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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Dividend Yield %

: 7.22% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund is 7.22%.

Warning Sign:

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

JEQ' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 0.99   Max: 26.56
Current: 7.22

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund was 26.56%. The lowest was 0.69%. And the median was 0.99%.

JEQ's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
61.13% of 1217 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.66 vs JEQ: 7.22

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc is 0.90, which seems too high.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund was 0.90. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.08.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund is 7.22%.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $0.21.

During the past 12 months, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -69.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 80.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 79.40% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund was 170.10% per year. The lowest was -7.70% per year. And the median was 87.45% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.92 0.85 4.69 25.72 8.09

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.69 18.47 25.72 8.05 8.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1102024-02-212024-02-222024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1002023-11-212023-11-222024-01-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1102023-08-232023-08-242023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1002023-05-182023-05-192023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.42/5.83
=7.20 %

Current Share Price is $5.83.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.42.

Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.44/5.83
=7.55 %

Current Share Price is $5.83.
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.11 * 4 = $0.44.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund  (NYSE:JEQ) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund (Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund Inc is a United States-based closed-end diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to outperform over the long term, on a total return basis (including appreciation and dividends), the Tokyo Stock Price Index ("TOPIX"). The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its assets, in equity securities of companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange or listed on the over-the-counter market in Japan or listed on other stock exchanges in Japan. The portfolio of investments is spread across Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Information Technology, Financials and other sectors.
Executives
Bill Maher director 600 WEST BROADWAY, 30TH FL., SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Katie Lynn Gebauer officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine A. Corey officer: Vice President 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ai Hua Aik other: Director of Investment Manager 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Brian Kordeck officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Chern Yeh Kwok officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Michael Marsico officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert W. Hepp officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Wonil Kim officer: Vice President C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILDADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Bird director 388 GREENWICH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter Gerald Malone director
Rene Buehlmann other: CEO/Director of Invest. Mngr. C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor officer: Vice President C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Matthew Keener officer: Assistant Secretary C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou officer: Vice President 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103