Objective
To maximise total return to shareholders over the long term from a portfolio made up predominantly of quoted smaller companies in the economies of Asia excluding Japan.
Management group
Launch date
19/10/1995
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Gabriel Sacks, Ng Xin Yao
Dividend frequency
Quarterly
Wind-up provisions
The Company has an unlimited life.
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
579.41 703.38 419.00 470.44 -10.93 7 1.53 Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec 0.91 (31/07/2025)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
21/05/2026 23/06/2026 1.600 No 2026
19/02/2026 24/03/2026 1.600 No 2026
20/11/2025 19/12/2025 1.600 No 2026
21/08/2025 22/09/2025 1.630 No 2025
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Aberdeen Asia Focus Share price total return 38.5 76.8 89.4 224.3
Asia Pacific Smaller Companies AIC sector Share price total return 15.5 38.4 55.2 164.0
Morningstar Asia ex-Japan * Total return 46.5 72.9 52.9 203.5
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but 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
138,283,282

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,057,253 4,940,729 69,196,537 221,640,091
Average N/A 235,273 273,504 175,765
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 4.43 21.50 256.60 672.41
Average N/A 1.02 1.01 0.53
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Trading details

ISIN Ticker Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BMF19B58 AAS GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 28/02/2026

Investment % of total assets
Hansol Chemical Co Ltd 4.4
Chroma Ate Inc 3.9
Precision Tsugami (China) Corp Ltd 3.7
Taiwan Union Technology Corp 3.4
Mobile World Investment Corp 3.1
Accton Technology Corp 2.7
Asia Vital Components Co Ltd 2.6
HD Hyundai Electric 2.6
M P Evans Group PLC 2.5
Yantai China Pet Foods Co Ltd Class A 2.5

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