AFSC ETF — abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF

abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF (AFSC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AFSC is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.07%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 20.4% over the past 1.7 years, 7.2 points behind SPY at 27.6%.

abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of U.S. small-cap companies, typically concentrated in approximately 35 to 45 holdings. The fund has a very modest distribution rate and makes annual distributions, though the latest payout was special and may not recur; it carries an expense ratio of 0.65%. This fund appeals primarily to investors seeking focused small-cap equity exposure through active management rather than passive indexing.

AFSC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 20.4% over the past 1.7 years, 7.2 points behind SPY at 27.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.3%.

AFSC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Aberdeen

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/29/2004

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.07%

Last close

$36.08 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$9,836,162

Average volume

1120.0

Dividend

$0.024

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.17

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.07%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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.

AFSC risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.3%.

Who may consider AFSC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AFSC pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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