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Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu (Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu) Dividend Yield % : 0.51% (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu is 0.51%.

Warning Sign:

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ABE' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 2.21   Max: 3.95
Current: 0.51

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu was 3.95%. The lowest was 0.47%. And the median was 2.21%.

ABE's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.57 vs ABE: 0.51

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Oct. 2017 was 0.00.

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu was 2.85. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.12.

As of today (2024-05-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu is 1.01%.

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2017 was $0.00.

During the past 8 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu was 0.20% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was -31.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu'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 Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Dividend Yield % Chart

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Annual Data
Trend Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.91 1.23 1.80 - -

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Semi-Annual Data
Oct10 Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.80 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu'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 Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu's Dividend Yield % falls into.


Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu  (AMEX:ABE) 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 Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu (Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fu) Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Website
http://www.aberdeenabe.com
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Company Opportunities Fund Inc, formerly known as Aberdeen Emerging Markets Smaller Company Opportunities Fund Inc is a closed-end non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The company principally seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in equity securities of emerging market smaller company issuers. It invests most of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market smaller company issuers across various sectors, such as industrials, consumer discretionary, materials, financials, real estate, information technology and healthcare.
Executives
James Cattano director C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Enrique R Arzac director ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Alexander E Zagoreos director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Steven N Rappaport director C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET - 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS
City Of London Investment Management Co Ltd 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS
Lisa Bowley other: Director of Investment Adviser 1725 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Campbell Fleming other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Aron Mitchell other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine Malcolm other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Stephen Docherty other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Mandy Pike other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina officer: Vice President - Compliance 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Mccaffery director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Iain Plunkett director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103