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

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

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
AEF on NYSE
Shares outstanding
40,601,811
Price per share
$7.61
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
23,487,948
Total reported value
$164,456,974
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,028,787
Value change
-$6,948,351
Number of holders
62
Price from insider filings
$7.61
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common Stock (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 28% -6.7% $79,579,549 -$5,651,079 11,368,507 -6.6% City of London Investment Management Company Limited 31 Dec 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% $11,734,682 2,278,579 Lazard Asset Management LLC 30 Sep 2024
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 4.8% $9,973,675 1,936,636 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 31 Mar 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 62 institutional investors reported holding 23,487,948 shares of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common Stock (AEF). This represents 58% of the company’s total 40,601,811 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. - Common Stock (AEF) together control 57% 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 28% 11,368,507 -5.2% 6% $79,579,549
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 7% 2,840,745 -9% 0.03% $19,885,215
MORGAN STANLEY 4.3% 1,756,326 +48% 0% $12,294,287
1607 Capital Partners, LLC 3.7% 1,518,526 -6.7% 0.72% $10,629,682
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 3.6% 1,444,413 -0.41% 0.02% $10,110,891
Penserra Capital Management LLC 1.8% 737,157 +10% 0.06% $5,160,000
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors 1.1% 451,709 -30% 2.5% $3,161,966
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 1% 404,938 0% 0.01% $2,834,566
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.8% 323,726 0% 0.55% $2,266,082
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% 266,786 -49% 0.09% $1,867,502
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.54% 220,877 -3.9% 0% $1,546,141
PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 0.48% 195,847 -5.3% 0.01% $1,371,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.48% 194,843 +64% 0% $1,363,901
Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.44% 178,544 +3.5% 0.01% $1,249,805
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.42% 171,690 +105% 0.01% $1,201,830
North Ground Capital 0.38% 152,370 +10% 0.53% $1,066,590
LPL Financial LLC 0.35% 143,509 +313% 0% $1,004,565
EVOLVE PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC 0.27% 109,043 0% 0.05% $782,929
Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.25% 100,000 0.12% $700,000
TrueMark Investments, LLC 0.24% 97,049 +2.5% 0.13% $679,343
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.23% 94,331 0% 0.21% $677,297
Alexander Randolph Advisory, Inc. 0.21% 83,682 -7.1% 0.49% $585,774
Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. 0.19% 77,299 0% 0.32% $541,094
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.15% 62,522 -0.74% 0% $437,650
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% 47,558 -1.4% 0.05% $332,906

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

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 23,487,948 $164,456,974 -$6,948,351 $7.00 62
2025 Q3 24,309,633 $157,525,793 -$8,840,366 $6.48 62
2025 Q2 25,692,897 $152,630,786 -$5,322,645 $5.94 64
2025 Q1 26,618,998 $132,101,482 -$43,539,542 $4.96 61
2024 Q4 35,716,786 $185,424,482 -$4,248,079 $5.19 57
2024 Q3 35,871,349 $202,073,653 +$7,371,282 $5.64 48
2024 Q2 34,514,437 $182,265,338 +$1,293,680 $5.28 49
2024 Q1 34,201,489 $172,618,566 -$27,942 $5.05 46
2023 Q4 34,205,876 $174,820,916 +$6,588,168 $5.11 48
2023 Q3 32,777,505 $156,369,798 +$3,263,349 $4.77 48
2023 Q2 32,092,220 $166,445,688 +$748,952 $5.19 48
2023 Q1 31,947,274 $171,255,367 +$886,276 $5.36 51
2022 Q4 31,787,772 $602,754,159 +$748,063 $5.15 47
2022 Q3 31,644,613 $144,620,856 -$448,647 $4.58 50
2022 Q2 31,732,638 $175,531,586 -$266,648 $5.52 48
2022 Q1 31,783,411 $215,647,549 -$3,180,368 $6.77 50
2021 Q4 32,225,851 $255,865,236 -$47,188,506 $7.92 52
2021 Q3 33,091,212 $275,175,298 +$184,093 $8.32 47
2021 Q2 33,046,788 $298,916,412 +$8,253,813 $9.05 51
2021 Q1 32,150,535 $277,980,887 -$2,846,367 $8.65 51
2020 Q4 32,585,314 $266,151,273 +$4,616,381 $8.16 52
2020 Q3 32,009,200 $207,050,011 +$4,870,241 $6.48 50
2020 Q2 31,859,761 $192,855,944 +$6,220,869 $6.05 58
2020 Q1 30,186,172 $156,234,000 +$3,519,998 $5.18 57
2019 Q4 29,552,144 $225,322,000 +$12,519,701 $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 -$52,213,502 $7.31 60
2019 Q1 33,791,970 $245,988,064 +$7,049,343 $7.27 67
2018 Q4 32,837,294 $208,777,783 +$4,276,930 $6.35 70
2018 Q3 32,016,886 $219,786,139 +$4,070,811 $6.86 80
2018 Q2 31,402,009 $219,635,870 +$195,367,602 $7.00 82
2018 Q1 3,430,491 $30,985,877 +$870,012 $9.03 29
2017 Q4 3,334,823 $29,779,646 +$3,033,833 $8.93 27
2017 Q3 3,003,787 $25,220,791 +$4,811,920 $8.39 28
2017 Q2 2,440,751 $17,285,000 +$4,042,141 $7.08 25
2017 Q1 1,873,685 $13,070,000 +$1,097,659 $6.98 26
2016 Q4 1,703,856 $10,152,960 +$1,471,742 $5.96 27
2016 Q3 1,472,894 $9,235,270 -$1,953,849 $6.27 28
2016 Q2 1,786,679 $11,166,250 +$247,783 $6.25 31
2016 Q1 1,763,440 $10,798,586 +$1,429,924 $6.01 29
2015 Q4 1,528,868 $8,471,904 +$1,083,611 $5.58 26
2015 Q3 1,214,931 $7,268,000 +$2,862,520 $5.98 25
2015 Q2 827,572 $5,912,474 +$712,708 $7.10 23
2015 Q1 795,679 $5,931,542 -$1,636,436 $7.45 25
2014 Q4 1,034,014 $7,690,896 +$1,778,089 $7.43 32
2014 Q3 691,120 $5,915,570 +$563,140 $8.55 24
2014 Q2 572,305 $5,790,178 +$4,530,946 $10.10 22
2014 Q1 122,259 $1,434,680 -$9,478,890 $11.75 23