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Name

As of 10/10/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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abrdn International Small Cap Fund

WPVAX | Fund

$28.90

$138 M

0.37%

$0.11

1.75%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.6%

1 yr return

26.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

-7.7%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.1%

Net Assets

$138 M

Holdings in Top 10

39.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$29.0
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.75%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 42.63%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 10/10/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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abrdn International Small Cap Fund

WPVAX | Fund

$28.90

$138 M

0.37%

$0.11

1.75%

WPVAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -7.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.80%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.4%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    abrdn International Small Cap Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    abrdnfunds
  • Inception Date
    Nov 05, 1998
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Andrew Brown

Fund Description

The International Small Cap Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities of small non-U.S. companies. Equity securities include, but are not limited to, common stock, preferred stock and depositary receipts. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of non-U.S. small companies. For purposes of the Fund’s 80% policy, a company is considered to be a non-U.S. company if Fund management determines that the company meets one or more of the following criteria:
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the company is organized under the laws of or has its principal office in a country outside the U.S.;
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the company has its principal securities trading market in a country outside the U.S.; and/or
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the company derives the majority of its annual revenue or earnings or assets from goods produced, sales made or services performed in a country outside the U.S.
The Fund considers a “small” company to be one whose market capitalization is within the range of capitalizations of companies in the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Small Cap Index at the time of purchase. As of December 31, 2023, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Small Cap Index  included companies with market capitalizations up to $9.80 billion.
Some companies may outgrow the definition of a small company or may no longer fall within the range of a reconstituted index after the Fund has purchased their securities. These companies will continue to be considered small for purposes of the Fund’s minimum 80% allocation to small company equities. In addition, the Fund may invest in companies of any size once the Fund’s 80% policy is met. As a result, the Fund’s average market capitalization may sometimes exceed that of the largest company in the MSCI All Country World ex-USA Small Cap Index.
Under normal circumstances, a number of countries around the world will be represented in the Fund’s portfolio, some of which may be considered to be emerging market countries. At times, the Fund may have a significant amount of its assets invested in a country or geographic region. The Fund currently anticipates that it will invest a significant amount of its assets in securities economically tied to Japan.
The Fund may invest in securities denominated in U.S. Dollars and the currencies of the foreign countries in which it may invest. The Fund typically has full currency exposure to those markets in which it invests.
The Fund may invest in securities of any market sector and may hold a significant amount of securities of companies, from time to time, within a single sector. The Fund currently anticipates that it will have significant exposure to the industrials and information technology sectors.
The Fund may invest:
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up to 20% of net assets in debt securities;
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up to 10% of net assets in private funds that invest in private equity and in venture-capital companies;
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up to 35% of net assets in emerging markets securities; and
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without limit in foreign securities.
In seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment objective, the Adviser and Sub-adviser (together, the “Advisers”) select stocks for the Fund using the portfolio management team’s quality, growth and momentum approach, which aims to identify companies that, in the Advisers’ view, exhibit a range of high-quality characteristics, the ability to deliver sustainable, multi-year growth and upwards momentum. When assessing quality, the Adviser and Sub-adviser evaluate every company against quality criteria and build conviction using a team-based approach and peer review process. The quality assessment covers five key factors: 1) the durability of the business model, 2) the attractiveness of the industry, 3) the strength of financials, 4) the capability of management, and 5) the most material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors impacting a company. As ESG information is just one investment consideration, ESG considerations generally are not solely determinative in any investment decision made by the Advisers. In assessing the growth outlook for stocks, the Advisers consider the industry backdrop, as well as management’s strategy to drive sales and profitability over the medium to long term. When looking at momentum, the Advisers consider both price momentum and earnings momentum. The investment team generally allows the weight of stocks with positive price and earnings momentum, which also meet its quality and growth criteria, to increase.
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WPVAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WPVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.6% -5.3% 17.5% 10.08%
1 Yr 26.3% -2.0% 35.8% 17.65%
3 Yr -7.7%* -23.6% 5.0% 84.35%
5 Yr 4.1%* -9.2% 10.8% 66.97%
10 Yr 5.5%* -3.0% 8.4% 55.84%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WPVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 8.9% -16.8% 28.8% 68.91%
2022 -36.1% -46.4% -21.4% 84.35%
2021 9.6% -30.6% 16.4% 9.17%
2020 25.7% 0.3% 62.2% 33.94%
2019 17.2% 9.7% 44.0% 90.57%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period WPVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.6% -5.3% 17.5% 10.08%
1 Yr 26.3% -2.0% 35.8% 17.65%
3 Yr -7.7%* -23.6% 5.0% 84.35%
5 Yr 4.1%* -9.2% 10.8% 66.97%
10 Yr 5.5%* -3.0% 8.4% 55.84%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period WPVAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.3% -16.5% 30.7% 78.15%
2022 -35.1% -46.4% -18.5% 83.48%
2021 11.1% -30.6% 24.7% 49.54%
2020 25.7% 1.6% 68.3% 38.53%
2019 23.4% 9.7% 44.0% 82.08%

NAV & Total Return History

WPVAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

WPVAX Category Low Category High WPVAX % Rank
Net Assets 138 M 25.2 K 6.45 B 69.75%
Number of Holdings 45 36 1313 91.60%
Net Assets in Top 10 53.1 M 933 K 1.04 B 62.18%
Weighting of Top 10 39.76% 9.6% 59.9% 14.29%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Diploma PLC 4.82%
  2. CTS Eventim AG Co KGaA 4.73%
  3. FPT Corp 4.53%
  4. Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 4.30%
  5. Intermediate Capital Group PLC 3.89%
  6. Interparfums SA 3.67%
  7. AddTech AB 3.57%
  8. Asics Corp 3.46%
  9. Steadfast Group Ltd 3.42%
  10. CyberArk Software Ltd 3.38%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High WPVAX % Rank
Stocks 		95.83% 91.79% 101.99% 76.47%
Cash 		2.28% 0.00% 8.72% 54.62%
Preferred Stocks 		1.89% 0.00% 7.13% 12.61%
Other 		0.00% 0.00% 4.63% 89.08%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 86.55%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.77% 86.55%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WPVAX % Rank
Industrials 		30.81% 0.00% 40.13% 22.69%
Technology 		20.30% 6.70% 37.76% 35.29%
Healthcare 		13.79% 1.74% 29.97% 42.86%
Communication Services 		9.33% 1.49% 23.23% 14.29%
Consumer Defense 		9.10% 1.61% 17.90% 18.49%
Consumer Cyclical 		6.55% 1.31% 28.28% 84.03%
Financial Services 		5.46% 1.92% 22.28% 78.99%
Basic Materials 		4.65% 0.00% 18.70% 65.55%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 5.12% 94.12%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 13.00% 99.16%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 9.29% 94.96%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High WPVAX % Rank
Non US 		87.39% 64.54% 99.31% 84.87%
US 		8.44% 0.00% 33.08% 25.21%

WPVAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

WPVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.75% 0.01% 41.09% 34.45%
Management Fee 0.81% 0.00% 1.75% 17.65%
12b-1 Fee 0.50% 0.00% 1.00% 73.47%
Administrative Fee 0.25% 0.05% 0.26% 93.75%

Sales Fees

WPVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

WPVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% 85.11%

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

WPVAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 42.63% 8.00% 236.00% 62.50%

WPVAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

WPVAX Category Low Category High WPVAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.37% 0.00% 5.44% 63.03%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

WPVAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

WPVAX Category Low Category High WPVAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.80% -1.81% 1.51% 90.35%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

WPVAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Quarterly Annually

Distributions History

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WPVAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Andrew Brown

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2014

7.42

7.4%

Andrew Brown is a Senior Investment Manager on the Global equity team. Andrew joined Aberdeen in 2005 on the Global Emerging Markets equity team before transferring to join the Global equity team in August 2014. Andrew graduated from the University of St Andrews with a BSc in Geography. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Joanna McIntyre

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 26, 2021

1.26

1.3%

Joanna is a Investment Analyst in the Global Equity Teamat Aberdeen Standard Investments. Joanna joined Standard Life in 2010 on the graduate programme from Ernst and Young where she qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2009. She has worked across several areas of the business including Marketing, Product Development and the Real Estate Investment Specialists before joining the Multi-Asset Investment Specialists in early 2013. In January 2015, Joanna joined the Asia & GEM Equity Team before transferring to the Global Equity Team in April 2018. Joanna graduated with a MA in in Econometrics and Information Technology from University of Szczecin, Poland. Additionally she is a Chartered Certified Accountant, ACCA; holds the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA charterholder.

Tony Hood

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2022

0.25

0.3%

Tony is Investment Director in the Global Equity Team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. Tony joined Standard Life Investments in 1994 as a Trainee Fund / Investment Manager and in 2000 began managing Irish pension funds. In 2006 and 2007, he began managing the OEIC Managed Fund and segregated pension scheme assets within the UK Equity Desk. In 2010, Tony transferred to the European Equity Team responsible for Pan European products before transferring to the Global Equity Team in April 2018. Tony graduated with a MA in Economic Science from University of Aberdeen. Additionally he is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals (formerly AIIMR).

Sarah Norris

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2022

0.25

0.3%

Sarah Norris is an Investment Director within the European Equity Team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She is responsible for providing research coverage of the Healthcare Equipment & Services and Software & Computer Services sectors, and she is also a lead portfolio manager and co-portfolio manager of the management of the Global Equity Impact Strategy for Aberdeen Standard Investments. Sarah joined Standard Life in 2011 from Referendum Ready, a non-profit campaign that partnered with the Government of Southern Sudan Mission prior to independence. She continues to work with Impact Sudan, a non-profit organization based in the US that supports education and community development projects in South Sudan. Sarah graduated with a MA in in International Relations and MLitt Post Graduate studies, both from St Andrews University

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.17 28.52 5.76 0.17

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