Performance analysis of AEF (abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, AEF has had an average annual return of +35.97%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, AEF has had an average annual return of +11.06%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, AEF has had an average annual return of +13.38%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Jan 2, 2001, AEF has had an average annual return of +10.55%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +9.16% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48% | +50.18% | +9.38% | +7.11% | -29.67% | +3.38% | +11.61% | +22.81% | -16.01% | +57.62% | +14.48% | -16.83% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -21.33% | -21.97% | +10.82% | -25.28% | +48.62% | +94.68% | -51.32% | +45.97% | +2.36% | +60.36% | +16.35% | +101.34% |
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||
| -12.92% | +11.88% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.14% | +10.95% | -13.89% | +25.79% | +7.42% | +2.23% | +48% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.89% | -3.93% | -0.47% | +4.23% | +4.64% | +12.76% | +1.68% | +1.16% | +8.90% | +6.64% | -2.60% | +6.69% | +50.18% |
| 2024 | -5.87% | +4.78% | +2% | -0.59% | +2.39% | +4.70% | +0.36% | +1.98% | +6.19% | -4.35% | -2.78% | +0.95% | +9.38% |
| 2023 | +9.52% | -9.40% | +6.97% | -5.04% | -1.96% | +5.99% | +5.78% | -6.38% | -5.28% | -7.34% | +11.65% | +5.38% | +7.11% |
| 2022 | -0.50% | -8.50% | -4.11% | -13.59% | +0.85% | -4.57% | -0.36% | -3.82% | -11.64% | -5.46% | +18.48% | +2.14% | -29.67% |
| 2021 | +1.23% | +4.84% | +0.62% | -1.16% | +4.56% | +3.05% | -3.87% | +0.34% | -2.87% | +0% | -5.05% | +2.17% | +3.38% |
| 2020 | -2.76% | -9.04% | -22.27% | +8.11% | +1.25% | +7.45% | +8.76% | +2.28% | -3.07% | +0.31% | +16.15% | +9.86% | +11.61% |
| 2019 | +12.44% | +0.84% | +1.52% | +2.75% | -5.76% | +4.41% | -0.41% | -5.36% | +1.66% | +1.44% | +0.42% | +8.11% | +22.81% |
| 2018 | +5.71% | -3.29% | -1.04% | +2.03% | -4.12% | -9.37% | +2.71% | -3.90% | -0.72% | -7.00% | +5.02% | -2.18% | -16.01% |
| 2017 | +4.87% | +3.04% | +8.39% | +1.15% | -0.43% | +0.72% | +8.47% | +6.38% | +2.69% | +6.20% | -10.33% | +17.58% | +57.62% |
Drawdown analysis of AEF (abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the AEF was -64.06%, occurring on Jan 21, 2016. Recovery took 2456 trading sessions.
Since Jan 2, 2001 AEF has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 5 times
- 20% or more: 7 times
- 10% or more: 14 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -64.06% | Nov 9, 2010 | 1307 | Jan 21, 2016 | 2456 | Oct 27, 2025 | 3763 |
| -63.36% | Dec 31, 2007 | 195 | Oct 10, 2008 | 312 | Jan 8, 2010 | 507 |
| -33.51% | Mar 13, 2002 | 147 | Oct 10, 2002 | 164 | Jun 6, 2003 | 311 |
| -33.44% | Jan 13, 2004 | 81 | May 10, 2004 | 157 | Dec 23, 2004 | 238 |
| -31.83% | Jun 15, 2007 | 43 | Aug 16, 2007 | 94 | Dec 31, 2007 | 137 |
| -27.66% | Jan 5, 2006 | 109 | Jun 13, 2006 | 152 | Jan 24, 2007 | 261 |
| -26.74% | May 31, 2001 | 87 | Oct 9, 2001 | 98 | Mar 1, 2002 | 185 |
| -19.92% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 36 |
| -17.13% | Oct 30, 2003 | 8 | Nov 11, 2003 | 33 | Dec 30, 2003 | 41 |
| -15.51% | Feb 20, 2007 | 5 | Feb 27, 2007 | 46 | May 3, 2007 | 51 |
| -15.23% | Jan 19, 2010 | 88 | May 25, 2010 | 40 | Jul 22, 2010 | 128 |
| -12.31% | Jan 31, 2001 | 36 | Mar 23, 2001 | 47 | May 31, 2001 | 83 |
| -11.15% | Oct 4, 2005 | 8 | Oct 14, 2005 | 44 | Dec 16, 2005 | 52 |
| -10.12% | Feb 25, 2005 | 12 | Mar 15, 2005 | 69 | Jun 22, 2005 | 81 |
| -8.89% | May 11, 2026 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | 8 | Jun 1, 2026 | 14 |
| -8.02% | Oct 13, 2010 | 4 | Oct 19, 2010 | 13 | Nov 5, 2010 | 17 |
| -7.94% | Jun 12, 2003 | 12 | Jun 30, 2003 | 9 | Jul 14, 2003 | 21 |
| -7.29% | Nov 3, 2025 | 14 | Nov 21, 2025 | 12 | Dec 10, 2025 | 26 |
| -6.94% | Aug 9, 2005 | 8 | Aug 19, 2005 | 9 | Sep 1, 2005 | 17 |
| -6.42% | Aug 19, 2003 | 6 | Aug 27, 2003 | 9 | Sep 10, 2003 | 15 |
| -6.20% | Jan 3, 2005 | 16 | Jan 26, 2005 | 11 | Feb 10, 2005 | 27 |
| -5.74% | Sep 10, 2003 | 8 | Sep 22, 2003 | 7 | Oct 1, 2003 | 15 |
| -5.32% | May 25, 2007 | 2 | May 30, 2007 | 3 | Jun 4, 2007 | 5 |
| -4.67% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 6 | Dec 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -3.94% | Dec 27, 2005 | 1 | Dec 28, 2005 | 3 | Jan 3, 2006 | 4 |