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abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. (AEF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | NYSE American
9.04 USD +0.49 (5.731%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.09 +0.05 (0.553%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:47 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m. EDT

AEF has shown some recent price recovery, with a close above the 50-day average. However, the price has been volatile, and the recent price movement doesn't indicate strong momentum. The dividend yield is high, and the dividend payments have been consistent over the past few years, which is a positive sign for income-focused investors. However, the long-term fundamentals appear mixed, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and a low current ratio, suggesting potential liquidity issues. The stock may be worth considering for a long-term hold if the fundamentals improve, but short-term traders should be cautious due to the volatility and lack of clear momentum.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.046082
AutoETS0.046134
AutoTheta0.058136
AutoARIMA0.190613

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 2.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.523
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 8.714
Revenue per Share 0.16
Market Cap 367,036,864
Trailing P/E 3.95
Beta 0.87
Profit Margins 1474.25%
Previous Name Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Website https://www.aberdeench.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.88% 11.27% 10.19% 10.46%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.2100 2.880658
2025-12-31 0.1800 2.644107
2025-09-23 0.1700 2.832238
2025-06-23 0.1500 2.916166
2025-03-25 0.1500 3.277572
2024-12-30 0.1000 2.198254
2024-09-23 0.1000 2.161384
2024-06-21 0.1000 2.269013
2024-03-20 0.0900 2.181448
2023-12-28 0.0900 2.186133
2023-09-21 0.1000 2.589751
2023-06-22 0.1000 2.440965
2023-03-23 0.1000 2.585789
2022-12-29 0.0900 2.323611
2022-09-22 0.1000 2.784672
2022-06-21 0.1100 2.773121
2022-03-23 0.1400 2.995316
2021-12-29 0.1500 2.758470
2021-09-17 0.1600 2.811810
2021-06-22 0.1600 2.690573
2021-03-23 0.0630 1.126604
2020-12-30 0.1340 2.526323
2020-09-18 0.0440 1.043320
2020-06-18 0.0430 1.116238
2020-03-19 0.0540 1.809434
2019-12-30 0.0450 0.942202
2019-09-20 0.0450 1.021246
2019-06-20 0.0400 0.895858
2019-03-20 0.0400 0.882594
2018-12-28 0.1940 5.002285
2018-06-14 0.8820 19.358095
2018-04-18 0.2450 4.982696
2017-12-28 0.2320 5.024150
2016-09-19 0.1400 4.530095
2016-06-16 0.1400 4.775554
2016-03-16 0.1400 4.913883
2015-12-29 0.1500 5.742409
2015-09-17 0.1600 5.612364
2015-06-18 0.1800 5.692941
2015-03-19 0.1900 6.093784
2014-12-29 0.2000 6.318343
2014-09-18 0.2600 7.070443
2014-06-19 0.2800 6.965120
2014-03-20 0.3100 6.892899
2013-12-27 0.3400 8.133721
2013-09-26 0.3600 7.209082
2013-06-26 0.3800 8.160736
2013-03-26 0.3900 7.015274
2012-12-27 0.3800 7.475633
2012-09-26 0.3800 7.469762
2012-06-27 0.4100 8.373990
2012-03-28 0.4300 7.371783
2011-12-28 0.5100 10.675503
2011-09-19 1.3330 22.580878
2011-06-28 0.5200 8.761297
2011-03-29 0.5100 8.454741
2010-12-17 0.4900 8.198678
2010-12-14 1.6590 28.005388
2010-09-10 0.4600 9.006535
2010-07-09 0.4400 10.417596
2010-04-09 0.4100 9.719779
2009-12-18 0.3600 9.059791
2009-09-11 0.3500 10.272576
2009-07-10 0.3600 10.813943
2008-12-24 0.7200 36.372168
2008-09-03 0.2000 6.534696
2007-12-26 1.9900 48.956654
2007-09-04 0.5200 14.608793
2006-12-18 0.8500 29.516839
2006-09-01 0.2700 10.076276
2005-12-19 3.0800 113.623396
2005-09-01 1.2600 56.114707
2004-12-17 1.8700 114.285546
2004-09-01 0.3600 24.611341
2003-12-19 0.3800 27.002235
2003-09-03 0.0700 6.319034
2002-12-19 0.0180 2.365500
2002-09-04 0.0700 9.609220
2001-12-26 0.1400 16.401863
2001-09-05 0.8700 102.307103
2000-12-26 0.0070 0.936415
2000-09-06 0.0400 4.655199
1999-12-13 0.6300 66.259306
1999-09-08 0.0200 2.164587
1998-12-29 0.7000 91.603591
1998-09-09 1.8200 315.302847
1997-12-29 3.1400 293.924335
1997-09-10 0.2600 19.485165
1996-12-27 0.8600 78.387881
1996-09-11 0.0300 2.572518
1995-12-27 0.8100 63.695574
1995-09-13 0.0600 5.347979
1994-12-21 0.3500 31.797020
1993-12-21 0.7255 76.653034
1992-12-21 0.8415 128.472107
1992-08-31 0.7690 103.176232
1991-12-18 1.4400 282.367797
1991-08-05 0.1385 27.906841
1990-12-17 0.6250 223.168061
1989-12-15 0.1700 68.614830
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.71
dividendYield 7.85
exDividendDate 2026-03-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.65
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.076023385
lastDividendValue 0.21
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-01-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7556468
Address1 1 George Street
All Time High 28.4375
All Time Low 4.26
Ask 9.01
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 141,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 175,113
Average Volume 175,113
Average Volume10Days 141,050
Beta 0.872
Bid 8.87
Bid Size 300
Book Value 7.632
City Edinburgh
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.04
Current Ratio 0.013
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 9.04
Day Low 8.66
Debt To Equity 8.714
Display Name abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund
Dividend Date 1,547,078,400
Dividend Rate 0.71
Dividend Yield 7.85
Earnings Growth 37.546
Earnings Quarterly Growth 29.836
Earnings Timestamp End 1,758,369,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,757,156,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 60.775
Enterprise Value 393,960,768
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.29
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 44 1224 647 010
Fifty Day Average 7.958
Fifty Day Average Change 1.0819998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13596378
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 75.56468
Fifty Two Week High 9.28
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.23999977
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025862046
Fifty Two Week Low 4.82
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8755186
Fifty Two Week Range 4.82 - 9.28
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 622,819,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.71
Free Cashflow 2,993,212
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 6,482,234
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000040000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.69504
Implied Shares Outstanding 40,601,424
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.21
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 805,939,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc is a closed ended balanced mutual fund and managed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of Chile. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up security selection approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI Chile Index. It conducts in-house research to create its portfolio. The fund was formerly known as Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc was formed on January 30, 1989 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 367,036,864
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_336908
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 95,564,168
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 367,036,872
Open 8.72
Operating Cashflow 97,971,144
Operating Margins 0.34102002
Payout Ratio 0.2838
Phone 44 1313 729 444
Post Market Change 0.05000019
Post Market Change Percent 0.55309945
Post Market Price 9.09
Post Market Time 1,776,469,621
Prev Name Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.
Previous Close 8.55
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1844864
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 56.62197
Profit Margins 14.74247
Quick Ratio 0.012
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.49
Regular Market Change Percent 5.73099
Regular Market Day High 9.04
Regular Market Day Low 8.66
Regular Market Day Range 8.66 - 9.04
Regular Market Open 8.72
Regular Market Previous Close 8.55
Regular Market Price 9.04
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 726,441
Return On Assets 0.00562
Return On Equity 0.31215
Revenue Growth -0.023
Revenue Per Share 0.16
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 40,601,424
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011
Shares Short 39,438
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 45,794
Short Name 27,762
Short Ratio 0.36
Source Interval 15
Symbol AEF
Total Cash 76,106
Total Cash Per Share 0.002
Total Debt 27,000,000
Total Revenue 6,482,234
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.65
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.076023385
Trailing Eps 2.29
Trailing P E 3.9475982
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.95695
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.0830498
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.29941997
Type Disp Equity
Volume 726,441
Website https://www.aberdeench.com
Zip EH2 2LL