The GDL Fund (GDL) Competitors $8.10 +0.04 (+0.43%) As of 02:25 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 GDL vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, THW, AVK, AFB, FINS, ARDC, and BGHShould you be buying The GDL Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GDL Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), and Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The GDL Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer GDL or AGD? In the previous week, The GDL Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The GDL Fund and 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat The GDL Fund's score of -0.11 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment The GDL Fund Neutral Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Is GDL or AGD more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The GDL FundN/A N/A N/A Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GDL or AGD? The GDL Fund received 14 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave The GDL Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe GDL FundOutperform Votes12260.10% Underperform Votes8139.90% Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Is GDL or AGD a better dividend stock? The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GDL or AGD? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe GDL Fund$6.22MN/AN/AN/AN/AAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats The GDL Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The GDL Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GDL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GDL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe GDL FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.15B$3.85B$18.97BDividend Yield0.05%4.46%4.21%4.02%P/E RatioN/A21.8213.0432.98Price / SalesN/A2,287.401,692.0928.04Price / CashN/A61.4750.4917.52Price / BookN/A1.143.414.49Net IncomeN/A$262.88M$1.25B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.93%1.54%1.31%0.94%1 Month Performance-1.76%10.18%12.79%-2.42%1 Year Performance3.64%2.81%12.85%4.78% The GDL Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GDLThe GDL FundN/A$8.11+0.4%N/A+3.5%$0.00$6.22M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.40-1.3%N/A+7.7%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.70-2.1%N/A+5.2%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$18.51-2.1%N/A-1.0%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088Negative NewsACPAbrdn Income Credit Strategies FundN/A$5.46-1.3%N/A-13.7%$0.00$79.30M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$10.42-1.1%N/A-14.2%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓AVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$10.59-1.8%N/A-3.5%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/AAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.04-1.2%N/A-1.0%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/ANegative NewsFINSAngel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term TrustN/A$12.71-1.5%N/A+6.4%$0.00$40.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$13.08-1.2%N/A-1.9%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBGHBarings Global Short Duration High Yield FundN/A$13.78-2.1%N/A+2.4%$0.00$44.14M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Competitors abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Competitors Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Competitors Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Competitors Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Competitors Advent Convertible and Income Fund Competitors AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Competitors Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust Competitors Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Competitors Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund Competitors 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:GDL) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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