abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.
AEF- Exchange
- NYSE
- SEC CIK
- 0000846676
In the last 90 days, abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 0 sales; 60 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $188.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
13F holders, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works
- Institutional holders
- 62
- −2 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 23.4M
- −921.7K (−3.8%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $163.9M
- +$6.24M (+4.0%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 9
- 15 more added
- Sold out
- 11
- 22 more reduced
Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet
Holders and value by quarter
Institutions reporting AEF on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 60 | $188.8M |
| Q1 2026 | 63 | $155.8M |
| Q4 2025 | 62 | $163.9M |
| Q3 2025 | 64 | $157.7M |
| Q2 2025 | 64 | $152.6M |
| Q1 2025 | 62 | $132.7M |
| Q4 2024 | 56 | $185.4M |
| Q3 2024 | 49 | $204.0M |
| Q2 2024 | 50 | $184.1M |
| Q1 2024 | 46 | $172.6M |
| Q4 2023 | 48 | $174.8M |
| Q3 2023 | 48 | $156.4M |
| Q2 2023 | 48 | $166.4M |
| Q1 2023 | 51 | $171.3M |
| Q4 2022 | 50 | $163.6M |
| Q3 2022 | 52 | $144.6M |
| Q2 2022 | 53 | $175.5M |
| Q1 2022 | 52 | $215.6M |
| Q4 2021 | 55 | $255.9M |
| Q3 2021 | 48 | $275.2M |
| Q2 2021 | 52 | $298.9M |
| Q1 2021 | 52 | $278.0M |
Institutions, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London Investment Management Co Ltd | 11,368,507 | $79.6M | 5.96% | −623,465−5.2% | Reduced |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | 2,840,745 | $19.9M | 0.03% | −279,702−9.0% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 1,756,326 | $12.3M | 0.00% | +565,887+47.5% | Added |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 1,518,526 | $10.6M | 0.72% | −109,862−6.7% | Reduced |
| Lazard Asset Management LLC | 1,444,413 | $10.1M | 0.02% | −5,972−0.4% | Reduced |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC | 737,157 | $5.16M | 0.06% | +68,199+10.2% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors | 451,709 | $3.16M | 2.53% | −195,276−30.2% | Reduced |
| Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio | 404,938 | $2.83M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC | 323,726 | $2.27M | 0.55% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC | 266,786 | $1.87M | 0.09% | −256,958−49.1% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 220,877 | $1.55M | 0.00% | −8,891−3.9% | Reduced |
| Park Avenue Securities LLC | 195,847 | $1.37M | 0.01% | −10,883−5.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 194,843 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +75,764+63.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 178,544 | $1.25M | 0.01% | +6,000+3.5% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 171,690 | $1.20M | 0.01% | +87,965+105.1% | Added |
| CF Capital LLC | 152,370 | $1.07M | 0.53% | +14,332+10.4% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 143,509 | $1.00M | 0.00% | +108,738+312.7% | Added |
| Evolve Private Wealth, LLC | 109,043 | $782.9K | 0.05% | +109,043 | New |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | 97,049 | $679.3K | 0.13% | +2,387+2.5% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 94,331 | $677.3K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Alexander Randolph Advisory, Inc. | 83,682 | $585.8K | 0.49% | −6,420−7.1% | Reduced |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. | 77,299 | $541.1K | 0.32% | +77,299 | New |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 62,522 | $437.6K | 0.00% | −467−0.7% | Reduced |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 47,558 | $332.9K | 0.05% | −676−1.4% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 47,139 | $330.0K | 0.00% | −1,465−3.0% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 40,947 | $286.6K | 0.01% | −120,959−74.7% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 39,210 | $274.5K | 0.00% | +39,210 | New |
| Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC | 38,730 | $271.1K | 0.16% | −410−1.0% | Reduced |
| Integrated Capital Management, Inc. | 33,754 | $236.3K | 0.16% | −141−0.4% | Reduced |
| Decision Investments, Inc | 20,760 | $145.3K | 0.16% | +20,760 | New |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $140.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Provida Pension Fund Administrator | 19,202 | $134.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 18,318 | $128.2K | 0.00% | +770+4.4% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 18,078 | $126.5K | 0.00% | +3,501+24.0% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 16,547 | $115.8K | 0.00% | +14+0.1% | Added |
| Paragon Capital Management Ltd | 15,215 | $106.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wesbanco Bank Inc | 14,800 | $103.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp | 14,520 | $102.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 12,971 | $91.0K | 0.00% | +2,556+24.5% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 11,929 | $83.5K | 0.00% | −2,965−19.9% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 11,795 | $82.6K | 0.00% | +11,795 | New |
| Creative Planning | 11,733 | $82.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 10,067 | $73.6K | 0.00% | −1,687−14.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 10,398 | $72.8K | 0.00% | +284+2.8% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 9,664 | $67.7K | 0.00% | −345−3.4% | Reduced |
| Bard Associates Inc | 7,971 | $57.2K | 0.01% | +7,971 | New |
| US Bancorp | 3,395 | $23.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 2,774 | $19.4K | 0.00% | +2,774 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 2,770 | $19.4K | 0.00% | −201−6.8% | Reduced |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. | 2,124 | $14.9K | 0.01% | +130+6.5% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 2,049 | $14.3K | 0.00% | −13,876−87.1% | Reduced |
| Kilter Group LLC | 1,891 | $13.2K | 0.01% | −265−12.3% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 1,486 | $10.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,137 | $7.96K | 0.00% | −3,049−72.8% | Reduced |
| Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc. | 1,075 | $7.53K | 0.00% | +1,075 | New |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 1,070 | $7.49K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 540 | $3.78K | 0.00% | +540 | New |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 459 | $3.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WPG Advisers, LLC | 437 | $3.06K | 0.00% | +159+57.2% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 182 | $1.27K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC | 10 | $71 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gables Capital Management Inc. | 6 | $42 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Absolute Investment Advisers LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −175,241−100.0% | Sold out |
| National Bank of Canada | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −140,524−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quarry LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −82,097−100.0% | Sold out |
| CSS LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −31,688−100.0% | Sold out |
| Matisse Capital | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −23,050−100.0% | Sold out |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,395−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tortoise Investment Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,895−100.0% | Sold out |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −563−100.0% | Sold out |
| Highline Wealth Partners LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −450−100.0% | Sold out |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | 0 | Sold out |