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, 2015

 

 



 

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, 2015 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value 
(000)

 

Common Stocks (98.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Australia (16.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

National Australia Bank Ltd.

 

257,297

 

$

7,533

 

Westpac Banking Corp.

 

149,706

 

4,479

 

 

 

 

 

12,012

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

Brambles Ltd.

 

459,211

 

4,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

ResMed, Inc.

 

464,994

 

3,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Services

 

 

 

 

 

Computershare Ltd.

 

268,551

 

2,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AMP Ltd.

 

1,198,817

 

5,861

 

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

 

240,146

 

2,377

 

 

 

 

 

8,238

 

Professional Services

 

 

 

 

 

Seek Ltd.

 

382,471

 

4,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

 

 

 

Mirvac Group REIT

 

1,956,947

 

2,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Lend Lease Group REIT

 

261,983

 

3,310

 

 

 

 

 

41,418

 

China (20.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. B Shares

 

342,200

 

935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (a)

 

16,558,000

 

9,571

 

China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (a)

 

5,217,560

 

4,336

 

 

 

 

 

13,907

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)

 

150,000

 

1,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

TAL Education Group ADR (b)

 

27,388

 

910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Oilfield Services Ltd. H Shares (a)

 

206,000

 

343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (a)

 

333,000

 

1,771

 

Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

263,000

 

174

 

 

 

 

 

1,945

 

 



 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

CGN Power Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)(b)(c)

 

601,000

 

258

 

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd. H Shares (a)

 

984,000

 

819

 

 

 

 

 

1,077

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)

 

1,037,000

 

4,560

 

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

 

362,800

 

1,728

 

 

 

 

 

6,288

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR (b)

 

44,542

 

1,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd. ADR (b)

 

9,644

 

494

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

574,600

 

10,862

 

 

 

 

 

11,356

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (a)

 

786,000

 

664

 

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (a)

 

2,581,000

 

1,469

 

 

 

 

 

2,133

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)

 

540,000

 

1,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. (a)

 

430,500

 

649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd. (a)

 

481,500

 

6,276

 

 

 

 

 

49,881

 

Hong Kong (8.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

 

872,500

 

3,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

 

60,200

 

1,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

 

1,077,340

 

1,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

 

352,000

 

4,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AIA Group Ltd.

 

637,600

 

3,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

 

172,000

 

3,519

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

 

38,000

 

585

 

 

 

 

 

4,104

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

L’Occitane International SA

 

172,250

 

491

 

 



 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Samsonite International SA

 

577,500

 

2,002

 

 

 

 

 

21,434

 

India (10.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

 

35,591

 

2,208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

HDFC Bank Ltd.

 

149,165

 

2,880

 

ICICI Bank Ltd.

 

224,531

 

1,131

 

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

 

166,817

 

2,468

 

 

 

 

 

6,479

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Shree Cement Ltd.

 

10,020

 

1,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.

 

110,486

 

1,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Services

 

 

 

 

 

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

 

26,118

 

1,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

Ashok Leyland Ltd. (b)

 

2,136,751

 

2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Inox Leisure Ltd. (b)

 

460,103

 

1,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

 

125,676

 

1,628

 

Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

 

225,377

 

1,103

 

 

 

 

 

2,731

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Marico Ltd.

 

222,913

 

1,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

 

110,276

 

1,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Gateway Distriparks Ltd.

 

263,211

 

1,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Idea Cellular Ltd.

 

273,212

 

802

 

 

 

 

 

25,211

 

Indonesia (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Link Net Tbk PT (b)

 

2,281,000

 

1,042

 

XL Axiata Tbk PT

 

1,432,800

 

476

 

 

 

 

 

1,518

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk PT

 

4,421,700

 

411

 

 



 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

 

4,654,900

 

1,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

 

1,507,400

 

2,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

 

7,245,700

 

1,032

 

Tempo Scan Pacific Tbk PT

 

3,149,000

 

559

 

 

 

 

 

1,591

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

 

1,143,800

 

448

 

 

 

 

 

7,440

 

Korea, Republic of (15.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

 

12,869

 

654

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Kia Motors Corp.

 

55,747

 

2,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

KB Financial Group, Inc.

 

47,300

 

1,670

 

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

 

28,720

 

1,082

 

 

 

 

 

2,752

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

LG Chem Ltd.

 

6,979

 

1,420

 

Lotte Chemical Corp.

 

6,358

 

1,164

 

 

 

 

 

2,584

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co., Ltd.

 

15,980

 

1,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

 

22,181

 

1,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Coway Co., Ltd.

 

44,957

 

3,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

16,270

 

1,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NAVER Corp.

 

5,792

 

3,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Cheil Worldwide, Inc. (b)

 

35,550

 

768

 

CJ E&M Corp. (b)

 

3,907

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

960

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Amorepacific Corp.

 

659

 

1,990

 

Cosmax, Inc.

 

6,325

 

778

 

 

 

 

 

2,768

 

 



 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

 

85,438

 

3,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

 

 

 

Nexon Co., Ltd.

 

57,600

 

614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.

 

24,306

 

2,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

3,105

 

4,025

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference)

 

1,181

 

1,172

 

 

 

 

 

5,197

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

10,393

 

2,558

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR

 

10,200

 

278

 

 

 

 

 

2,836

 

 

 

 

 

37,290

 

Laos (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Kolao Holdings

 

104,872

 

1,612

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

IJM Corp., Bhd

 

129,400

 

252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

IHH Healthcare Bhd

 

1,096,400

 

1,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Tune Ins Holdings Bhd

 

1,849,700

 

998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

 

1,081,300

 

933

 

 

 

 

 

3,960

 

Philippines (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BDO Unibank, Inc.

 

341,810

 

945

 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

 

568,313

 

1,240

 

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp.

 

521,060

 

527

 

 

 

 

 

2,712

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

LT Group, Inc.

 

2,371,800

 

863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Corp.

 

53,846

 

956

 

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

 

8,351,800

 

903

 

STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc.

 

27,845,000

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

2,301

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

 

1,902,700

 

659

 

 



 

SM Investments Corp.

 

48,610

 

978

 

 

 

 

 

1,637

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

 

337,580

 

812

 

 

 

 

 

8,325

 

Singapore (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

 

134,116

 

1,985

 

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

 

120,000

 

923

 

 

 

 

 

2,908

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

 

566,000

 

1,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Raffles Medical Group Ltd.

 

146,478

 

419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

OSIM International Ltd.

 

442,000

 

631

 

 

 

 

 

5,762

 

Taiwan (13.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

 

945,885

 

2,354

 

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

1,099,000

 

1,970

 

 

 

 

 

4,324

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

348,000

 

2,190

 

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

 

16,000

 

1,372

 

 

 

 

 

3,562

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

 

1,668,237

 

2,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

 

 

Ginko International Co., Ltd.

 

83,000

 

953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

momo.com, Inc.

 

98,925

 

819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

909,000

 

1,233

 

Epistar Corp.

 

630,000

 

1,013

 

Hermes Microvision, Inc.

 

25,584

 

1,472

 

MediaTek, Inc.

 

56,000

 

757

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

1,451,592

 

6,734

 

 

 

 

 

11,209

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

 

271,000

 

2,835

 

Pegatron Corp.

 

518,000

 

1,399

 

 

 

 

 

4,234

 

 



 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

 

151,456

 

1,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

 

484,000

 

1,167

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

 

414,000

 

1,445

 

 

 

 

 

2,612

 

 

 

 

 

32,491

 

Thailand (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

 

133,900

 

940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

Indorama Ventures PCL (Foreign)

 

1,181,100

 

942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Minor International PCL (Foreign)

 

1,117,200

 

1,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

VGI Global Media PCL (Foreign)

 

4,838,480

 

809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

PTT PCL (Foreign)

 

98,900

 

983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Land and Houses PCL (Foreign)

 

2,903,480

 

867

 

Land and Houses PCL NVDR

 

365,300

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

976

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Info Service PCL (Foreign)

 

143,700

 

1,045

 

Total Access Communication PCL (Foreign)

 

169,400

 

427

 

Total Access Communication PCL NVDR

 

23,500

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

1,531

 

 

 

 

 

7,381

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $201,336)

 

 

 

242,205

 

Short-Term Investment (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $4,726)

 

4,725,785

 

4,726

 

Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $206,062) (e)(f)+

 

 

 

246,931

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)

 

 

 

146

 

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

247,077

 

 


(a)

Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

144A security – Certain conditions for public sale may exist. Unless otherwise noted, these securities are deemed to be liquid.

 



 

(d)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market 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 the advisory and administrative service fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(e)

Securities are available for collateral in connection with open foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

(f)

The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $239,214,000 and 96.8%, 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.

+

At March 31, 2015, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $206,062,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was approximately $40,869,000 of which approximately $47,240,000 related to appreciated securities and approximately $6,371,000 related to depreciated securities.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

NVDR

Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust.

 



 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at March 31, 2015:

 

Counterparty

 

Currency
to
Deliver
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Settlement
Date

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

 

JPY

66,405

 

$

554

 

4/2/15

 

USD

553

 

$

553

 

$

(1

)

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

 

USD

28

 

28

 

4/2/15

 

JPY

3,439

 

28

 

 @

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

 

USD

524

 

524

 

4/2/15

 

JPY

62,966

 

526

 

2

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

 

JPY

70,728

 

590

 

5/7/15

 

USD

588

 

588

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

$

1,696

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,695

 

$

(1

)

 

@

Value is less than $500.

JPY

Japanese Yen

USD

United States Dollar

 



 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Other*

 

55.7

%

Banks

 

18.1

 

Insurance

 

8.5

 

Internet Software & Services

 

6.0

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

6.0

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

5.7

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%**

 


*

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

**

Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized depreciation of approximately $1,000.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · March 31, 2015 (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), if there were no sales on a given day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices; (2) all other equity portfolio securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available are valued at its latest reported sales price. 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) 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”) 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 Fund’s Board of Directors (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; (4) 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; (5) 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; and (6) short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser determines such valuation does not reflect the securities’ market value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair market value determined by the Adviser.

 

The Directors have the ultimate responsibility of determining the fair value of the investments. 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, 2015.

 

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

 

$

 

$

654

 

$

 

$

654

 

Automobiles

 

 

5,408

 

 

5,408

 

Banks

 

 

44,825

 

 

44,825

 

Beverages

 

 

1,869

 

 

1,869

 

Chemicals

 

 

3,526

 

 

3,526

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

5,427

 

 

5,427

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

1,259

 

 

1,259

 

Construction Materials

 

 

1,728

 

 

1,728

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

1,966

 

 

1,966

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

910

 

 

 

910

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

8,097

 

 

8,097

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

4,707

 

 

4,707

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

3,562

 

 

3,562

 

Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

343

 

 

343

 

Food Products

 

 

5,148

 

 

5,148

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

4,231

 

 

4,231

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

2,196

 

 

2,196

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,200

 

Household Durables

 

 

3,699

 

 

3,699

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

1,077

 

 

1,077

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

6,506

 

 

6,506

 

Information Technology Services

 

 

3,660

 

 

3,660

 

Insurance

 

 

20,936

 

 

20,936

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

1,309

 

819

 

 

2,128

 

Internet Software & Services

 

494

 

14,357

 

 

14,851

 

Machinery

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,500

 

Media

 

 

5,148

 

 

5,148

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,265

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

3,714

 

 

3,714

 

Personal Products

 

 

4,144

 

 

4,144

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

5,113

 

 

5,113

 

Professional Services

 

 

4,976

 

 

4,976

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

 

 

2,988

 

 

2,988

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

10,137

 

 

10,137

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

14,702

 

 

14,702

 

Software

 

 

614

 

 

614

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

4,878

 

 

4,878

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

9,431

 

 

9,431

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

3,988

 

 

3,988

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

448

 

 

448

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

3,189

 

 

3,189

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

278

 

13,779

 

 

14,057

 

Total Common Stocks

 

2,991

 

239,214

 

 

242,205

 

Short-Term Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

4,726

 

 

 

4,726

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

Total Assets

 

$

7,717

 

$

239,216

 

$

 

$

246,933

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

 

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

Total

 

$

7,717

 

$

239,213

 

$

 

$

246,930

 

 

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, 2015, a security with a value of approximately $258,000 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2. The security was valued using unadjusted quoted prices at December 31, 2014 was valued using other significant observable inputs at March 31, 2015.

 



 

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 20, 2015

 

 

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 20, 2015

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

May 20, 2015