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abrdn Global High Income Fund (BJBHX)
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abrdn Global High Income Fund (BJBHX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 30, 2025

The fund invests primarily in high income producing instruments, rated at the time of purchase below "BBB-" by Standard & Poor's Rating Service ("S&P"), or below "Baa3" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. It normally invests in a diversified portfolio of high income producing securities. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in global equity securities.

Fund Info

ISIN

US04315J8788

CUSIP

04315J878

Issuer

Aberdeen

Inception Date

Dec 17, 2002

Category

High Yield Bonds

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

BJBHX has a high expense ratio of 1.03%, indicating above-average management fees.

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abrdn Global High Income Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

abrdn Global High Income Fund (BJBHX) returned 1.96% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.50% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BJBHX returned 3.16% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.

BJBHX

YTD

1.96%

1M

1.49%

6M

1.59%

1Y

7.50%

3Y*

5.73%

5Y*

4.63%

10Y*

3.16%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BJBHX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.29%0.89%-1.47%-0.61%1.89%1.96%
20240.66%0.40%0.94%-0.92%1.33%0.89%1.68%1.26%1.10%-0.54%1.16%-0.50%7.69%
20233.59%-1.35%1.14%0.73%-0.82%1.05%1.48%0.11%-0.96%-1.18%4.63%3.47%12.32%
2022-2.35%-2.29%-0.96%-3.14%-0.43%-6.61%4.66%-2.24%-4.21%2.08%3.08%-0.47%-12.63%
20210.01%0.58%0.24%1.02%0.35%1.01%-0.16%0.87%-0.36%-0.58%-1.06%1.49%3.43%
20200.48%-1.71%-14.39%4.72%5.70%1.58%3.84%0.95%-1.03%0.49%4.51%1.68%5.32%
20193.80%1.24%1.05%1.34%-1.29%2.66%0.73%0.48%0.72%0.37%0.83%1.62%14.32%
20180.68%-0.85%-0.52%0.56%-0.74%-0.22%1.28%-0.08%0.71%-1.41%-1.90%-1.64%-4.10%
20172.11%0.86%-0.04%1.08%0.90%0.05%1.05%1.04%1.02%0.78%-0.30%0.25%9.15%
2016-2.19%-1.16%3.27%2.82%0.30%0.77%2.04%1.56%-0.13%0.31%-0.44%1.65%9.02%
20150.17%1.88%-0.03%0.55%-0.17%-1.63%-0.94%-2.35%-2.85%1.78%-2.01%-3.35%-8.74%
20140.71%1.88%0.14%0.69%1.08%0.91%-0.89%0.66%-2.10%-0.10%-0.30%-2.27%0.32%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 91, BJBHX is among the top 9% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BJBHX is 9191
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BJBHX is 9292
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BJBHX is 9191
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BJBHX is 9393
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BJBHX is 8888
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BJBHX is 8989
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for abrdn Global High Income Fund (BJBHX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

abrdn Global High Income Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.12
  • 5-Year: 1.03
  • 10-Year: 0.61
  • All Time: 1.25

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of abrdn Global High Income Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

abrdn Global High Income Fund provided a 6.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.48 per share.

4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.48$0.47$0.38$0.53$0.51$0.39$0.48$0.59$0.42$0.43$0.52$0.87

Dividend yield

6.21%6.08%5.02%7.46%5.82%4.34%5.37%7.19%4.57%4.97%6.15%8.91%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for abrdn Global High Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.21
2024$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.47
2023$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.38
2022$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.20$0.53
2021$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.14$0.51
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.39
2019$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.48
2018$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.19$0.59
2017$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.10$0.42
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.14$0.43
2015$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.03$0.52
2014$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.04$0.05$0.06$0.06$0.04$0.06$0.05$0.04$0.32$0.87

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the abrdn Global High Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the abrdn Global High Income Fund was 28.45%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 154 trading sessions.

The current abrdn Global High Income Fund drawdown is 0.22%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-28.45%May 21, 2008144Dec 15, 2008154Jul 28, 2009298
-22.82%Feb 24, 202021Mar 23, 2020161Nov 9, 2020182
-18.08%Jul 8, 2014404Feb 11, 2016362Jul 20, 2017766
-17.41%Sep 17, 2021261Sep 29, 2022421Jun 4, 2024682
-12.47%May 23, 201195Oct 5, 2011143May 1, 2012238
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Volatility

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