IAF

abrdn Australia Equity Fund

IAF

Market cap $128M

Overview Fund Activity

4.63 USD

+0.01

0.22%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

0.22%

5 days

-0.22%

1 month

-0.64%

3 months

4.28%

6 months

12.38%

Year to date

9.72%

1 year

0.87%

5 years

1.31%

10 years

-15.51%

About: Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc is a non-diversified closed-end investment management company. With a core focus on long-term capital appreciation, it invests predominantly in equity securities listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Its secondary objective is current income, which it expects to derive from dividends and interest on Australian corporate and governmental securities. Its investment portfolio comprises diversified sectors that include Financials, Health Care, Materials, Information Technology, Real Estate, and other sectors.

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Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

275% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 4

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $30.3M [Q1] → $34.8M (+$4.42M) [Q2]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 [Q1] → 29 (+0) [Q2]

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 5

0.17% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.29% [Q1] → 28.11% (-0.17%) [Q2]

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ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DETAILS

PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ACP, AGD, AOD, ASGI, AWP, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ, THW and NYSE American: FAX, FCO, IAF, VFL), announced today that the closed end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on August 29, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of August 22, 2025 (ex-dividend date August 22, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), the abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), the abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund, Inc. (IFN) which will pay on September 30, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of August 22, 2025 (ex-dividend date August 22, 2025).

ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DETAILS

ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DETAILS

PHILADELPHIA , June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ), (NYSE American: IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on June 30, 2025, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of June 23, 2025 (ex-dividend date June 23, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund Inc. (IFN) which paid on June 30, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of May 22, 2025 (ex-dividend date May 22, 2025).

ABERDEEN INVESTMENTS U.S. CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE DISTRIBUTION PAYMENT DETAILS

IAF: Sell Australian Shares By May And Go Away, Avoid 'The Most Expensive Bank Ever'

abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc faces challenges due to high fees and a lack of significant deviation from the ASX200 index. Australian shares, particularly bank stocks, are overvalued with limited EPS growth, making IAF's high expense ratio difficult to justify. The current 10% discount to NAV is modest and unlikely to contract due to the fund's high costs and index-hugging strategy.

IAF: Sell Australian Shares By May And Go Away, Avoid 'The Most Expensive Bank Ever'

Aberdeen U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2025 / The Aberdeen U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, JEQ, THQ), (NYSE American:IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on March 31, 2025, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of March 25, 2025 (ex-dividend date March 25, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund Inc. (IFN) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which paid on March 31, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of February 21, 2025 (ex-dividend date February 21, 2025).

Aberdeen U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

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

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2025 / The abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, JEQ, THQ)(NYSE American:IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on January 10, 2025, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of December 30, 2024 (ex-dividend date December 30, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund Inc. (IFN) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which paid on January 10, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of November 21, 2024 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2024).

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

IAF: Risk-Reward Looks Better, But Limited Incentive Otherwise

The abrdn Australia Equity Fund's performance over the last 7 months has been quite lackluster and in contrast to the performance in the preceding 6 months. Australia's macroeconomic backdrop looks troubling with the recent weakness in the Aussie dollar prompting another spanner in the works. The fund's current discount to NAV is attractive by historical standards at -10.66%, but we have concerns over the fund's lack of distribution growth.

IAF: Risk-Reward Looks Better, But Limited Incentive Otherwise

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

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / September 30, 2024 / The abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, JEQ, THQ)(NYSE American:IAF), (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on September 30, 2024, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of September 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date September 23, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund Inc. (IFN) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which paid on September 30, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date August 23, 2024), and the abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) which paid on September 30, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of September 20, 2024 (ex-dividend date September 20, 2024).

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

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

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / August 9, 2024 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ACP)(NYSE:ASGI)(NYSE:AWP)(NYSE:HQH)(NYSE:HQL)(NYSE:IFN)(NYSE:JEQ)(NYSE:THQ)(NYSE:THW)(NYSE American:FAX)(NYSE American:FCO)(NYSE American:IAF)(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 August 30, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date August 23, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), the abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), the abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund, Inc. (IFN) and the abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which will pay on September 30, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of August 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date August 23, 2024).

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

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

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2024 / PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2024 / The abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ASGI)(NYSE:HQH)(NYSE:HQL)(NYSE:JEQ)(NYSE:THQ)(NYSE:THW)(NYSE American:IAF), (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on June 28, 2024, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of June 21, 2024 (ex-dividend date June 21, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which will pay on June 28, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024 (ex-dividend date May 22, 2024).

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

abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 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) and (NYSE American:AEF) announced they each held their Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meetings") on May 16, 2024. At the Meetings, shareholders of the respective Funds voted on the proposals set forth below: abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. ("FAX") As of the record date, April 1, 2024, FAX had outstanding 247,695,769 shares of common stock.

abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

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