Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund holds dividend-paying companies around the world. Shareholder cash can draw on dividends and investment results, while foreign markets and currencies affect the value behind the payment.
Business
Multi-asset CEF
Listing
AGD · New York Stock Exchange
Reporting period
2026-04-30
Dividend schedule
Monthly
How the business works
Company dividends become net investment income after fund costs. Realized share gains, losses and changes in NAV are separate parts of this global equity strategy, not extra net investment income.
Extras are shown separately and are not assumed to repeat.
Reported earnings
Each measure shown separately, per share
Net investment income$0.31
Nov 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2026
$0.00$0.31
Distribution yield11.98%Sourced distributions divided by dated market priceReported annual income yield5.76%Reported net investment income $0.6700 per share for 2024-11-01 to 2025-10-31, divided by approved 2025-10-31 market price $11.6300. Excludes capital gains; historical, not a current yield or forecast.Reported annual investment income$0.67Per share for 2025 FY. Excludes investment gains.Annual dividend$1.44Current regular payment annualized per share
Dividend payment history
Date or month
Per share
Sep 30, 2026
$0.12
Reported earnings and sources
Reported earnings for the latest four periods. Compare the same earnings measure across periods; different measures are not added together.
Cash distributions are the total paid per share during each reporting period, including any gains or return of capital. Period lengths may differ, so compare the dates before comparing amounts. Short periods are not annualized.
NAV change excludes distributions. Reported NAV total return includes reinvestment and is copied from the fund statement, not estimated by adding cash distributions to the NAV change.
How to read AGD income
Income from holdings, investment gains and the fund's expenses each affect what is available for distributions. The mix depends on the portfolio.
Follow cash payments and NAV together. Borrowing and holdings in other funds can add costs and amplify changes in portfolio value.
Income and distributions
Income and cash distributions per share for the same dated periods. Shorter periods are kept separate and are not annualized. Income from holdings, investment gains and the fund's expenses each affect what is available for distributions. The mix depends on the portfolio.
Financial snapshot: 2026-04-30. Research reviewed 2026-09-20. Compare results for the reporting periods shown. Historical results are not a forecast.
The assets it owns
$317.683 million net assetsInvestment mix at April 30, 2026
AGD portfolio composition at April 30, 2026.
Information technology26.2%
Financials16.3%
Industrials11.5%
Health care8.9%
Other equity sectors37.1%
Company rounded sector percentages of net assets. Other equity sectors combines communication services 7.9%, consumer staples 7.9%, utilities 7.2%, consumer discretionary 5.8%, energy 4.3%, materials 2.7%, and real estate 1.3%. Rounding applies.
Net realized and unrealized investment and currency gains$0.9300
Total distributions$0.7200
$0.00$1.00
For the six months ended April 30, 2026, AGD reported $0.31 of net investment income per share and $0.72 of distributions. Income covered part of the cash paid; stock results and distribution sources need their own review.
Portfolio dividends and interest, realized investment results and any option activity contribute to distribution resources after expenses. A declared distribution can include gains or return of capital as well as investment income; its amount is not an earnings figure.
The earnings available to shareholders depend on the cash generated by these activities after operating and financing costs. Portfolio gains, financing proceeds and recurring income should be evaluated separately.
The April 30, 2026 financial highlights report $2.193 million in line-of-credit borrowings and $317.683 million in net assets.
Financing can increase earning assets, but its cost reduces income available to common shareholders. When borrowing costs rise or portfolio income falls, the distribution can become harder to sustain.
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund reported $0.3100 per share for 2025-11-01 through 2026-04-30, measured as Fund net investment income per common share; actual reporting period, not annualized.
Actual per-share reporting period, without annualisation. Net investment income, realized gains, unrealized changes and cash distributions are different measures. This comparison is not the Fly High forward Dividend Coverage Ratio.
Losses or weaker cash generation in equity and debt investments can reduce the resources available for future distributions.
Watch for changes in the underlying exposure and the next reported results before treating the current payment as evidence of continuing earnings support.
A maintained payment can exceed investment results. Review NAV and reported income together rather than treating distribution yield as total return.
Watch for changes in the underlying exposure and the next reported results before treating the current payment as evidence of continuing earnings support.
Compare the next dated income and cash totals, then follow realized stock results, currency effects and NAV.
Net asset value (NAV)
NAV per share$11.66Sep 29, 2026Market price$11.80Sep 29, 2026PREMIUM / DISCOUNT TO NAV1.20% premiumCalculated from the displayed same-date values.
NAV is the fund's assets minus liabilities, divided by shares outstanding. All values are USD per share.
CEFConnect current common-share NAV and closing market price, both dated 2026-09-29. The published premium or discount agrees with the calculation within source rounding. Older audited NAV history remains unchanged.
Compare the next dated income and cash totals, then follow realized stock results, currency effects and NAV.
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U.S. federal
Dividend tax treatment
AGD paid regular distributions in 2025. a company notice suggested that one late-year payment may have included a return of capital, but the fund’s annual report ends in October. That leaves the calendar-year mix open. We would rather show you the clue and its limit than turn one payment into a claim about the whole year.
