UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:

 

811-05770

 

 

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:

 

Aberdeen Chile 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:

 

December 31

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

 

3/31/12

 



 

Item 1: Schedule of Investments

 



 

Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

March 31, 2012

 

No. of 
Shares

 

Description

 

Value

 

EQUITY SECURITIES-101.7%

 

 

 

AIRLINES-4.8%

 

 

 

258,500

 

Lan Airlines S.A.

 

$

7,565,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEVERAGES-15.8%

 

 

 

544,283

 

Cia Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

 

8,555,247

 

1,263,524

 

Coca-Cola Embonor S.A., PNA(a)

 

2,230,433

 

1,279,000

 

Embotelladora Andina S.A., PNB

 

7,185,540

 

2,937,000

 

Viña Concha y Toro S.A.

 

6,732,378

 

 

 

 

 

24,703,598

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS-9.2%

 

 

 

119,650

 

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A., Class B, ADR

 

7,019,865

 

125,500

 

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A., PNB

 

7,376,657

 

 

 

 

 

14,396,522

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS-17.1%

 

 

 

42,579,464

 

Banco de Chile

 

6,736,374

 

50,709

 

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones

 

3,539,044

 

198,886,987

 

Banco Santander Chile

 

16,518,285

 

 

 

 

 

26,793,703

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC UTILITIES-8.6%

 

 

 

33,200,000

 

Enersis S.A.

 

13,453,950

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES-13.5%

 

 

 

1,272,889

 

Empresas COPEC S.A.

 

21,180,081

 

 

 

 

 

IT SERVICES-4.3%

 

 

 

2,258,000

 

Sonda S.A.

 

6,724,089

 

 

 

 

 

MULTILINE RETAIL-9.9%

 

 

 

1,604,083

 

S.A.C.I. Falabella

 

15,512,264

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS-10.6%

 

 

 

3,887,130

 

Empresas CMPC S.A.

 

16,659,129

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT-4.1%

 

 

 

3,201,000

 

Parque Arauco S.A.

 

6,485,857

 

 

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES-1.6%

 

 

 

1,442,500

 

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas S.A.

 

2,435,658

 

 

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-2.2%

 

 

 

169,000

 

ENTEL Chile S.A.

 

3,417,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equity Securities (cost $67,628,426)

 

159,327,457

 

 

Principal 
Amount 
(000’s)

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-0.4%

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM-0.4%

 

 

 

$

560

 

Bank of America London, overnight deposit, 0.03%, 04/02/12 (cost $560,000)

 

560,000

 

 

 

Total Investments-102.1% (cost $68,188,426)

 

159,887,457

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Cash and Other Assets-(2.1)%

 

(3,241,539

)

 

 

Net Assets-100.0%

 

$

 156,645,918

 

 



 


(a)                 Illiquid Security.

 

ADR           American Depositary Receipts.

PNA            Preferred Shares, Class A.

PNB              Preferred Shares, Class B.

 



 

Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)

March 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 I investments for purposes of ASU 820. The Fund does not adjust the quoted price for Level 1 investments.

 

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 adviser 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.

 

For the period ended March 31, 2011, 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.

 

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.)

 

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

 



 

Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

March 31, 2012

 

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 March 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:

 

Investments, at value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Balance as of 
03/31/2012

 

Airlines

 

$

7,565,596

 

$

 

$

 

$

7,565,596

 

Beverages

 

24,703,598

 

 

 

24,703,598

 

Chemicals

 

14,396,522

 

 

 

14,396,522

 

Commercial Banks

 

26,793,703

 

 

 

26,793,703

 

Electric Utilities

 

13,453,950

 

 

 

13,453,950

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

21,180,081

 

 

 

21,180,081

 

IT Services

 

6,724,089

 

 

 

6,724,089

 

Multiline Retail

 

15,512,264

 

 

 

15,512,264

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

16,659,129

 

 

 

16,659,129

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

6,485,857

 

 

 

6,485,857

 

Water Utilities

 

2,435,658

 

 

 

2,435,658

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

3,417,010

 

 

 

3,417,010

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

560,000

 

 

560,000

 

Total

 

$

159,327,457

 

$

560,000

 

$

 

$

159,887,457

 

 

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. During the period ended March 31, 2012, there were no transfers between levels and no significant changes to the fair valuation methodologies.

 

(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 valuation date rate of exchange; 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.

 

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.

 



 

Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) (concluded)

March 31, 2012

 

(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 March 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 $68,188,426, $92,401,093, $(702,062) and $91,699,031, 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.

 

(g) Subsequent Events:

 

Management has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the Financial Statements as of March 31, 2012.

 



 

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

 

1. 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 Chile Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Pittard

 

 

Christian Pittard,

 

 

President of Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 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 Chile Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea Melia

 

 

Andrea Melia,

 

 

Treasurer of Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 30, 2012