiple | 1987/02/26 |
24 | Templeton Russia and East European Fund, Inc | TRF | Liquidated | Franklin Templeton Investments | Eastern Europe | 1995/06/15 - 2015/11/20 Liquidated |
25 | Thai Fund Inc | TTF | Liquidated | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | SE Asia | 1988/02/16 - 01/22/2018 Liquidated |
26 | Turkish Investment Fund Inc | TKF | Liquidated | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | Turkey | 1989/12/05 - 2018/01/08 Liquidated |
27 | Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund | IAE | NYSE | Voya Investment Management | APAC | 2007/03/27 |
28 | Voya Emerging Markets High Income Dividend Equity Fund | IHD | NYSE | Voya Investment Management | Multiple | 2011/04/26 |
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