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Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc (IAF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Sydney, Australia | NYSE American
13.26 USD +0.22 (1.687%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT

The stock has shown a relatively stable price movement over the last 14 days, with a slight upward trend, but the overall momentum is weak. The current price is near the 52-week low, and the stock has a high dividend yield of 11.35%, which suggests potential for income generation. However, the payout ratio is over 100%, indicating that the company may be distributing more than it earns, which could be a red flag for sustainability. The negative earnings growth and revenue growth, along with a high debt-to-equity ratio, suggest financial stress. The forecasting model indicates a slight downward trend in the short term, which may not be favorable for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the fundamentals appear weak, and the stock may not be a good buy-and-hold opportunity. Dividend investors may find the yield attractive, but the payout ratio and sustainability of dividends should be closely monitored.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.052659
AutoARIMA0.052861
AutoTheta0.053001
AutoETS0.053010

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.144
Excess Kurtosis -1.26
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 6.979
Revenue per Share 0.453
Market Cap 127,062,272
Trailing P/E 9.14
Beta 1.14
Profit Margins 313.80%
Website https://www.aberdeeniaf.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.57% 11.50% 13.25% 14.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-20 0.360 2.565930
2025-11-21 0.380 3.128916
2025-08-22 0.360 2.735372
2025-05-22 0.360 3.071686
2025-02-21 0.360 3.143996
2024-11-21 0.390 3.314324
2024-08-23 0.360 3.141569
2024-05-22 0.360 3.409053
2024-02-21 0.360 3.675238
2023-11-21 0.330 3.581244
2023-08-23 0.360 3.877027
2023-05-18 0.390 4.105987
2023-02-17 0.390 3.766205
2022-11-21 0.360 3.845745
2022-08-23 0.390 3.909357
2022-05-19 0.450 4.072633
2022-02-18 0.450 4.138127
2021-11-18 0.480 4.187793
2021-08-19 0.480 4.108729
2021-05-20 0.450 3.955972
2021-02-18 0.450 4.717771
2020-11-19 0.390 4.480039
2020-08-20 0.360 4.601358
2020-05-20 0.360 5.457055
2020-03-19 0.420 8.108717
2019-12-30 0.420 5.178377
2019-09-20 0.420 5.526726
2019-06-20 0.420 5.463171
2019-03-20 0.450 6.086923
2018-12-28 0.450 7.011159
2018-09-21 0.480 6.201187
2018-06-20 0.480 6.149079
2018-03-16 0.480 6.190389
2017-12-28 0.480 6.228884
2017-09-21 0.480 6.550641
2017-06-16 0.480 6.827572
2017-03-16 0.480 7.089323
2016-12-28 0.480 8.014086
2016-09-19 0.480 8.189906
2016-06-16 0.480 8.522707
2016-03-16 0.510 9.337874
2015-12-29 0.540 10.240156
2015-09-17 0.570 11.055158
2015-06-18 0.600 10.013038
2015-03-19 0.630 9.862432
2014-12-29 0.660 11.155642
2014-09-18 0.660 9.536482
2014-06-19 0.660 9.021821
2014-03-20 0.690 10.053507
2013-11-14 0.750 9.544797
2013-09-26 0.750 9.428739
2013-06-26 0.780 11.188794
2013-03-26 0.750 9.277407
2012-12-27 0.750 10.359988
2012-09-26 1.251 18.046649
2012-06-27 0.780 12.179975
2012-03-28 0.840 12.449779
2011-12-28 0.870 15.398790
2011-09-28 0.870 14.609911
2011-06-28 0.870 12.293768
2011-03-29 0.840 11.977836
2010-12-28 0.840 12.512441
2010-09-28 0.810 12.526450
2010-06-28 0.810 15.192610
2010-03-29 0.750 11.750432
2009-12-29 0.660 10.545786
2009-09-28 0.600 10.019077
2009-06-26 0.690 14.907874
2009-03-27 0.840 24.658143
2008-12-29 0.990 31.053572
2008-09-26 1.200 22.731608
2008-06-26 1.230 18.448813
2008-03-27 1.230 19.264662
2007-12-27 1.860 26.261664
2007-09-26 1.080 15.836791
2007-06-27 1.020 15.915027
2007-03-28 0.990 17.849647
2006-12-27 0.480 9.348400
2006-11-30 0.960 18.257161
2006-09-27 0.960 20.552248
2006-06-28 0.930 21.174102
2006-03-29 0.900 19.502712
2005-12-28 1.350 30.648955
2005-09-28 0.840 20.050557
2005-06-28 0.780 20.246623
2005-03-29 0.780 21.784038
2004-12-29 0.750 21.522970
2004-09-28 0.720 26.542098
2004-06-28 0.690 27.898071
2004-03-29 0.660 25.554803
2003-12-29 0.270 10.883489
2003-09-26 0.075 3.644756
2003-06-26 0.075 3.886750
2003-03-27 0.075 4.601828
2002-12-27 0.285 18.314582
2002-09-26 0.180 12.372338
2002-06-26 0.075 4.653750
2002-03-26 0.075 4.894059
2001-12-27 0.444 31.672212
2001-09-26 0.459 37.001327
2001-06-27 0.489 32.757130
2001-03-28 0.510 39.783894
2000-12-27 0.570 42.155991
2000-09-27 0.570 43.091162
2000-06-28 0.600 42.381280
2000-03-29 0.630 42.238670
1999-12-29 0.633 40.850392
1999-09-28 0.618 39.996878
1999-06-28 0.600 39.567033
1999-03-29 0.600 42.628012
1998-12-29 0.600 51.479086
1998-09-28 0.615 56.663255
1998-06-26 0.660 58.720744
1998-03-27 0.684 52.874903
1997-12-29 0.699 61.771704
1997-06-26 0.270 19.952646
1996-12-27 0.795 59.355630
1996-06-26 0.345 25.277900
1995-12-27 1.032 84.686424
1995-06-28 0.330 29.575277
1994-12-23 0.225 18.942708
1994-06-24 0.360 24.733179
1993-12-27 0.279 18.511032
1993-06-24 0.240 19.103230
1992-12-24 0.279 27.172120
1992-06-24 0.390 31.696516
1991-12-23 0.465 40.521022
1991-06-24 0.645 61.606132
1990-12-24 0.630 69.159733
1990-06-25 0.930 90.969238
1989-12-22 0.915 98.787506
1989-06-27 0.465 50.442521
1988-12-22 0.216 23.525132
1988-06-28 0.210 21.746244
1987-12-16 3.000 391.457378
1987-05-26 0.300 25.363852
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.46
dividendYield 11.2
exDividendDate 2026-02-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.46
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.11196319
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-02-20
dividendDate 2019-01-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.0866667
Address1 255 George Street
All Time High 56.97
All Time Low 8.97
Ask 13.34
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 44,370
Average Daily Volume3 Month 40,401
Average Volume 40,401
Average Volume10Days 44,370
Beta 1.143
Bid 13.25
Bid Size 100
Book Value 14.981
City Sydney
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,419,984,000
Country Australia
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 13.26
Current Ratio 0.059
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 13.4099
Day Low 13.26
Debt To Equity 6.979
Display Name Abrdn Australia Equity Fund
Dividend Date 1,547,078,400
Dividend Rate 1.46
Dividend Yield 11.2
Earnings Growth -0.172
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.14
Earnings Timestamp End 1,752,264,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,751,918,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 30.981
Enterprise Value 131,727,136
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.1224
Fifty Day Average Change 0.13759995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010485882
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.66667
Fifty Two Week High 14.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2799997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08803299
Fifty Two Week Low 11.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12755102
Fifty Two Week Range 11.76 - 14.54
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 503,591,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.26
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,251,912
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0001
Held Percent Institutions 0.29331
Implied Shares Outstanding 9,582,373
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Last Dividend Value 0.36
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 1,761,177,600
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited. The fund is managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Australia. The fund makes its investments in firms operating across diversified sectors. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach with focus on factors like growth prospects, competitive positions in domestic and export markets, technology, research and development, productivity, labor and raw material costs, profit margins, return on investment, capital resources, quality of management, and government regulation to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P ASX 200 Accumulation Index. It also uses proprietary research to create its portfolio. The Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc. was previously known as The First Australia Fund, Inc. Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc was formed in September 30, 1985 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc
Market us_market
Market Cap 127,062,272
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6185789
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 13,342,300
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 124,954,143
Open 13.17
Operating Margins 0.43546
Payout Ratio 1.0138
Previous Close 13.04
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.88512117
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 29.88356
Profit Margins 3.1379502
Quick Ratio 0.055
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.22000027
Regular Market Change Percent 1.6871186
Regular Market Day High 13.4099
Regular Market Day Low 13.26
Regular Market Day Range 13.26 - 13.4099
Regular Market Open 13.17
Regular Market Previous Close 13.04
Regular Market Price 13.26
Regular Market Time 1,776,444,308
Regular Market Volume 10,477
Return On Assets 0.008640001
Return On Equity 0.09633
Revenue Growth -0.071
Revenue Per Share 0.453
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 9,582,373
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0013
Shares Short 1,173
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,769,731,200
Shares Short Prior Month 20,286
Short Name 61,617
Short Ratio 0.3
Source Interval 15
State NSW
Symbol IAF
Total Cash 562,349
Total Cash Per Share 0.06
Total Debt 9,819,749
Total Revenue 4,251,912
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.46
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.11196319
Trailing Eps 1.45
Trailing P E 9.144828
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.35095
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.09095001
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0068122502
Type Disp Equity
Volume 10,477
Website https://www.aberdeeniaf.com
Zip 2,000