Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Fund Managers Limited. The fund is co-managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock selection approach, focusing on such factors as direct company visits, management, business focus, balance sheet, corporate governance, financial ratios, and peer group business prospects to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex Japan Index. Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc was formed on May 12, 1989 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.