10 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 5 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund is jumping on the CLO bandwagon. CLM/CRF announces a rights offering.

AGD offers a high dividend yield of 14.5% and monthly distributions, making it attractive for income-focused investors, especially retirees. The fund's performance is heavily reliant on bullish market momentum, with recent declines creating a potential buying opportunity at a discount to NAV. AGD's portfolio is diversified globally, with significant exposure to technology, financials, and healthcare sectors, but lacks option strategies to mitigate volatility.

The abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund offers a high yield of 12.94%, making it attractive for income-seeking investors amidst inflation concerns. The fund has a considerably higher yield than most of its peers, but the distribution was fully covered in the most recent year. The fund's increasing exposure to U.S. equities is a questionable decision given high domestic valuations and lower yields than available abroad.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:AGD, AOD, ASGI, AWP, THQ, THW and NYSE American:AEF, FAX, FCO, VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on January 10, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of December 30, 2024 (ex-dividend date December 30, 2024). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount AEF NYSE American abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.1000 AGD NYSE abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.1100 AOD NYSE abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.1000 ASGI NYSE abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund $ 0.2000 AWP NYSE abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund $ 0.0400 FAX NYSE American abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.1650 FCO NYSE American abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.0700 THQ NYSE abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $ 0.1800 THW NYSE abrdn World Healthcare Fund $ 0.1167 VFL NYSE American abrdn National Municipal Income Fund $ 0.0500 At the end of each calendar year, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of each fund's distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the prior calendar year.

The abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund offers an incredibly high yield for an equity fund, which may entice some investors. The fund has failed to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index or the MSCI World Index over the past three months, even when we consider the distributions. The fund claims to invest at least 40% of its assets internationally, but it is currently below that and its international diversification appears to be weakening.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / September 11, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:AGD,AOD,AWP, THQ, THW)(NYSE American:AEF, FAX,), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on September 30, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of September 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date September 23, 2024). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount AEF NYSE American abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.1000 AGD NYSE abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.1100 AOD NYSE abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.1000 AWP NYSE abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund $ 0.0400 FAX ¹ NYSE American abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.1650 THQ NYSE abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $ 0.1800 THW NYSE abrdn World Healthcare Fund $ 0.1167 ¹ In connection with the reverse stock split, the Fund's fixed monthly distribution will be adjusted from $0.0275 per share to $0.165 per share, beginning with this distribution.

Another day, another family of CEF funds raises their distributions dramatically, this time by 70%-plus. But why now when it looks as though interest rates have peaked and will be coming down? Well, one reason is the competition from other CEFs and now ETFs offering ridiculously high annualized yields to income-hungry investors trying to keep up with inflation.

The abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund focuses on providing income-focused investors exposure to equity markets to protect against inflation. The fund offers an attractive 8.13% yield, but underperforms peers in terms of yield and share price performance. The fund invests primarily in common stocks, but it is heavily weighted to the United States. This could be a risk right now.

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / August 8, 2024 / abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) (collectively, the "Funds") each, a closed-end management investment company, announced today its Board of Trustees (each a "Board" and collectively, the "Boards") have each approved the implementation of a managed distribution policy which will pay monthly, 12% of the average daily NAV for the previous month as of the month-end prior to declaration ("Managed Distribution Policy"). The new Managed Distribution Policy will commence with the distributions payable on August 30, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date August 23, 2024).

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:AGD, AOD, ASGI, AWP, THQ, THW)(NYSE American:FAX, FCO, VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on July 31, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of July 24, 2024 (ex-dividend date July 24, 2024). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount AGD NYSE abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.0650 AOD NYSE abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.0575 ASGI NYSE abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund $ 0.2000 AWP NYSE abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund $ 0.0400 FAX NYSE American Abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.0275 FCO NYSE American abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.0700 THQ NYSE abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $ 0.1800 THW NYSE abrdn World Healthcare Fund $ 0.1167 VFL NYSE American abrdn National Municipal Income Fund $ 0.0450 At the end of each calendar year, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of each fund's distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the prior calendar year.