AOD News and Press, Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund From 05/30/25

2025-05-30 22:50:00 ET Summary The Fund underperformed the benchmark over the quarter due to both sector allocation and stock selection. We made two new initiations and sold one holding during the quarter. Macroeconomic volatility remains elevated, as US trade policy continues...

2025-05-30 11:45:00 ET Summary The abrdn High Income Opportunities Fund returned 0.88% (Institutional Class shares, net of fees), underperforming the I.C.E. BofA US High Yield Index, which returned 0.94% during the quarter. The building materials sector was a notable detractor fro...

2025-05-30 11:35:00 ET Summary The equity portion of the Fund rose (gross of fees) but underperformed its benchmark over the quarter. During the first quarter of 2025, we made several changes to the portfolio. Against a backdrop of lingering inflationary pressures and a relati...

2025-05-30 09:05:00 ET Summary The equity portion of the Fund fell (gross of fees) and underperformed its benchmark over the quarter. During the first quarter of 2025, we made several changes to the portfolio. The top three detractors were Sarepta Therapeutics, Regeneron Pharm...

2025-05-30 09:00:00 ET Summary The Fund returned 0.77% for the three-month period ending 30 April 2025, underperforming the 1.47% return of its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index, largely due to stock selection. At the stock level, the Fund’s overweigh...

2025-05-30 08:40:00 ET Summary The abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund outperformed its benchmark in the first quarter of 2025. The tariff announcements proved more detrimental to growth and more inflationary than expected. We remain positive on global equities, particular...

2025-05-30 08:30:00 ET Summary The abrdn Global Infrastructure Fund outperformed its benchmark in the first quarter of 2025. Global equity markets ended lower over the quarter. The tariff announcements proved more detrimental to growth and more inflationary than expected. ...

2025-05-30 07:40:00 ET Summary The abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund outperformed its benchmark over the three-month period ending 30 April 2025 due to stock selection and, to a lesser extent, sector allocation. Global equity markets ended lower over the period, weighed down by m...

2025-05-30 07:35:00 ET Summary The Fund fell (gross of fees) but outperformed the Russell 2000 Index. US small caps ended the quarter notably down and generated a lower return than the broader US equities asset class, which also fell. We initiated Mueller Water Products, a lea...

2025-05-29 10:20:00 ET Summary The Fund returned 0.26% over the quarter, lagging the benchmark by 267 basis points. Negative stock selection in China and Taiwan were the key drivers of the underperformance, while selection effects in India added value. Consensus heading into 2...