GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED
UNAUDITED INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
3 MONTHS TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2007
To the Members of Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited
This unaudited interim management statement has been produced solely to provide
additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant
requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. It
should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose. This
interim management statement relates to the period from 1 July 2007 to 30
September 2007, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the
date of publication of this interim management statement, unless otherwise
specified.
Investment Objective
To provide shareholders with a broadly diversified means of investing in
developing countries and immature stock markets, and thus to provide access to
superior returns offered by high rates of economic and corporate growth, whilst
limiting individual country risk.
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index.
Material Events
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index closed a volatile quarter with a gain of 14.5%
in US dollars. Most of the gains came in September, which returned 11.1% in a
spectacular recovery from the v-shaped dip in August. The upward pressure came
mainly from the largest markets, Brazil, China and India, which each rose more
than 16%. It was also a very strong month for share prices in the materials and
energy sectors, which rose by a similar amount as commodity prices rebounded. An
eye-popping month indeed, with the oil price reaching record levels and gold
soaring to a 28-year high after the Fed funds rate cut.
The strain of fast growth is starting to show in China, as inflation rose to an
eleven-year high of 6.5% in August. The central bank raised interest rates for
the fifth time this year - although it was careful to leave savings deposits
unchanged for fear of attracting more capital inflows. However, it would be
wrong to overstate the inflation risk, as it seems the emerging markets as a
whole are managing to sustain a fast, but relatively stable, pace of growth. In
the current global environment it seems this combination is particularly
attractive. Indeed, given the turmoil elsewhere, emerging markets have been a
haven of stability. This may explain why, by the end of September, trailing
valuations as measured by the MSCI EM Index were at a 10% premium to the MSCI
World Index. Of course China - now the largest market in the MSCI EM Index - is
a good part of that.
For latest NAV and share price information please refer to the trust's website,
www.giml.co.uk.
Portfolio Profile
As at 28th September 2007
Ten Largest Holdings % By Country(Top 15)% By Sector %
Taiwan Semiconductor (Taiwan) 3.4 South Korea 11.8 Financials 26.5
Sasol (South Africa) 3.0 India 9.3 Materials 12.1
PT Telekom (Indonesia) 3.0 South Africa 9.2 Information Technology 11.7
Samsung Electronics(South Korea) 2.9 Russia 9.1 Energy 10.4
Vale Rio Doce (Brazil) 2.7 Brazil 9.0 Consumer Staples 10.2
Standard Bank (South Africa) 2.6 Taiwan 5.7 Industrials 8.6
Orascom Construction(Egypt) 2.5 Indonesia 5.4 Telecoms 7.4
Kookmin Bank (SouthKorea) 2.3 Mexico 5.2 Utilities 5.0
Korea Electric Power(South Korea) 2.3 Turkey 3.8 Other 3.3
Anglo American (South Africa) 2.2 Egypt 3.4 Consumer Discretionary 2.6
Israel 2.8 Health Care 2.3
Total 26.9% of Portfolio China 2.5
Number of holdings: 94 Thailand 2.3
Malaysia 2.3
Hungary 2.2
Geographical Diversification
As at 28th September 2007
% % %
Latin America 17.8 Malaysia 2.3 Europe & Central Asia 18.5
Brazil 9.0 Philippines 0.7 Russia 9.1
Mexico 5.2 Vietnam 0.2 Turkey 3.8
Chile 1.6 Hungary 2.2
Peru 1.1 Middle East/Africa 21.3 Romania 1.5
Colombia 0.7 South Africa 9.2 Croatia 0.8
Argentina 0.3 Egypt 3.4 Ukraine 0.4
Israel 2.8 Estonia 0.4
South Asia 9.4 Nigeria 1.6 Kazakhstan 0.2
India 9.3 Zambia 1.6 Czech Republic 0.1
Sri Lanka 0.1 Mauritius 1.3 Greece 0.1
Senegal 0.3
East Asia 31.0 Kenya 0.3 Other
South Korea 11.8 Iran 0.3 UK 1.7
Taiwan 5.7 Congo, DR 0.2
Indonesia 5.4 Lebanon 0.1 Total 100.0
China 2.5 Zimbabwe 0.1
Thailand 2.3 Ghana 0.1
Performance
To 28th September 2007
Annualised (%p.a)
% Returns - US$ September 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Since Inception
GEMF (net of annual fees) 8.0 47.7 38.3 39.7 16.1
MSCI EM (TR) 11.1 58.6 41.3 39.1 14.3
MSCI World (TR) 4.8 21.7 18.6 19.9 9.0
Statistical Sources:
Fund Performance - Genesis' own records. NAV to NAV. Net of all expenses,
including management fees and tax suffered. Net income reinvested.
Index Performance - Calculated by Genesis based upon index values supplied by
MSCI.
General description of Company's financial position and performance as at 30 September 2007
$m
Net Assets $1,025.7
Please note that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future and
that the value of investments and the income from them may fall as well as rise.
Investors may not get back the amount they originally invested.
For Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited
HSBC Securities Services (Guernsey) Limited, Secretary
15 November 2007
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