abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund:AEF

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    Overview

    As of 4/25/2025. NAV as of 4/24/2025.

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$5.13$5.85-12.99%
    52 Wk Avg$5.28$6.12-13.72%
    52 Wk High$5.84$6.76-7.38%
    52 Wk Low$4.43$5.15-16.02%
    Regular Distribution TypeManaged Distribution
    Distribution Rate11.70%
    Distribution Amount$0.1000
    Distribution FrequencyQuarterly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund seeks to provide both current income and long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in emerging markets (excluding China) equity securities.

    Capital Structure

    As of 4/25/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$277.518M
    Total Common Assets:$237.518M
    Common Shares Outstanding:40,601,423
    Leverage

    As of 4/24/2025

    Preferred Share Assets:
    Total Debt (USD): $40.000M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $40.000M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $40.000M
    Effective Leverage (%): 14.41%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 12/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.89%
    Other Expenses:0.30%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.77%
    Total: 1.96%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    abrdn Investments Limited

    Portfolio Managers
    Devan Kaloo, Flavia Cheong, Nick Robinson, Xin-Yao Ng, Hugh Young, Joanne Irvine

    Basics
    Category: Equity-Emerging Market Equity
    Ticker: AEF
    NAV Ticker: XAEFX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 133,286
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.696M
    Inception Date: 9/25/1989
    Inception Share Price: $15.00
    Inception NAV: $6.88
    Tender Offer: Yes
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: December 31
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    Distributions

    As of 4/25/2025

    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 12/31/2024
    -$0.0070
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 4/25/2025
    10.26%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 4/25/2025
    2.78%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 4/25/2025
    14.41%

    Pricing Information

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

    As of 4/25/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-13.16%
    1 Year-13.72%
    3 Year-13.62%
    5 Year-13.08%
    Z-Score

    As of 4/25/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.22
    6 Month0.11
    1 Year0.56
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Emerging Market Equity

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD-1.62%-1.77%10.99%7.35%
    20249.38%6.57%-3.43%-4.26%
    20237.11%10.14%19.95%25.31%
    2022-29.67%-28.80%-25.94%-26.17%
    20213.38%-2.15%4.41%3.53%
    202011.61%12.58%2.35%5.14%
    201922.81%19.94%22.09%17.32%
    2018-16.14%-12.63%-7.13%-9.79%
    201753.73%39.74%30.90%25.77%
    201614.48%18.58%9.58%10.08%
    2015-16.83%-14.35%-19.15%-17.72%
    2014-21.32%-11.08%-12.67%-10.86%
    2013-21.97%-22.34%-2.93%-4.67%
    201210.83%15.08%  
    2011-23.35%-22.18%  
    201048.83%37.45%  
    200994.68%81.43%  
    2008-51.32%-36.64%  
    200745.97%22.68%  
    20062.36%30.68%  
    200560.36%18.01%  
    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 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Emerging Market Equity

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 3/31/2025
    77
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 12/31/2024
    42.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 3/31/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Sensitive (Super Sector)52.19%
    Cyclical (Super Sector)34.14%
    Technology33.00%
    Financial Services20.52%
    Industrials11.87%
    Defensive (Super Sector)10.36%
    Consumer Cyclical6.79%
    Basic Materials4.43%
    Energy4.24%
    Consumer Defensive3.81%
    Top Holdings

    As of 3/31/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd$36.50M13.46%
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Participating Preferred$12.04M4.44%
    ICICI Bank Ltd$9.54M3.52%
    Al Rajhi Bank$7.28M2.69%
    FPT Corp$7.03M2.59%
    ITC Ltd$5.91M2.18%
    Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd$5.48M2.02%
    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd$5.08M1.87%
    HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering$5.02M1.85%
    PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Registered Shs Series -B-$4.93M1.82%
    Country Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    India - Equity27.30%
    Taiwan - Equity20.50%
    Others - Equity13.66%
    South Korea - Equity11.68%
    Brazil - Equity7.67%
    Indonesia - Equity2.77%
    Mexico - Equity2.76%
    United States - Equity2.66%
    Vietnam - Equity2.59%
    Poland - Equity1.14%
    Netherlands - Equity0.74%
    South Africa - Equity0.69%
    Canada - Equity0.56%
    Greece - Equity0.56%
    Chile - Equity0.54%
    Turkey - Equity0.53%
    Peru - Equity0.33%

    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:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. In general, managed distributions may be sourced from net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. CEFConnect.com does not undertake to disclose specific information about closed-end fund distribution sources. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

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