AOD CEF — abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD)

AOD is a CEF. its distribution rate is 12.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.71%, its expense ratio is 1.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 111.1% over the past 19.4 years, 523.4 points behind SPY at 634.5%.

At the current 12.57% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,257 per year, or $104.75 per month.

AOD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 111.1% over the past 19.4 years, 523.4 points behind SPY at 634.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.7%.

AOD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

12.32%

Issuer

Aberdeen

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/26/2007

Expense ratio

1.15%

Distribution rate

12.57%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.71%

5-year average yield

9.6

Last close

$10.50 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$10.42

Premium / discount

0.77% premium

Market cap

$1,100,013,952

Average volume

291200.0

Next dividend

$0.11

Next ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.907

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (12.57%) 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 (11.71%) 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.

AOD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.7%.

Who may consider AOD — and who may not

AOD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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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