Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (AEF) Competitors $6.18 -0.02 (-0.32%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.18 +0.00 (+0.08%) As of 07/24/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEF vs. AWF, HQH, PHK, ASA, BTO, CGBD, PDT, DSU, PEO, and ECCShould 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), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), and Eagle Point Credit (ECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund vs. Its Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. 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 7.2%. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Does the media prefer AWF or AEF? In the previous week, Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund had 3 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund and 0 mentions for AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund. Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Neutral Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in AWF or AEF? 73.9% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AWF or AEF? AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund has a beta of 0.73, meaning 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, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 higher 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$20.73M12.10N/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund beats AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund on 7 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$250.91M$1.31B$12.32B$21.15BDividend Yield8.22%4.38%5.53%3.58%P/E RatioN/A22.4619.0627.76Price / Sales12.102,382.4926.0458.58Price / CashN/A60.7121.8423.00Price / BookN/A1.222.274.67Net IncomeN/A$264.35M$998.01M$993.85M7 Day Performance1.64%0.10%0.88%1.48%1 Month Performance7.48%2.16%4.39%5.79%1 Year Performance19.88%7.14%540.85%11.41% 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$6.18-0.3%N/A+18.6%$250.91M$20.73M0.00N/APositive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.00flatN/A+4.6%$948.53MN/A0.00N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.97+2.0%N/A-12.2%$860.18M$11.71M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.84+1.0%N/A+1.3%$830.02M$99.89M0.00147,000ASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$34.32+2.4%N/A+75.6%$738.57MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$36.40+0.6%N/A+13.6%$718.54MN/A0.002,719CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.6702 of 5 stars$13.99+1.5%$14.75+5.4%-22.5%$712.89M$83.75M10.36N/APositive NewsPDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.31+1.0%N/A+12.6%$654.67MN/A0.00147,000Positive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.53-0.1%N/A-3.4%$573.58M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.68+0.5%N/A-5.8%$569.69M$34.82M0.0018Positive NewsDividend IncreaseECCEagle Point Credit2.0569 of 5 stars$7.39+1.2%$8.67+17.4%-31.1%$568.26M$97.61M-18.46N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AWF Alternatives HQH Alternatives PHK Alternatives ASA Alternatives BTO Alternatives CGBD Alternatives PDT Alternatives DSU Alternatives PEO Alternatives ECC 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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