AGD Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD) belongs to the Global Equity Income category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with AGD. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to AGD

AGD charges 1.14% annually. There are 4 mutual funds in the Global Equity Income category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.90%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
HDDVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	0.90%	—	Jun 2017	AGD vs HDDVX
HFQTX	Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund Class T	0.95%	—	Nov 2006	AGD vs HFQTX
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	1.00%	—	Sep 2012	AGD vs NXG
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	1.07%	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs EXG
HDQVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	1.27%	—	Aug 2012	AGD vs HDQVX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to AGD

AGD has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 21. There are 5 mutual funds in the Global Equity Income category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 66.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HFQTX	Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund Class T	66	—	Nov 2006	AGD vs HFQTX
HDDVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	56	—	Jun 2017	AGD vs HDDVX
HDQVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	55	—	Aug 2012	AGD vs HDQVX
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	45	—	Sep 2012	AGD vs NXG
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	30	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs EXG

Top Performing AGD Alternatives (YTD)

AGD is at 11.42% YTD. There are 4 mutual funds in the Global Equity Income category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 23.01%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	23.01%	—	Sep 2012	AGD vs NXG
HDDVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	17.10%	—	Jun 2017	AGD vs HDDVX
HDQVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	17.03%	—	Aug 2012	AGD vs HDQVX
HFQTX	Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund Class T	13.45%	—	Nov 2006	AGD vs HFQTX
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	3.51%	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs EXG

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to AGD

AGD has 24.29% 1-year volatility. There are 5 mutual funds in the Global Equity Income category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 11.80%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HFQTX	Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund Class T	11.80%	—	Nov 2006	AGD vs HFQTX
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	14.03%	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs EXG
HDDVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	14.20%	—	Jun 2017	AGD vs HDDVX
HDQVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	14.22%	—	Aug 2012	AGD vs HDQVX
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	19.44%	—	Sep 2012	AGD vs NXG

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to AGD

AGD has a 1-year max drawdown of -20.25%. There are 5 mutual funds in the Global Equity Income category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -10.02%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
HFQTX	Janus Henderson Global Equity Income Fund Class T	-10.02%	—	Nov 2006	AGD vs HFQTX
HDDVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	-11.32%	—	Jun 2017	AGD vs HDDVX
HDQVX	Janus Henderson International Dividend Fund Class ...	-11.33%	—	Aug 2012	AGD vs HDQVX
NXG	NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund	-13.19%	—	Sep 2012	AGD vs NXG
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity ...	-14.28%	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs EXG

Other Mutual Funds from abrdn

The 2 most viewed abrdn mutual funds shown here include AWP, ACP and span 2 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AWP	abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund	REIT	9	6.57%	—	Feb 2007	AGD vs AWP
ACP	abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund	Multisector Bonds	6	3.36%	—	Jan 2011	AGD vs ACP

Often Compared With AGD

Investors most often compare AGD with AOD, IGD, SCHD. These 12 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AOD	Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund		85	10.43%	—	Jan 2007	AGD vs AOD
IGD	Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunit...	Global Equity Income	58	13.22%	—	Mar 2005	AGD vs IGD
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	77	17.72%	99.95B	Oct 2011	AGD vs SCHD
SRV	NXG Cushing® Midstream Energy Fund	Energy Equities	58	31.90%	—	Aug 2007	AGD vs SRV
VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	Global Equities	59	10.06%	95.30B	Jun 2008	AGD vs VT
ACV	Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund	Diversified Portfolio	61	10.21%	—	May 2015	AGD vs ACV
ETJ	Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income...	Global Equity Income	5	-2.44%	—	Jul 2007	AGD vs ETJ
NUV	Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.	Municipal Bonds	44	3.17%	—	Apr 1987	AGD vs NUV
NMCO	Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund	High Yield Muni	21	9.20%	—	Apr 2019	AGD vs NMCO
GLV	Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund	Global Equity Income	68	13.72%	—	Jul 2004	AGD vs GLV
IAF	Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc	Foreign Large Cap Equities	5	1.05%	—	Sep 1985	AGD vs IAF
PFN	PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II	Multisector Bonds	7	-3.70%	—	Oct 2004	AGD vs PFN

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