ACP CEF — Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP)

ACP is a CEF. its distribution rate is 20.13%, its trailing-12-month yield is 20.13%, its expense ratio is 2.26%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 58/100 (Caution). Total return is 73.1% over the past 15.6 years, 598.9 points behind SPY at 672.0%.

At the current 20.13% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,013 per year, or $167.75 per month.

ACP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 73.1% over the past 15.6 years, 598.9 points behind SPY at 672.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -6.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.0%.

ACP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

58 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

11.68%

Issuer

Aberdeen

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

01/27/2011

Expense ratio

2.26%

Distribution rate

20.13%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

20.13%

5-year average yield

16.85

Last close

$4.65 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$5.29

Premium / discount

12.10% discount

Market cap

$587,202,752

Average volume

650200.0

Last dividend

$0.078

Last ex-dividend date

08/24/2026 (as of 2026-08-24)

Last payment date

08/31/2026 (as of 2026-08-31)

Beta

0.765

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (20.13%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (20.13%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Aberdeen; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ACP risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.0%.

Who may consider ACP — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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