Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details
The Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE: ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, THQ), (NYSE American: IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on June 30, 2025, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of June 23, 2025 (ex-dividend date June 23, 2025). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund Inc. (IFN) which paid on June 30, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of May 22, 2025 (ex-dividend date May 22, 2025).
Ticker Exchange Fund Amount
ASGI NYSE abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund $0.2100
HQH NYSE abrdn Healthcare Investors $0.5400
HQL NYSE abrdn Life Sciences Investors $0.4300
IAF NYSE American abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. $0.1200
IFN NYSE The India Fund, Inc. $0.4100
THQ NYSE abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund $0.1800
Each Fund has adopted a distribution policy to provide investors with a stable distribution out of current income, supplemented by realized capital gains and, to the extent necessary, paid-in capital. For the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund Inc. (IFN) the stock distributions were automatically paid in newly issued shares of the Fund unless otherwise instructed by the shareholder to be paid in cash. Shares of common stock were issued at the lower of the net asset value ("NAV") per share or the market price per share with a floor for the NAV of not less than 95% of the market price on June 17, 2025. The reinvestment prices per share for these distributions were as follows: $15.32 for abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH); $12.60 for abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL); $4.44 for abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and $15.94 for the India Fund, Inc. (IFN). Fractional shares were generally settled in cash, except for registered shareholders with book entry accounts at Computershare Investor Services who had whole and fractional shares added to their account. To have received the abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF) and the India Fund Inc. (IFN) quarterly distributions payable in June 2025 in cash instead of shares of common stock, for shareholders who hold shares in "street name," the bank, brokerage or nominee who holds the shares must have advised the Depository Trust Company as to the full and fractional shares for which they want the distribution paid in cash by June 16, 2025; and for shares that are held in registered form, written notification for the election of cash by registered shareholders must have been received by Computershare Investor Services prior to June 16, 2025. Under applicable U.S. tax rules, the amount and character of distributable income for each Fund's fiscal year can be finally determined only as of the end of the Fund's fiscal year.... Read more