abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common (AEF) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common
Symbol
AEF on NYSE
Shares outstanding
40,612,604
Price per share
$7.00
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
24,307,477
Total reported value
$157,511,822
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,385,420
Value change
-$8,854,363
Number of holders
61
Price from insider filings
$7.00
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common (AEF) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 30% -5% $65,627,584 -$3,529,911 12,175,804 -5.1% City of London Investment Management Company Limited 30 Jun 2025
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 10% +50% $27,080,160 +$9,289,242 4,179,037 +52% First Trust Portfolios L.P. 31 Oct 2025
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 7.7% -12% $20,220,497 -$3,023,924 3,120,447 -13% Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 30 Sep 2025
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 4.5% $11,005,537 2,278,579 Lazard Asset Management LLC 30 Sep 2024
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 4.8% $9,353,952 1,936,636 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 31 Mar 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 61 institutional investors reported holding 24,307,477 shares of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common (AEF). This represents 60% of the company’s total 40,612,604 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common (AEF) together control 59% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 30% 11,991,972 -1.5% 5.7% $77,707,979
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 7.7% 3,120,447 -4.2% 0.03% $20,220,497
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 4% 1,628,388 -7.1% 0.8% $10,551,954
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.6% 1,450,385 -1.9% 0.01% $9,398,495
MORGAN STANLEY 2.9% 1,190,439 +32% 0% $7,714,063
Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.6% 668,958 0.05% $4,334,000
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors 1.6% 646,985 -35% 3.4% $4,192,463
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.3% 523,744 -24% 0.19% $3,393,861
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 1% 404,938 -6.6% 0.01% $2,623,998
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.8% 323,726 +0.09% 0.52% $2,097,744
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% 229,768 -6.4% 0% $1,488,894
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.51% 206,730 -7.5% 0.01% $1,340,000
ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC 0.43% 175,241 -70% 0.14% $1,135,562
Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.42% 172,544 +7.1% 0.01% $1,118,082
Karpus Management, Inc. 0.4% 161,906 -69% 0.03% $1,049,151
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.35% 140,524 +28% 0% $910,526
North Ground Capital 0.34% 138,038 -52% 0.55% $894,486
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.29% 119,079 +38% 0% $771,632
TrueMark Investments, LLC 0.23% 94,662 0.11% $613,410
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.23% 94,331 +17% 0.21% $611,265
Alexander Randolph Advisory, Inc. 0.22% 90,102 -10% 0.48% $583,861
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.21% 83,725 +704% 0% $542,538
Quarry LP 0.2% 82,097 -70% 0.13% $531,989
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.16% 62,989 -8.7% 0% $408,000
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.12% 48,604 +0.23% 0% $314,958

Institutional Holders of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common (AEF) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 4,006,842 $28,051,096 -$3,403,427 $7.00 9
2025 Q3 24,307,477 $157,511,822 -$8,854,363 $6.48 61
2025 Q2 25,692,897 $152,630,786 -$5,322,658 $5.94 64
2025 Q1 26,618,998 $132,101,482 -$43,539,549 $4.96 61
2024 Q4 35,464,450 $184,114,952 -$2,849,859 $5.19 55
2024 Q3 35,822,774 $201,799,935 +$7,371,253 $5.64 47
2024 Q2 34,514,437 $182,265,338 +$1,293,688 $5.28 49
2024 Q1 34,201,489 $172,618,566 +$13,707 $5.05 46
2023 Q4 34,205,798 $174,820,517 +$6,718,698 $5.11 47
2023 Q3 32,642,061 $155,723,730 +$3,291,465 $4.77 46
2023 Q2 32,092,142 $166,445,283 +$749,877 $5.19 47
2023 Q1 31,946,475 $171,249,278 +$884,198 $5.36 48
2022 Q4 31,787,616 $163,559,989 +$748,053 $5.15 46
2022 Q3 31,644,457 $144,620,142 -$449,181 $4.58 49
2022 Q2 31,539,719 $174,466,725 -$98,191 $5.52 46
2022 Q1 31,776,228 $215,599,493 -$3,159,525 $6.77 48
2021 Q4 32,225,695 $255,864,000 -$47,188,342 $7.92 51
2021 Q3 33,091,056 $275,174,000 +$184,099 $8.32 46
2021 Q2 33,046,632 $298,915,000 +$8,253,837 $9.05 50
2021 Q1 32,150,379 $277,979,538 -$2,846,386 $8.65 50
2020 Q4 32,585,158 $266,150,000 +$4,607,662 $8.16 51
2020 Q3 31,856,396 $206,059,000 +$4,898,533 $6.48 47
2020 Q2 31,859,368 $192,854,000 +$6,224,249 $6.05 55
2020 Q1 30,185,689 $156,232,000 +$3,519,985 $5.18 56
2019 Q4 29,552,144 $225,322,000 +$12,519,705 $7.62 60
2019 Q3 27,673,779 $192,349,000 +$7,133,418 $6.96 55
2019 Q2 26,643,184 $194,577,620 -$52,213,379 $7.31 60
2019 Q1 33,791,970 $245,988,064 +$7,071,168 $7.27 67
2018 Q4 32,833,749 $208,755,272 +$4,276,888 $6.35 69
2018 Q3 32,013,341 $219,761,820 +$4,069,483 $6.86 79
2018 Q2 31,397,311 $219,603,055 +$195,334,538 $7.00 80
2018 Q1 3,430,491 $30,985,877 +$870,013 $9.03 29
2017 Q4 3,334,823 $29,779,646 +$3,033,066 $8.93 27
2017 Q3 3,003,134 $25,215,791 +$4,834,310 $8.39 27
2017 Q2 2,440,641 $17,284,000 +$4,042,152 $7.08 24
2017 Q1 1,873,685 $13,070,000 +$1,147,655 $6.98 26
2016 Q4 1,703,746 $10,151,960 +$1,471,741 $5.96 26
2016 Q3 1,472,784 $9,234,270 -$1,956,751 $6.27 27
2016 Q2 1,786,969 $11,168,250 +$247,095 $6.25 30
2016 Q1 1,763,231 $10,797,586 +$1,429,923 $6.01 28
2015 Q4 1,528,868 $8,471,904 +$1,083,604 $5.58 26
2015 Q3 1,214,931 $7,268,000 +$2,862,514 $5.98 25
2015 Q2 827,572 $5,912,474 +$712,713 $7.10 23
2015 Q1 795,679 $5,931,542 -$1,633,939 $7.45 25
2014 Q4 1,033,864 $7,688,401 +$1,778,076 $7.42 31
2014 Q3 690,955 $5,914,570 +$562,656 $8.55 23
2014 Q2 553,024 $5,595,178 +$4,430,436 $10.10 20
2014 Q1 122,259 $1,434,680 -$9,476,891 $11.75 23