AEF · abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.
abrdn Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund Inc (AEF)
What's happening
- AEF is up 0.00% today, trading at $9.58. — Live quote
- Volume today (1,445) is well below its 3-month average of 138,350. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-09-08, 5 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
Show Technical Analysis Breakdown ▾ 10 Indicators
Signals describe daily price patterns—not the company’s value and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Read several together; no single indicator predicts what happens next. “Overbought” and “oversold” are conditions, not promises of a reversal.
Indicators None active
Free IEX historical data only goes back to ~2021 — 5Y/Full show whatever's actually available, not a promise of that much history. Indicators are computed client-side from these same price bars; earnings markers ("E") come from Finnhub's free tier (~last 4 quarters + next upcoming) — older quarters aren't available. The move-highlight dots are a heuristic (|% change| vs rolling volatility) with a best-effort headline lookup, not a claim of causation.
Peer and sector context
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Net profit margin is 293.5%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +57.9%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Revenue growth is -34.6% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-01-02; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on AEF
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding AEF as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2018-05-03 to 2025-12-30
Recent transactions
- Most recent: Clark Anthony S. (Director) — Open market purchase of 1,500 shares on 2025-12-30.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Anthony S. | Director | Open market purchase | 2025-12-30 | 1,500 |
| Yao Nancy | Director | Open market purchase | 2025-05-12 | 1,000 |
| RAPPAPORT STEVEN N | Director | Disposition to issuer | 2025-02-27 | 31,757 |
| Maher Bill | Director | Open market purchase | 2024-08-23 | 931 |
| Porter Rahn K | Director | Open market purchase | 2021-04-26 | 5,793 |
| FOX LAWRENCE JOSEPH | Director | Open market sale | 2019-06-18 | 18,383 |
| Maasbach Nancy Yao | Director | Open market purchase | 2018-10-22 | 100 |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC | 10% owner | Open market sale | 2018-06-27 | 895,107 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Clark Anthony S. | Director | Open market purchase | 1,500 | $7.20 |
| 2025-05-12 | Yao Nancy | Director | Open market purchase | 1,000 | $5.40 |
| 2025-02-27 | RAPPAPORT STEVEN N | Director | Disposition to issuer | 31,757 | $6.07 |
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 12:10 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | 4 | 2025-12-30 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2025-06-11 | 4 | 2025-05-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2025-03-06 | 4 | 2025-02-27 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2024-12-16 | 8-K | 2024-12-10 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2024-08-27 | 4 | 2024-08-23 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2024-08-16 | 4 | 2024-08-14 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2021-04-28 | 4 | 2021-04-26 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2021-04-26 | 4 | 2021-04-22 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2021-04-21 | 4 | 2021-04-19 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2019-07-22 | 4 | 2019-06-18 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2018-10-24 | 4 | 2018-10-22 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2018-10-15 | 4 | 2018-10-11 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about AEF (abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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NXL:ASX Announcement - Change in substantial shareholding from AEF - 02 Sep 2026
Market Index · 2026-09-02 -
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Kalkine · 2026-09-01 -
Australian Ethical Investment (ASX:AEF) Delivers Record FY26 FUM and Profit: Is Earnings Momentum Building Beneath the Surface?
Kalkine · 2026-09-01 -
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Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-30 -
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SeekingAlpha · 2026-08-29 -
Australian Ethical Investment Ltd (ASX:AEF) (FY 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Profit ...
Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-25 -
Abrdn Emerging Markets Ex-China Fund, Inc. Q2 2026 Commentary
SeekingAlpha · 2026-08-21 -
AEF: Strong Results, Still Trading At A Deep Discount, But I'll Pass
Seeking Alpha · 2026-07-28
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