In plain terms — abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund
Shares currently cost about 10.9% less than the value of the assets behind them (a discount).
Over the past year it has averaged a 9.0% discount, so today's level is somewhat high for this fund (Z-score +1.3). That describes the past; it does not predict where the discount goes next.
It pays regular distributions worth about 12.0% a year of the share price (10.7% of the assets). That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back.
Because the shares trade below the value of their assets, each dollar of reinvested distributions buys about $1.12 of assets — a ReinvestCapture™ rate of 13.5%, more than the payout rate itself. That is buying power, not a return.
The assets themselves grew 48.2% over the past year including distributions (NAV total return).
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -7.91% | 1.73% | +0.71 | 55 |
| 6 months | -8.37% | 1.76% | +0.96 | 107 |
| 1 year | -8.97% | 1.71% | +1.33 | 205 |
| 3 years | -12.20% | — | — | — |
| 5 years | -12.18% | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount -6.69% (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV Oct 13, 2026). 1-year range -12.36% to -4.53%. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -8.46% | -2.10% | +26.71% | +36.46% | +23.81% | +1.36% |
| Market price total return | -6.04% | +0.49% | +37.06% | +51.40% | +35.80% | +10.55% |
| NAV return | -4.24% | -2.41% | +27.39% | +34.81% | +20.46% | +0.80% |
| NAV total return | -1.87% | 0.00% | +36.82% | +48.21% | +30.72% | +8.81% |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
The Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc, managed by Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, functions as a closed-end balanced mutual fund. It primarily allocates capital to public equity and fixed income markets within Chile, aiming for diversified exposure across companies in various sectors. The fund constructs its portfolio using a disciplined process of fundamental analysis and bottom-up security selection, which is informed by proprietary internal research. Its investment performance is measured against the MSCI Chile Index. Established on January 30, 1989, this U.S.-domiciled fund was previously known as Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.
CEF Explorer research page for abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.