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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Forward Dividend Yield % : 2.16% (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Aberdeen Singapore Fund Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-26), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Singapore Fund is 2.16%.

As of today (2024-05-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Singapore Fund is 2.16%.

SGF's Forward Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.83 vs SGF: 2.16

Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2017 was $0.02.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward 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 Singapore Fund's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Aberdeen Singapore Fund Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Aberdeen Singapore Fund  (NYSE:SGF) Forward 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.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Business Description

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Aberdeen Singapore Fund Inc is a closed-end fund. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, which it seeks through investment in Singapore equity securities.
Executives
David G Harmer director ONE EVERTRUST PLAZA, DAIWA SECURITIES TRUST CO, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Guet Tay Kheng other: Director of Investment Manager 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina officer: Vice President - Compliance 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Terence Lim other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILIADELPHIA PA 19103
Flavia Cheong other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Moritz A Sell director C/O USBANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 E WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Hui Lin Ng other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Lim Sock-hwei other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Beverley Hendry officer: Vice President C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Narracott other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Victor Rodriguez other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sharon Ferrari officer: Assistant Secretary 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala officer: Vice President & Deputy CCO 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ian Macdonald other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
John O'keefe officer: Assistant Treasurer 1735 MARKET ST, 32ND FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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