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Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc  as of 05/17/2013

NYSE / LDF Asset Class:  Emerging Markets Funds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  25.08%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return 21.83% -4.48% 19.11% 0.96%
Lipper Pct. Rank 30 73 74 69
NAV Return 19.77% -4.23% 21.54% 1.39%
Lipper Pct. Rank 30 78 56 64
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-9.163% -7.643% -8.620%

NAV $17.47 Market Price $15.74
Net Change $0.05 Market Change $0.07
Premium/Discount -9.90%
1 YR NAV Return 21.536%
1 YR NAV Rank 56
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 0.84%
Distribution Yield (Market) 2.80%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.122
Ex-Div Date 12/19/2012
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $0.280
Ex-Div Date 12/19/2012
Dividend Frequency Annually
YTD Dividends --
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 6/23/1992
Fund Advisor Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc
Manager & Tenure Piedrahita since 2002
Ali since 2011
Phone 800-231-2608
Website www.morganstanley.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 4/30/2013 $119.9
% Leveraged Assets as of 12/31/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 32.00%
Mgmt Fees 1.192%
Expense Ratio 1.530%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of publicly traded Latin American issuers. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in unlisted equity securities of Latin American issuers.
Top Holdings (as of 3/31/2013)
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas Ambev DR 5.88%
BRF SA ORD 4.98%
Vale SA DR 4.46%
Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV ORD 4.04%
Credicorp Ltd ORD 3.82%
Banco Bradesco SA DR 3.81%
Cemex SAB de CV DR 3.76%
Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA PFD 3.75%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV ORD 3.71%
Mexichem SAB de CV ORD 3.00%
Top Sectors (as of 3/31/2013)
Financials 27.02%
Consumer Services 15.66%
Consumer Goods 13.61%
Basic Materials 12.89%
Industrials 12.72%
Oil & Gas 9.05%
Utilities 4.66%
Health Care 3.08%



























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