Does AEF pay a dividend?

Yes. abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 9.03% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.88 per share.

How much does AEF pay in dividends?

$0.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next AEF ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AEF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

AEF Dividend

abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.

AMEXFinancial ServicesStockData as of September 22, 2026

Dividend yield: 9.03%
Annual dividend: $0.88
Payout ratio: 0.16
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $9.74
Market cap: $395M

Is AEF a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is far above the marketAt 9.03%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.16 means roughly 16% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 18 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2022, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

AEF dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1989 to 2025.

Peak $2.06 in 2011Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for AEF, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 22, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.2600	Quarterly
June 23, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.2300	Quarterly
March 24, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.2100	Quarterly
December 31, 2025	January 12, 2026	$0.1800	Quarterly
September 23, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 23, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 25, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.1500	Quarterly
December 30, 2024	January 10, 2025	$0.1000	Quarterly
September 23, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 21, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 20, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.0900	Quarterly
December 28, 2023	January 10, 2024	$0.0900	Quarterly
September 21, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 22, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 23, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
December 29, 2022	January 11, 2023	$0.0900	Quarterly
September 22, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.1000	Quarterly
June 21, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.1100	Quarterly
March 23, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 29, 2021	January 11, 2022	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 17, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.1600	Quarterly
June 22, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.1600	Quarterly
March 23, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.0630	Semi-Annual
December 30, 2020	January 8, 2021	$0.1343	Special
September 18, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.0440	Quarterly
June 18, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.0427	Quarterly
March 19, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.0540	Quarterly
December 30, 2019	January 10, 2020	$0.0450	Quarterly
September 20, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.0450	Quarterly
June 20, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.0400	Quarterly
March 20, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.0400	Annual
December 28, 2018	January 10, 2019	$0.1942	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	June 28, 2018	$0.8820	Irregular
April 18, 2018	April 25, 2018	$0.2454	Quarterly
December 28, 2017	January 8, 2018	$0.2317	Irregular
September 19, 2016	September 28, 2016	$0.1400	Quarterly
June 16, 2016	June 30, 2016	$0.1400	Quarterly
March 16, 2016	March 28, 2016	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 29, 2015	January 12, 2016	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 17, 2015	September 28, 2015	$0.1600	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does AEF pay a dividend?: Yes. abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 9.03% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.88 per share.
How much does AEF pay in dividends?: $0.88 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next AEF ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for AEF. Dates appear here once the company declares them.