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City of London Investment Management Co. LTD

CIK:0001034546
Asset Manager
$6B AUM
81 holdings
London, United Kingdom
Founded:1991
100 employees
Latest filing:Jun 30, 2025

City of London Investment Management Company Ltd is a specialist asset management firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1991, it focuses on managing investment portfolios for institutional clients—including pension funds, endowments, and family offices—primarily investing in closed-end funds across emerging and frontier markets. The firm has a relatively small employee base and is part of the City of London Investment Group.

Investment Strategy

The firm specializes in investing in closed-end funds, offering concentrated exposure to emerging and frontier markets. Their approach involves deep analytical research, seeking value opportunities, inefficiencies, and discounts to net asset value in listed investment vehicles. City of London Investment Management emphasizes active management and takes significant positions to drive shareholder value, focusing on long-term capital appreciation and diversification across geographies and sectors.

Top Buys
T
TWNTAIWAN FUND
+$25.3M
E
EWTISHARES MSCI TAIWAN
+$20.1M
M
MXFMEXICO FUND
+$16.4M
K
KFKOREA FUND
+$14.0M
S
SUBISHARES SHORT TERM NATIONAL MUNI BOND
+$13.9M
Top Sells
I
IAEVOYA ASIA PACIFIC HIGH DIV FUND
-$10.2M
F
FXIISHARES CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF
-$9.1M
B
BGRBLACKROCK GLOBAL ENERGY RES.
-$6.0M
K
KTFDWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
-$3.9M
N
NZFNUVEEN MUNICIPAL CREDIT INCOME
-$3.3M

Top Holdings

T
TWNTAIWAN FUND
+10.2%$110.1M
T
TDFTEMPLETON DRAGON FUND
+7.9%$85.4M
C
CAFMS CHINA A SHARE
+7.6%$82.0M
A
AEFABRDN EMERGING MARKETS EX CHINA
+6.7%$72.3M
M
MXFMEXICO FUND
+5.9%$63.4M

Equity Positions (81)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
T
TWN
TAIWAN FUND10.23%$110.1M2,457,652$15.43$44.81+$25.3M
T
TDF
TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND7.94%$85.4M8,549,855$19.61$9.99+$2.3M
C
CAF
MS CHINA A SHARE7.62%$82.0M5,950,321$19.04$13.78+$8.9M
A
AEF
ABRDN EMERGING MARKETS EX CHINA6.72%$72.3M12,175,804$6.52$5.94+$9.2M
M
MXF
MEXICO FUND5.89%$63.4M3,608,772$15.42$17.57+$16.4M

Industry Allocation

ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
+4.8%
SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES
+3.4%
SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC.
+3.2%
INVESTMENT ADVICE
+1.8%
RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES
+0.8%