0001104659-17-035107.txt : 20170525 0001104659-17-035107.hdr.sgml : 20170525 20170525113102 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-035107 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170525 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170525 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170525 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919808 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08388 FILM NUMBER: 17868876 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: MORGAN STANLEY ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC. STREET 2: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175578742 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: MORGAN STANLEY ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC. STREET 2: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PACIFIC FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070518 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER ASIA PACIFIC FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000504 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PACIFIC FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940505 N-Q 1 a17-9976_3nq.htm N-Q

 

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

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-08388

 

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

John H. Gernon

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-296-0289

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 December 31,

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2017

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Common Stocks (96.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (18.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

 

275,301

 

$

6,693

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

174,924

 

4,685

 

 

 

 

 

11,378

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

CSL Ltd.

 

40,129

 

3,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

ASX Ltd.

 

73,392

 

2,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Boral Ltd.

 

734,736

 

3,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Woolworths Ltd.

 

179,972

 

3,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

ResMed, Inc.

 

675,876

 

4,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Healthscope Ltd.

 

1,376,765

 

2,388

 

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

 

30,420

 

1,624

 

 

 

 

 

4,012

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

 

431,043

 

1,564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

 

293,829

 

2,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Santos Ltd.

 

622,228

 

1,806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Lend Lease Group REIT

 

313,701

 

3,734

 

 

 

 

 

43,780

 

China (23.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (a) 

 

12,132,000

 

6,026

 

China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (a) 

 

6,492,560

 

5,221

 

 

 

 

 

11,247

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (b) 

 

21,157

 

1,277

 

TAL Education Group ADR (b) 

 

15,723

 

1,676

 

 

 

 

 

2,953

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (a) 

 

1,160,000

 

1,552

 

 



 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (a) 

 

568,000

 

1,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd. H Shares (a) 

 

799,400

 

2,885

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

 

 

 

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR (b) 

 

66,108

 

2,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (b) 

 

57,816

 

6,234

 

NetEase, Inc. ADR

 

4,555

 

1,294

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a) 

 

533,600

 

15,298

 

 

 

 

 

22,826

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

CRCC High-Tech Equipment Corp., Ltd. H Shares (a) 

 

1,180,000

 

550

 

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd. H Shares (a) 

 

867,800

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

1,015

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co., Ltd. H Shares (a) 

 

2,140,000

 

1,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (a) 

 

998,000

 

1,307

 

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (a) 

 

805,000

 

663

 

 

 

 

 

1,970

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a) 

 

228,000

 

651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (a) 

 

23,300

 

317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (a) 

 

189,000

 

1,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd. (a) 

 

398,000

 

4,356

 

 

 

 

 

55,766

 

Hong Kong (8.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

1,096,500

 

4,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

 

61,300

 

1,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

 

1,065,340

 

1,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

 

60,000

 

517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

 

323,768

 

3,983

 

 



 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AIA Group Ltd.

 

723,400

 

4,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

 

366,268

 

2,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Samsonite International SA

 

390,900

 

1,423

 

 

 

 

 

20,348

 

India (9.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

 

25,953

 

2,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR

 

16,800

 

1,264

 

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

 

132,613

 

2,910

 

 

 

 

 

4,174

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Shree Cement Ltd.

 

10,802

 

2,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (b) 

 

69,951

 

871

 

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.

 

62,430

 

1,036

 

 

 

 

 

1,907

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

 

1,711,810

 

2,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Inox Leisure Ltd. (b) 

 

222,464

 

982

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

 

350,508

 

2,891

 

 

 

 

 

3,873

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

 

242,599

 

2,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Marico Ltd.

 

534,879

 

2,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

 

212,870

 

829

 

 

 

 

 

23,115

 

Indonesia (4.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Astra International Tbk PT

 

3,429,200

 

2,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

 

2,015,800

 

1,770

 

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

727,100

 

353

 

 

 

 

 

2,123

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

2,106,100

 

1,423

 

 



 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Link Net Tbk PT

 

1,330,400

 

542

 

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

6,512,800

 

2,018

 

 

 

 

 

2,560

 

Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

 

210,800

 

685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

 

8,364,700

 

1,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

XL Axiata Tbk PT (b) 

 

6,456,550

 

1,483

 

 

 

 

 

11,677

 

Korea, Republic of (11.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd. (b) 

 

19,840

 

835

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

 

23,078

 

1,189

 

 

 

 

 

2,024

 

Auto Components

 

 

 

 

 

Mando Corp.

 

5,446

 

1,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Motor Co.

 

15,274

 

2,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

Hugel, Inc. (b) 

 

3,856

 

1,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

 

44,982

 

1,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Coway Co., Ltd.

 

13,201

 

1,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

CJ Corp.

 

9,694

 

1,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NAVER Corp.

 

3,322

 

2,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Innocean Worldwide, Inc.

 

12,131

 

668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Amorepacific Corp.

 

4,903

 

1,230

 

Cosmax, Inc.

 

3,190

 

388

 

 

 

 

 

1,618

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

5,293

 

9,750

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference)

 

1,993

 

2,857

 

 

 

 

 

12,607

 

 

 

 

 

28,424

 

 



 

Malaysia (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Malayan Banking Bhd

 

760,400

 

1,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Gamuda Bhd

 

1,260,200

 

1,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Genting Malaysia Bhd

 

1,228,000

 

1,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

Sime Darby Bhd

 

695,000

 

1,457

 

 

 

 

 

5,977

 

Philippines (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BDO Unibank, Inc.

 

335,822

 

787

 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

 

927,113

 

1,478

 

 

 

 

 

2,265

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Corp.

 

55,036

 

927

 

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

 

506,100

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

988

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

 

1,458,600

 

331

 

SM Investments Corp.

 

116,870

 

1,624

 

 

 

 

 

1,955

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

 

1,983,100

 

1,306

 

 

 

 

 

6,514

 

Singapore (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

 

126,700

 

1,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

 

81,200

 

2,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

 

386,700

 

1,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

 

1,020,829

 

1,032

 

 

 

 

 

6,419

 

Taiwan (9.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

1,734,500

 

1,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

291,532

 

1,561

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

917,855

 

2,753

 

 



 

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

 

14,000

 

2,205

 

 

 

 

 

6,519

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

 

1,031,046

 

1,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.

 

140,000

 

1,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

1,574,442

 

2,011

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

1,338,592

 

8,338

 

 

 

 

 

10,349

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Advantech Co. Ltd.

 

91,000

 

762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

 

39,604

 

397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

 

275,000

 

1,010

 

 

 

 

 

23,331

 

Thailand (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL (Foreign)

 

880,000

 

615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (Foreign)

 

1,745,600

 

1,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

PTT PCL (Foreign)

 

128,500

 

1,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pattana PCL (Foreign)

 

644,800

 

1,065

 

 

 

 

 

4,204

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $179,465)

 

 

 

229,555

 

Short-Term Investment (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (c)
(Cost $8,869)

 

8,869,247

 

8,869

 

Total Investments (99.7%) (Cost $188,334) (d)(e)

 

 

 

238,424

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.3%)

 

 

 

776

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

239,200

 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 


(a)

Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

 



 

(c)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $3,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(d)

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

(e)

At March 31, 2017, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $53,269,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $3,179,000 resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $50,090,000.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

 



 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Other*

 

67.0

%

Banks

 

16.8

 

Internet Software & Services

 

10.6

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

5.6

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%

 


*            Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · March 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: (1) An equity portfolio security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its latest reported sales price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), and if there were no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant exchanges; (2) all other equity portfolio securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest reported sales price (or at the market official closing price if such market reports an official closing price), and if there was no trading in the security on a given day and if there is no official closing price from relevant markets for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant markets. Listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date with no reported bid and asked prices available on the exchange are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. An unlisted equity security that does not trade on the valuation date and for which bid and asked prices from the relevant markets are unavailable is valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (3) certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service/vendor approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Directors”). The pricing service/vendor may employ a pricing model that takes into account, among other things, bids, yield spreads, and/or other market data and specific security characteristics. Alternatively, if a valuation is not available from an outside pricing service/vendor, and the security trades on an exchange, the security may be valued at its latest reported sale price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), prior to the time when assets are valued. If there are no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available in the relevant exchanges; (4) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) or Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company (“MSIM Company”) (the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, determines that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the  Directors. Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).  If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors. (5) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into United States dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; and (6) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.

 

The Directors have responsibility for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments, and the Directors may appoint others, such as the Fund’s Adviser or a valuation committee, to assist the Directors in determining fair value and to make the actual calculations pursuant to the fair valuation methodologies previously approved by the Directors. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Fund’s Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. Under these procedures, the Valuation Committee convenes on a regular and ad hoc basis to review such securities and considers a number of factors, including valuation methodologies and significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Valuation Committee may employ a market-based

 



 

approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of valuation methodologies, key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

 

Fair Value Measurement: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

·  Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

·  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, 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.  Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2017.

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

$

2,024

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,024

 

Auto Components

 

1,264

 

 

 

1,264

 

Automobiles

 

6,775

 

 

 

6,775

 

Banks

 

40,012

 

 

 

40,012

 

Biotechnology

 

5,115

 

 

 

5,115

 

Capital Markets

 

4,374

 

 

 

4,374

 

Construction & Engineering

 

3,110

 

615

 

 

3,725

 

Construction Materials

 

7,543

 

 

 

7,543

 

Consumer Finance

 

1,907

 

 

 

1,907

 

Distributors

 

2,546

 

 

 

2,546

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

2,953

 

 

 

2,953

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

988

 

 

 

988

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

6,570

 

 

 

6,570

 

Electric Utilities

 

517

 

 

 

517

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

6,519

 

 

 

6,519

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

3,644

 

 

 

3,644

 

Food Products

 

3,110

 

 

 

3,110

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

4,797

 

 

 

4,797

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

5,044

 

1,077

 

 

6,121

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

3,076

 

 

 

3,076

 

Household Durables

 

2,442

 

 

 

2,442

 

Household Products

 

685

 

 

 

685

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

8,903

 

 

 

8,903

 

Insurance

 

10,340

 

 

 

10,340

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

2,057

 

 

 

2,057

 

Internet Software & Services

 

25,366

 

 

 

25,366

 

Machinery

 

3,244

 

 

 

3,244

 

Media

 

4,541

 

 

 

4,541

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

5,801

 

1,447

 

 

7,248

 

Personal Products

 

4,047

 

 

 

4,047

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

1,970

 

 

 

1,970

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

9,341

 

1,065

 

 

10,406

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

10,666

 

 

 

10,666

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

13,369

 

 

 

13,369

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

3,013

 

 

 

3,013

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

829

 

 

 

829

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

6,849

 

 

 

6,849

 

Total Common Stocks

 

225,351

 

4,204

 

 

229,555

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

8,869

 

 

 

8,869

 

Total Assets

 

$

234,220

 

$

4,204

 

$

 

$

238,424

 

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Fund recognizes transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. As of March 31, 2017, the Fund did not have any investments transfer between investment levels.

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.  Exhibits.

 

(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 18, 2017

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 18, 2017

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

May 18, 2017

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 a17-9976_3ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

I, John H. Gernon, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                      Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                 Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 Omitted;

 

(c)                                  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                 All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 18, 2017

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 



 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

I, Francis Smith, certify that:

 

1.                                      I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.;

 

2.                                      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                      Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                 Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 Omitted;

 

(c)                                  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                      The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                 All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: May 18, 2017

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer