ASCI ETF — abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF

abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF (ASCI)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ASCI is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.76%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 7.1% over the past year, 7.8 points behind SPY at 14.9%.

abrdn International Small Cap Active ETF is an actively managed fund that invests primarily in equity securities of small non-U.S. companies, targeting at least 80% of net assets in small-cap international stocks. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and makes annual distributions, though its latest payout was special and may not recur regularly. With an expense ratio of 0.70%, it appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to small-cap equities outside the United States.

ASCI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 7.1% over the past year, 7.8 points behind SPY at 14.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

ASCI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Aberdeen

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/20/2009

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.76%

Last close

$36.55 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$77,579,919

Average volume

837.0

Dividend

$0.276

Ex-dividend date

12/19/2025

Payment date

12/24/2025

Beta

1.09

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 (0.76%) 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.

ASCI 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 11.2%.

Who may consider ASCI — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ASCI 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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