Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF) Competitors $6.38 +0.10 (+1.51%) As of 01:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEF vs. AWF, BBDC, PFLT, BCSF, ASA, HQH, PHK, BTO, CGBD, and PDTShould you be buying Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund include AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), and John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund vs. Its Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund BARINGS BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance ASA Gold and Precious Metals abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (NYSE:AWF) and Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (NYSE:AEF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, AWF or AEF? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWF or AEF? 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AWF or AEF a better dividend stock? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Is AWF or AEF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AWF or AEF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund$43.16M6.00N/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer AWF or AEF? In the previous week, AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund and 2 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's score of 0.27 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$258.83M$1.46B$12.64B$21.54BDividend Yield9.00%4.63%5.48%3.56%P/E RatioN/A4,775.48240.0329.52Price / Sales6.001,976.2330.7259.57Price / CashN/A60.4719.6518.12Price / BookN/A1.362.294.62Net IncomeN/A$264.59M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-2.07%-0.32%-0.60%-0.40%1 Month Performance4.34%0.66%0.86%2.26%1 Year Performance10.68%7.19%539.70%12.18% Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEFAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income FundN/A$6.38+1.5%N/A+9.0%$258.83M$43.16M0.00N/APositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.35-0.6%N/A-0.8%$983.88MN/A0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementBBDCBARINGS BDC2.6767 of 5 stars$9.05-0.4%$9.67+6.9%-9.2%$954.84M$286.17M9.4226Positive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.9841 of 5 stars$9.48-0.3%$10.88+14.8%-20.2%$942.57M$89.89M6.77658Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.1276 of 5 stars$14.52+0.2%$16.50+13.6%-16.1%$940.59M$292.65M8.751,000Positive NewsASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$43.86+0.8%N/A+111.8%$936.31MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.97+0.1%N/A-4.4%$912.96MN/A0.00147,000PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.91-0.3%N/A-1.7%$843.74MN/A0.00147,000BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.21-0.1%N/A+10.6%$715.45MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7944 of 5 stars$13.25-0.3%$15.10+14.0%-25.6%$677.22M$232.59M11.04N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.34-0.1%N/A-1.2%$656.62M$108.25M0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AWF Alternatives BBDC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives BCSF Alternatives ASA Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives BTO Alternatives CGBD Alternatives PDT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEF) was last updated on 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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