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abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (GLLSX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0030202529

CUSIP

003020252

Issuer

Aberdeen

Inception Date

Aug 29, 2000

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

GLLSX has a high expense ratio of 1.23%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (GLLSX) returned 0.99% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.09% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GLLSX returned -0.38% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.


GLLSX

YTD

0.99%

1M

11.53%

6M

-4.09%

1Y

-1.09%

5Y*

1.15%

10Y*

-0.38%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.07%-4.72%-0.43%3.69%1.57%0.99%
2024-3.62%3.84%3.37%-2.31%1.22%3.94%2.24%-0.15%-0.53%-3.81%-0.79%-2.37%0.60%
20237.92%-5.05%4.06%1.49%0.91%4.44%2.95%-4.05%-3.25%-4.09%9.47%6.03%21.36%
2022-6.25%-3.46%-0.98%-8.62%1.94%-12.08%6.18%-0.91%-8.93%6.12%8.45%-25.57%-39.74%
2021-1.21%2.38%1.45%5.77%1.76%1.04%3.25%1.93%-5.63%6.14%-2.87%-5.57%7.89%
2020-2.36%-6.27%-12.89%9.71%4.22%2.83%4.33%5.05%-1.72%-2.05%10.96%5.65%15.93%
20196.44%2.24%1.86%3.26%-5.85%6.14%-0.54%-2.33%1.75%1.79%3.30%1.43%20.57%
20185.56%-5.40%-0.86%-0.43%-1.66%-0.29%4.13%-1.70%-0.65%-6.23%2.09%-13.25%-18.37%
20174.37%1.63%2.21%1.94%3.51%0.35%1.83%-0.07%1.66%1.23%1.48%-6.01%14.66%
2016-3.53%-0.54%7.45%1.09%-0.16%2.90%2.17%0.55%0.08%-1.96%-1.68%1.50%7.70%
2015-1.28%3.96%-2.84%3.55%-1.46%-3.33%-1.00%-6.97%-4.57%7.52%-2.20%-3.13%-11.93%
2014-5.57%5.67%3.01%2.08%1.76%1.14%-1.17%2.10%-4.45%-0.57%-0.79%-3.07%-0.47%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of GLLSX is 19, meaning it’s performing worse than 81% of other 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 GLLSX is 1919
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of GLLSX is 2121
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of GLLSX is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of GLLSX is 1818
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of GLLSX is 1919
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of GLLSX is 1919
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 Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (GLLSX) 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 Emerging Markets ex-China Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.06
  • 5-Year: 0.06
  • 10-Year: -0.02
  • All Time: 0.14

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 Emerging Markets ex-China Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund provided a 0.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.07 per share.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.07$0.07$0.09$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.13$0.15$0.13$0.11$0.47

Dividend yield

0.59%0.60%0.77%1.51%0.00%0.00%0.85%1.14%1.09%1.08%0.94%3.56%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.09
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.15
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.12
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.13
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.15
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.13
2015$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.11
2014$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.47

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 Emerging Markets ex-China 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 Emerging Markets ex-China Fund was 62.12%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1328 trading sessions.

The current abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund drawdown is 33.48%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.12%Nov 1, 2007338Mar 9, 20091328Jun 18, 20141666
-46.52%Nov 9, 2021289Jan 3, 2023
-37.53%Jul 5, 2001420Mar 12, 2003206Jan 6, 2004626
-36.32%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020163Nov 11, 2020704
-27.41%Jul 25, 2014375Jan 20, 2016374Jul 14, 2017749

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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