BOSTON, July 14,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") (NYSE: TWN) announced today details regarding its
investment performance for the three month period ended
May 31, 2023.
The Fund reported a net asset value per share of $35.74 as of the close of business on
May 31, 2023. This represents an
increase of $3.42 per share from the
net asset value per share of $32.32
reported on Feb 28, 2023. The Fund's
share price, as traded on the New York Stock Exchange on
May 31, 2023, was $28.67, representing a discount to net asset
value of 19.78%. This represents an increase of $1.96 per share from the share price of
$26.71 on February 28, 2023, which represented a discount
to net asset value of 17.36%. The Fund had a total return of 10.58%
for the three months ended May 31,
2023 based on the change in its net asset value. For the
same period the TAIEX Total Return Index returned 6.40% (in US$
terms).
For the nine month period ended May 31,
2023, the Fund's net asset value per share increased
$5.78 per share from the net asset
value per share of $29.96 reported on
August 31, 2022. For the nine
month period ended May 31, 2023, the
share price, as traded on the NYSE, increased $3.47 per share from the share price of
$25.20 reported on August 31, 2022. The Fund had a total
return of 19.29% for the nine month period ended May 31, 2023 based on the change in its net asset
value. For the same period the TAIEX Total Return Index returned
17.70% (in US$ terms).
For the three month period ended May 31,
2023, the Fund had net realized gains of $1,210,255 on investments and foreign currency
transactions and an increase in net unrealized appreciation of
$24,413,350 on investments and
foreign currency transactions. The Fund's net investment income
(consisting of dividend and interest income less operating
expenses) for the same period was $781,065.
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Quarter
Ended
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
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May 31,
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May
31,
|
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May 31,
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May
31,
|
|
2023
|
2023
|
|
2022
|
2022
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Net
Assets
|
$266,972,230
|
$266,972,230
|
|
$262,803,553
|
$262,803,553
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Investment
Income
|
$781,065
|
$1,648,946
|
|
$513,698
|
$1,634,027
|
|
Per
Share
|
$0.10
|
$0.22
|
|
$0.07
|
$0.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Investment Income
(Loss)
|
$(65,714)
|
$(730,041)
|
|
$307,749
|
$(430,324)
|
|
Per
Share
|
$(0.01)
|
$(0.10)
|
|
$0.04
|
$(0.06)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Realized Gain
(Loss) on Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
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and Foreign
Currency Transactions
|
$1,210,255
|
$(3,465,932)
|
|
$(16,177,574)
|
$(3,569,938)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Change in Net
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Investments
|
$24,413,350
|
$47,352,607
|
|
$(22,848,882)
|
$(31,319,627)
|
|
and Foreign Currency
Translations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Realized and
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) on
Investments
|
$25,623,605
|
$42,886,675
|
|
$(39,026,455)
|
$(34,889,564)
|
|
Per
Share
|
$3.43
|
$5.87
|
|
$(5.22)
|
$(4.67)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase (Decrease)
in Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Assets Resulting from
Operations
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$25,557,891
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$43,156,634
|
|
$(38,718,707)
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$(35,319,888)
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|
Per
Share
|
$3.42
|
$5.78
|
|
$(5.18)
|
$(4.73)
|
*****
The Fund is a diversified closed-end investment company, which
seeks long term capital appreciation primarily through investments
in equity securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
Shares of the Fund are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol "TWN."
For additional information on the Fund, including information on
the Fund's holdings, visit the Fund's website at
www.thetaiwanfund.com or call 1-800-426-5523.
CONTACT:
Brian F. Link, Secretary
1-800-426-5523
www.thetaiwanfund.com
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SOURCE The Taiwan Fund, Inc.