Opinions
Som Seif
India Fund Inc.
IFN-N
DON'T BUY
Jan 07, 2009
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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For a while India was struggling, but following the election, the stocks took off. They recently announced the lowering of the rates from 8% to 7.75%. The new prime minister really seems to be pro-business, pro-infrastructure and anticorruption. Growth forecasts are approaching China’s levels. There are also the demographics with their young middle class and growing 15% per year over the next 2 years. Trading at a bit of a discount to NAV.
This is a closed end fund. Trades at almost a 10% discount to NAV. The Indian stock market is down around 15% from its highs. They have consistently been above the benchmark in terms of returns. India is a country that is going to grow the fastest globally next year with about a 7% growth. The only issue is that it is running a deficit of about 6%-7% of GDP. They are going to introduce a VAT tax of around 15%, which will help to restore their debt ratios. Dividend yield of 0.92%.
(A Top Pick July 13/15. Down 0.63%.) Bought this when India have been down 30%-40% and people were very, very negative about it. This was a closed end fund run by Aberdeen Management in Scotland, a very reputable organization. They consistently beat their benchmarks. Thinks India is going to be the fastest growing economy globally. He is a little concerned recently about the slowness and the pace that the Mohdi government has been introducing, and because he needed funds, he exited his position.