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Data as at: 18/04/2024

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Objective
To provide Shareholders with an attractive return on their investment, predominantly though long-term capital appreciation, by investing primarily in listed South Korean preferred shares.
AIC sector
Country Specialist
Management group
Weiss Asset Management
Company website
Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund website
Launch date
14/05/2013
Financial year end
December
Domicile
Guernsey
Fund manager
Andrew Weiss, Ethan Lim
Dividend frequency
Annually
Wind-up provisions
Unless it has already been determined that the Company will be wound up, every two years after the Realisation Date, the Directors will propose further realisation opportunities for Shareholders who have not previously elected to realise their Ordinary Shares using a similar mechanism used in the previously announced Realisation Opportunity. The next Realisation Opportunity will take place in 2025.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
121.56 120.62 175.50 174.14 0.78 0 3.05 Jun 2.04 (31/12/2022)
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Note

The Directors have general authority to buy back up to 40% of the Ordinary Shares in issue per annum. The Company may repurchase Ordinary shares in the market on an ongoing basis at a discount to NAV with a view to increasing the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share of the remaining Ordinary Shares and controlling the discount. The Directors will consider repurchases when the Ordinary Share prices is less than 95% of the NAV.

Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-Dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
09/05/2023 09/06/2023 5.352 No 2022
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund Share price total return -3.4 -30.6 31.7 82.2
Country Specialist AIC sector Share price total return 8.3 -1.7 45.9 241.5
Morningstar Korea * Total return 3.4 -17.3 23 78.9
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment company, however it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
69,265,582
Number of treasury shares
11,752,246

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 558 212,558 8,457,052 83,030,352
Average N/A 10,148 33,422 64,494
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 0.00 0.38 14.40 170.58
Average N/A 0.02 0.06 0.13
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Trading details

ISIN TIDM Traded currency Stock exchange
GG00B933LL68 WKOF GBX London Stock Exchange - AIM
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