Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is a mutual fund, closed-end investment trust. It focuses on long-term growth of capital and seeks high current dividend income. The company was founded on May 11, 2006 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

AGD: This Global Dividend Fund Is Increasing Its Domestic Exposure

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.

abrdn Raises Distributions For AOD And AGD By 70%-Plus

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.

AGD: Decent Global Equity Income CEF, But Historical Performance Is Disappointing

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

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).

abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) and abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) Announce 70% Increase in Distribution Rate and Adoption of a 12% Managed Distribution Policy

abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund aims to capture more than its fair share of dividends via rotation among stocks. The fund aims to provide investors with regular income and long-term capital growth. We look at the setup and give you our take.

AGD: Global Equity Fund With An 8.5% Yield And A Large Discount

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

Aberdeen Standard Global Infr Inc Fd

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc

Aberdeen Global Income Fund

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc

India Fund Inc

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc

abrdn World Healthcare Fund 

Delaware Investments

This release provides an update to the performance tables regarding the IAF Estimated Amounts of Current Distribution per Share and Estimated Amounts of Fiscal Year to Date Cumulative Distributions per Share PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / February 13, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ACP),(NYSE:AGD),(NYSE:AOD),(NYSE:ASGI),(NYSE:AWP),(NYSE:IFN),(NYSE:JEQ) and (NYSE American:FAX),(NYSE American:FCO),(NYSE American:IAF),(NYSE American:THW),(NYSE American:VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on February 29, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of February 22, 2024 (ex-dividend date February 21, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of the abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund, Inc. (IFN) and the abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which will pay on March 28, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of February 22, 2024 (ex-dividend date February 21, 2024).

CORRECTION: abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

abrdn Life Sciences Investors 

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ACP)(NYSE:AGD)(NYSE:AOD)(NYSE:ASGI)(NYSE:AWP) and (NYSE American:FAX)(NYSE American:FCO)(NYSE American:THQ)(NYSE American:THW)(NYSE American: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 31, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of January 24, 2024 (ex-dividend date January 23, 2024). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount ACP NYSE abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund $ 0.1000 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 $ 0.1600 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 American abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $ 0.1125 THW NYSE American abrdn World Healthcare Fund $ 0.1167 VFL NYSE American abrdn National Municipal Income Fund $ 0.0375 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.

abrdn U.S. Closed End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

The abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund aims to provide investors with high current dividend income, with a focus on qualified dividend income. AGD has performed poorly on both an absolute basis and historical basis relative to global equity capitalization weighted index funds. AGD has a very high total annual operating expense ratio of 1.16%.

AGD: A High Fee Closed-End Fund To Avoid

Like most other closed end funds we have covered on this platform, this one too aims to provide high current income to its unitholders. Unlike several of them though, this fund is disciplined in its payout. We explore this fund and provide our thoughts.

AGD: A Solid Global Fund Avoiding Destructive ROC

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Blackrock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund Inc

19 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 12 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. Delaware/Abrdn mergers are closing this week.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup - March 5, 2023

Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund

Eagle Point Credit

Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund 

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund

Eagle Point Income Company Inc

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond & Opportunity Stategies Fund

Gabelli Multimedia Trust

Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

KKR Income Opportunities Fund

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc

MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund

Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc

Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc

Nuveen Dynamic Municipal Opportunities Fund

0 out of 22 closed-end fund sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. KIO rights offering results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: February 19, 2023

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust

Blackrock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BlackRock Utilities Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

Eagle Capital Growth Fund Inc

Gabelli Utility Trust

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.  

Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund, Inc.

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

Oxford Lane Capital

PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund

RENN Fund

1 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. Senior loans lead while real estate lags.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup:  February 12, 2023

Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund

BlackRock Science & Technology

Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Inc

Western Asset Global Corp Defined Opportunity Fund Inc

Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund

17 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. RSF offering results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: DEX Tender Offering Expires (February 5, 2023)

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

First Trust / Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II

PCM Fund

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund

Pimco Municipal Income Fund

Pimco Municipal Income Fund II

21 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 20 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: January 8, 2023

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

Calamos Convertible And High Income Fund

Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Inc

Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust

Pimco Municipal Income Fund III

3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: PIMCO Muni CEF Distribution Cuts (January 1, 2023)

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

Doubleline Opportunistic Credit Fund

BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. 

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund

Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust

Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust

OFS Credit Company Inc

2 out of 23 CEF sectors were positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors were positive on NAV last week. VFL offers tender results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: VFL Tender Results (December 18, 2022)

BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

Central and Eastern Europe Fund

Calamos Convertible Opportunities And Income Fund

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Credit Income 2024 Target Term Fund Inc

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

Pioneer Municipal High Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund

Pimco New York Municipal Income Fund

RiverNorth Flexible Muncpl Incme Fnd Inc

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Cohen & Steers Reit And Preferred Income Fund Inc

Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund

2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 4 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. DEX will merge with AGD.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: DEX Will Merge With AGD, Tender Next January (December 11, 2022)

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund III

Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

TCW Strategic Income Fund

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. All sectors were positive last week.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Special Distributions Coming Up (December 4, 2022)

The Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) is a closed-end fund that has been in the market since 2006. The fund's board of directors approved in August its merger with the Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund (DEX) and the Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund (DDF).

AGD: One Down, One More To Go

Some results of the abrdn/Delaware mergers are in. ACP and IVH will merge early next year.

Abrdn/Delaware Mergers: Results So Far

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

New American High Income Fund

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund

John Hancock Investors Trust

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund

Tortoise MLP Fund

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure

Virtus Total Return Fund

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Tortoise offer tender results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Tortoise Tender Results, NCZ Resumes Distributions (November 6, 2022)

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / November 9, 2022 / abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE:ACP) and abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) (each an "Acquiring Fund") announced that they each held a special meeting of shareholders on November 9, 2022 (each, a "Meeting") at which shareholders of the respective Acquiring Fund voted to approve the issuance of additional shares of such Fund in connection with the proposed reorganization of the applicable Delaware Management Company-advised closed-end fund, as noted below, with and into the Acquiring Fund. abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund ("ACP") As of the record date, August 11, 2022, ACP had outstanding 24,509,752 shares of common stock and 1,600,000 shares of outstanding preferred stock.

abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Results of Special Shareholder Meetings Relating to Proposed Reorganizations with Delaware Management Company-Advised Closed-End Funds

European Equity Fund

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust

Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

New Ireland Fund Inc

Madison Fund

Cohen And Steers Total Return Realty Fund

Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund

16 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 12 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Watch for overvalued CEFs as market volatility rises.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Tortoise Tender Offers Expiring (October 23, 2022)

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Gabelli Equity Trust

Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund

Putnam High Income Securities Fund

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Func Inc

0 out of 23 CEF sectors are positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors are positive on NAV over the last week. BlackRock CEFs are repurchasing their shares.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: BlackRock CEFs Repurchasing Shares (October 16, 2022)

On Aug. 11, the board of directors of the Delaware Investments Dividend & Income Fund (DDF) announced that the fund would be acquired by the Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD). This was one of several merger proposals announced by Macquarie Asset Management that included the Delaware funds along with one of their own funds, the Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund (MGU).

Equity CEFs: DDF Shareholders Got Thrown Under The Bus

News for Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund ETF (AGD)