abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund:ACP

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    Overview

    As of 1/22/2025

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$6.10$6.44-5.28%
    52 Wk Avg$6.56$6.71-2.16%
    52 Wk High$7.05$7.133.71%
    52 Wk Low$5.81$6.34-9.74%
    Regular Distribution TypeManaged Distribution
    Distribution Rate15.25%
    Distribution Amount$0.0775
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company whose primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

    Capital Structure

    As of 1/22/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$1,088.031M
    Total Common Assets:$808.031M
    Common Shares Outstanding:125,470,678
    Leverage

    As of 1/22/2025

    Preferred Share Assets:
    Total Debt (USD): $280.000M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $280.000M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $280.000M
    Effective Leverage (%): 25.73%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 10/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management FeesN/A
    Other Expenses:N/A
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:N/A
    Total: 4.28%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    abrdn Investments Limited

    Portfolio Managers
    Steven Logan, Matthew Kence, George Westervelt

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Senior Loans
    Ticker: ACP
    NAV Ticker: XACPX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 600,700
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $3.865M
    Inception Date: 1/27/2011
    Inception Share Price: $20.00
    Inception NAV: $19.06
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: October 31
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    Distributions

    As of 1/22/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 10/31/2024
    $0.1779
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 1/22/2025
    14.44%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 1/22/2025
    7.92%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 1/22/2025
    8.13%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 1/22/2025
    25.73%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 1/23/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-3.03%
    1 Year-2.16%
    3 Year-0.22%
    5 Year-0.99%
    Z-Score

    As of 1/22/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.56
    6 Month-0.92
    1 Year-1.28
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 12/31/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Senior Loans

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD4.90%7.92%15.01%10.58%
    20244.90%7.92%15.01%10.58%
    202319.59%21.98%18.44%14.27%
    2022-22.49%-22.40%-14.61%-6.12%
    20216.21%2.09%20.67%7.70%
    20207.38%6.35%0.14%1.12%
    201923.73%10.64%18.13%8.70%
    2018-17.64%-10.66%-7.68%-1.95%
    201715.62%9.01%3.80%5.83%
    201633.57%31.22%24.86%18.27%
    2015-16.52%-14.30%-3.65%-4.65%
    2014-3.90%-1.96%-2.59%1.36%
    20135.96%8.38%3.18%9.08%
    201241.54%38.04%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 12/31/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Senior Loans

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 1/22/2025
    8.13%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 11/30/2024
    179
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 10/31/2024
    76.00%
    Average Bond Price:
    As of 11/30/2024
    $97.32
    Asset Allocation

    As of 11/30/2024

    Top Sectors

    As of 11/30/2024

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)91.75%
    Corporate Bond89.15%
    Cash Equivalents3.79%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)3.79%
    Government (Super Sector)3.53%
    Government3.50%
    Preferred Stock2.13%
    Bank Loan0.47%
    Government Related0.03%
    Top Holdings

    As of 11/30/2024

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    EnQuest PLC 11.625%$23.51M2.15%
    Project Grand (UK) PLC 9%$20.98M1.92%
    Galaxy Finco Ltd 9.174%$20.61M1.89%
    Affinity Gaming 6.875%$19.09M1.75%
    Venture Global LNG Inc. 9%$19.01M1.74%
    TK Elevator Holdco GmbH 6.625%$18.20M1.67%
    Majordrive Holdings Iv Llc 6.375%$17.86M1.64%
    Summer (BC) Holdco A S.a r.l. 9.25%$17.11M1.57%
    888 Acquisitions Ltd. 7.558%$17.07M1.56%
    BCP V Modular Services Finance PLC 6.75%$16.99M1.56%
    Credit Quality

    As of 11/30/2024

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 11/30/2024

    Country Allocation

    As of 11/30/2024

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income27.29%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income27.24%
    Germany - Fixed Income9.50%
    France - Fixed Income5.47%
    Others - Fixed Income4.77%
    Brazil - Fixed Income2.39%
    Netherlands - Fixed Income2.35%
    Mexico - Fixed Income2.06%
    Canada - Fixed Income1.73%
    Switzerland - Fixed Income1.49%
    Italy - Fixed Income1.33%
    Spain - Fixed Income1.07%
    Colombia - Fixed Income1.03%
    Austria - Fixed Income0.96%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.85%
    Sweden - Fixed Income0.77%
    Estonia - Fixed Income0.41%
    Argentina - Fixed Income0.20%
    Others - Equity0.17%
    United States - Equity0.08%
    Turkey - Fixed Income0.05%
    South Africa - Fixed Income0.04%
    Peru - Fixed Income0.03%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

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