The India Fund

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2025 / The abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (NYSE:ASGI, HQH, HQL, IFN, JEQ, THQ)(NYSE American:IAF) (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on January 10, 2025, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of December 30, 2024 (ex-dividend date December 30, 2024). These dates apply to the Funds listed below with the exception of abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (IAF), the India Fund Inc. (IFN) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) which paid on January 10, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of November 21, 2024 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2024).» Mehr auf accesswire.com

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.» Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

After three successive years of outperforming global stocks, The India Fund (IFN) is on course to reverse that narrative. Relative to the rest of the globe, India's growth prospects still look alluring, but relative to its own lofty standards, questions may be asked. The INR keeps dropping to record lows every other week, and this may dampen enthusiasm from foreign institutions.» Mehr auf seekingalpha.com