UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
RMR Asia Real Estate Fund
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
74964Q101
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
|X| Rule 13d-1(b)
|_| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act,
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Name of Reporting Person.
1. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Roumell Asset Management, LLC
52-2145132
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) |_|
2. (b) |_|
SEC Use Only
3.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
4. Maryland
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Number of Sole Voting Power
5.
Shares 0
Beneficially ---------------------------------------------
Shared Voting Power
Owned By
6.
Each 250,940
Reporting ---------------------------------------------
Sole Dispositive Power
Person 7.
250,940
With:
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Shared Dispositive Power
8.
0
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
9.
250,940
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
10. |_| Not Applicable
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
11.
Approximately 5.3% (based on the 4,755,000 common shares of beneficial
interest outstanding as of June 30, 2007, as reported on the Issuer's
Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR filed August 17, 2007).
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
12.
IA
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
RMR Asia Real Estate Fund
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
Roumell Asset Management, LLC ("RAM")
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
2 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 660, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Maryland
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.001 par value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
74964Q101
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13(d)-1(b), or
13(d)-2(b), or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
Exchange Act.
(d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
(e) |x| An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) |_| A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act.
(j) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
See Items 5-11 on the cover sheet of this Schedule 13G.
(b) Percent of class:
5.3%
Based on the 4,755,000 common shares of beneficial interest
outstanding as of June 30, 2007, as reported on the Issuer's Certified
Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR filed August 17, 2007.
(c) Number of shares as to which each person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 0
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(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 250,940
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 250,940
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 0
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
RAM has been granted discretionary dispositive power over its
clients' securities and in some instances has voting power
over such securities. Any and all discretionary authority
which has been delegated to RAM may be revoked in whole or in
part at any time.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution Group.
Not applicable.
Item. 10. Certification.
By signing below, the undersigned (i) certifies that, to
the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities reported
herein were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are
not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect and (ii) hereby
declares and affirms that the filing of this Schedule 13G
shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting
person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported
herein, which beneficial ownership is hereby expressly denied
(except for such shares, if any, reported herein as
beneficially owned by RAM, for its own account).
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
February 11, 2008
(Date)
/s/ James C. Roumell
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(Signature)
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James C. Roumell, President
(Name/Title)
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