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GDL vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, ACP, and THW

Should you buy The GDL Fund stock or one of its competitors? The GDL Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP), and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does The GDL Fund compare to Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund?

The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) and Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 1 more articles in the media than The GDL Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for The GDL Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat The GDL Fund's score of 0.00 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

The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The GDL Fund$8.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$75.72MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats The GDL Fund on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The GDL Fund compare to abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund?

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (NYSE:AWP) and The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund$60.73MN/AN/AN/AN/A
The GDL Fund$8.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A N/A N/A
The GDL Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The GDL Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Neutral
The GDL Fund Neutral

Summary

abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund beats The GDL Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The GDL Fund compare to Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund?

The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) and Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (NYSE:THQ) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The GDL FundN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, The GDL Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The GDL Fund Neutral
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The GDL Fund$8.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund-$28.02MN/AN/AN/AN/A

The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%.

Summary

The GDL Fund and Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund tied by winning 1 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The GDL Fund compare to Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund?

The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) and Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE:ACP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.7%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The GDL Fund$8.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund$85.32MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The GDL FundN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, The GDL Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The GDL Fund Neutral
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Neutral

Summary

Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund beats The GDL Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The GDL Fund compare to Abrdn World Healthcare Fund?

The GDL Fund (NYSE:GDL) and Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (NYSE:THW) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, The GDL Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Abrdn World Healthcare Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The GDL Fund Neutral
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The GDL Fund$8.43MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund$86.53MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The GDL FundN/A N/A N/A
Abrdn World Healthcare Fund N/A N/A N/A

The GDL Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Abrdn World Healthcare Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%.

Summary

Abrdn World Healthcare Fund beats The GDL Fund on 2 of the 2 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GDL vs. The Competition

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MetricThe GDL FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$5.69B$14.24B$23.66B
Dividend Yield0.05%7.42%5.89%3.73%
P/E RatioN/A31.5926.2429.33
Price / SalesN/A1,258.54515.1120.85
Price / CashN/A48.0730.8419.95
Price / BookN/A3.602.804.83
Net IncomeN/A$419.48M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.06%7.33%4.03%0.43%
1 Month Performance-0.13%0.27%1.55%-0.78%
1 Year Performance-2.32%5.60%11.15%12.82%

The GDL Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GDL
The GDL Fund
N/A$8.42
-0.1%		N/A-2.3%$0.00$8.43MN/A147,000
AGD
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund
N/A$12.24
-0.2%		N/A+0.1%$0.00$75.72MN/AN/A
AWP
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund
N/A$11.49
+0.7%		N/A-4.2%$0.00$60.73MN/AN/A
THQ
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
N/A$19.92
+0.6%		N/A+15.4%$0.00-$28.02MN/A1,088
ACP
Abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund
N/A$5.01
-1.6%		N/A-15.9%$0.00$85.32MN/AN/A

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This page (NYSE:GDL) was last updated on 9/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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