Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc (JEQ)
| Market Value | 79.35M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 1.77M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 12.43M |
| Shares Out | 13.85M |
| EPS (ttm) | 0.90 |
| PE Ratio | 6.38 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $0.48 (8.38%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Volume | 25,292 |
| Open | 5.75 |
| Previous Close | 5.80 |
| Day's Range | 5.71 - 5.76 |
| 52-Week Range | 5.27 - 6.39 |
| Beta | 0.86 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About JEQ
Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc is a close ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (Asia) Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of Japan. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It employs quantitative analysis to build its portfolio. The fund employs a quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the TOPIX Index. The fund was previously known as Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc was form... [Read more]
News
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abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Announces Appointment of William Maher as Director
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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Announces Distribution and Announces Implementation, Calculation and Methodology of Managed Distribution Policy
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Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Announces Results Of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders And Changes To Board Of Directors
PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE : JEQ) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on May 27, 2021. At the Meeting, sharehol...
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Announces Distribution
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JEQ) (the "Fund"), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a distribution of US$0.43469 per share...
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. Announces Results Of Annual And Special Meeting Of Stockholders
PHILADELPHIA, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: JEQ) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") on May 27, 2020. At the Meeting, stockholde...