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 29, 2018

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Registrant’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 29, 2018 (unaudited) ¤

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Common Stocks (98.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (14.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

197,447

 

$

4,344

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

178,247

 

3,942

 

 

 

 

 

8,286

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

CSL Ltd.

 

40,891

 

4,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

ASX Ltd.

 

74,787

 

3,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Boral Ltd.

 

748,695

 

4,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging

 

 

 

 

 

Amcor Ltd.

 

262,562

 

2,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Woolworths Group Ltd.

 

185,861

 

3,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

 

41,957

 

2,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

 

860,740

 

2,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Origin Energy Ltd. (a) 

 

185,788

 

1,255

 

Santos Ltd. (a) 

 

634,049

 

2,492

 

 

 

 

 

3,747

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Lend Lease Group REIT

 

319,661

 

4,276

 

 

 

 

 

40,357

 

China (26.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (b) 

 

536,000

 

1,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (b) 

 

10,226,000

 

5,557

 

China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (b) 

 

7,932,560

 

8,243

 

 

 

 

 

13,800

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR

 

23,257

 

2,039

 

TAL Education Group ADR

 

50,338

 

1,867

 

 

 

 

 

3,906

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (a)(b) 

 

862,000

 

1,099

 

 



 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc. (b) 

 

52,500

 

960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (b) 

 

667,000

 

2,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

941,428

 

4,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

 

 

 

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR (a) 

 

48,708

 

1,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a) 

 

52,316

 

9,602

 

Sogou, Inc. ADR (a) 

 

76,926

 

635

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b) 

 

434,900

 

23,150

 

 

 

 

 

33,387

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

PetroChina Co., Ltd. H Shares (b) 

 

2,008,000

 

1,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (b) 

 

878,000

 

2,364

 

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (b) 

 

1,301,000

 

2,593

 

 

 

 

 

4,957

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (b) 

 

364,000

 

1,279

 

China Resources Land Ltd. (b) 

 

204,000

 

752

 

 

 

 

 

2,031

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (b) 

 

167,000

 

1,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd. (b) 

 

104,780

 

959

 

 

 

 

 

73,946

 

Hong Kong (8.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

1,039,500

 

5,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

 

57,000

 

1,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

 

258,768

 

3,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AIA Group Ltd.

 

679,600

 

5,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

 

404,768

 

3,425

 

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

 

118,000

 

409

 

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (a) 

 

118,000

 

772

 

 

 

 

 

4,606

 

 



 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

 

26,600

 

376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Samsonite International SA

 

316,500

 

1,447

 

 

 

 

 

22,314

 

India (10.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

 

26,808

 

3,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

 

306,105

 

1,315

 

ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR

 

112,700

 

997

 

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

 

136,086

 

3,776

 

 

 

 

 

6,088

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Shree Cement Ltd.

 

9,504

 

2,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

 

1,701,382

 

3,822

 

Eicher Motors Ltd.

 

3,534

 

1,545

 

 

 

 

 

5,367

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Inox Leisure Ltd. (a) 

 

205,404

 

836

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

 

354,981

 

3,150

 

 

 

 

 

3,986

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

 

207,693

 

1,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Marico Ltd.

 

801,934

 

4,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

 

101,342

 

2,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

 

116,116

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

30,023

 

Indonesia (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Astra International Tbk PT

 

3,946,200

 

2,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

 

5,084,600

 

2,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

2,783,400

 

2,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

7,766,300

 

2,038

 

 



 

Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

 

575,200

 

2,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

 

8,364,700

 

1,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

XL Axiata Tbk PT (a) 

 

5,365,550

 

985

 

 

 

 

 

13,226

 

Korea, Republic of (9.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (a) 

 

23,682

 

1,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components

 

 

 

 

 

Mando Corp.

 

4,573

 

989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Motor Co.

 

15,112

 

2,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

KB Financial Group, Inc.

 

28,933

 

1,675

 

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

 

36,996

 

1,575

 

 

 

 

 

3,250

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

Hugel, Inc. (a) 

 

3,058

 

1,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

 

12,623

 

451

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Electric Power Corp.

 

48,735

 

1,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Coway Co., Ltd.

 

18,366

 

1,521

 

Hanssem Co., Ltd.

 

5,466

 

773

 

 

 

 

 

2,294

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

CJ Corp.

 

8,171

 

1,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NAVER Corp.

 

2,888

 

2,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

2,227

 

5,190

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference)

 

1,953

 

3,768

 

 

 

 

 

8,958

 

 

 

 

 

25,683

 

Malaysia (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Malayan Banking Bhd

 

837,777

 

2,282

 

Public Bank Bhd

 

98,600

 

615

 

 

 

 

 

2,897

 

 



 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Gamuda Bhd

 

1,352,400

 

1,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (a) 

 

745,900

 

1,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

IHH Healthcare Bhd

 

1,630,500

 

2,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Genting Malaysia Bhd

 

2,329,100

 

2,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Sime Darby Property Bhd (a) 

 

695,000

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

 

1,174,900

 

2,698

 

 

 

 

 

14,193

 

Philippines (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

 

1,602,999

 

2,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Corp.

 

79,226

 

1,449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

SM Investments Corp.

 

107,500

 

1,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Land, Inc.

 

1,487,300

 

1,175

 

 

 

 

 

7,172

 

Singapore (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

 

135,700

 

2,863

 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

 

198,600

 

1,956

 

 

 

 

 

4,819

 

Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

 

19,500

 

515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

 

242,400

 

625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

 

205,200

 

1,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

CapitaLand Ltd.

 

317,800

 

870

 

City Developments Ltd.

 

62,400

 

622

 

 

 

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

 

 

8,676

 

Taiwan (9.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

409,532

 

1,843

 

 



 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

595,855

 

1,862

 

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

 

15,000

 

1,735

 

 

 

 

 

5,440

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

President Chain Store Corp.

 

122,000

 

1,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.

 

190,000

 

1,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

818,442

 

1,180

 

MediaTek, Inc.

 

163,000

 

1,874

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

1,574,592

 

13,382

 

 

 

 

 

16,436

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Advantech Co., Ltd.

 

22,195

 

160

 

 

 

 

 

25,111

 

Thailand (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

 

97,600

 

663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL (Foreign)

 

738,800

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

CP ALL PCL (Foreign)

 

490,300

 

1,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL (Foreign)

 

1,465,500

 

1,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

PTT PCL (Foreign)

 

53,900

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pattana PCL (Foreign)

 

487,200

 

1,226

 

 

 

 

 

5,752

 

United States (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

ResMed, Inc. CDI

 

413,230

 

3,945

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $194,281)

 

 

 

270,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $5,040)

 

5,040,374

 

5,040

 

Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $199,321) (d)(e)(f)

 

 

 

275,438

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

 

207

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

275,645

 

 



 

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.

 


¤

 

March 29, 2018 represents the last business day of the Fund’s quarterly period.

(a)

 

Non-income producing security.

(b)

 

Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.

(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 29, 2018, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $2,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(d)

 

The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $248,197,000 and 90.0%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.

(e)

 

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 29, 2018, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

(f)

 

At March 29, 2018, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $81,653,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $5,536,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $76,117,000.

ADR

 

American Depositary Receipt.

CDI

 

CHESS Depositary Interest.

NVDR

 

Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

REIT

 

Real Estate Investment Trust.

 



 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Other*

 

56.8

%

Banks

 

18.3

 

Internet Software & Services

 

12.9

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

6.1

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

5.9

 

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 29, 2018 (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. 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. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (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. 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; (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 U.S. 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 29, 2018:

 

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

 

$

 

$

1,117

 

$

 

$

1,117

 

Auto Components

 

 

989

 

 

989

 

Automobiles

 

 

8,934

 

 

8,934

 

Banks

 

997

 

49,394

 

 

50,391

 

Biotechnology

 

 

6,638

 

 

6,638

 

Capital Markets

 

 

5,111

 

 

5,111

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

2,702

 

 

2,702

 

Construction Materials

 

 

8,772

 

 

8,772

 

Containers & Packaging

 

 

2,882

 

 

2,882

 

Distributors

 

 

515

 

 

515

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

3,906

 

 

 

3,906

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

1,449

 

 

1,449

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

3,762

 

 

3,762

 

Electric Utilities

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,505

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

6,400

 

 

6,400

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

6,373

 

 

6,373

 

Food Products

 

 

3,374

 

 

3,374

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

3,945

 

 

3,945

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

5,657

 

 

5,657

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

5,851

 

 

5,851

 

Household Durables

 

 

4,132

 

 

4,132

 

Household Products

 

 

2,073

 

 

2,073

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

7,452

 

 

7,452

 

Insurance

 

 

10,065

 

 

10,065

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

1,972

 

 

 

1,972

 

Internet Software & Services

 

10,237

 

25,291

 

 

35,528

 

Machinery

 

 

5,367

 

 

5,367

 

Media

 

 

3,986

 

 

3,986

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

7,459

 

 

7,459

 

Personal Products

 

 

4,024

 

 

4,024

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

4,957

 

 

4,957

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

16,149

 

 

16,149

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

16,812

 

 

16,812

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

9,118

 

 

9,118

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

3,226

 

 

3,226

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,850

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

3,011

 

 

3,011

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

1,944

 

 

1,944

 

Total Common Stocks

 

17,112

 

253,286

 

 

270,398

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

5,040

 

 

 

5,040

 

Total Assets

 

$

22,152

 

$

253,286

 

$

 

$

275,438

 

 

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 29, 2018, securities with a total value of approximately $2,095,000 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2. Securities that were valued using unadjusted quoted prices at December 31, 2017, were valued using other significant observable inputs at March 29, 2018. At March 29, 2018, the fair value of certain securities were adjusted due to developments which occurred between the time of the close of the foreign markets on which they trade and the close of business on the NYSE which resulted in their Level 2 classification.

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant 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 registrant’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 registrant’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 17, 2018

 

 

 

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 17, 2018

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

May 17, 2018