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abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that focuses on assets providing necessary services to society, with an emphasis on infrastructure-related equity investments. Its public communications highlight a goal of delivering a high level of total return with an emphasis on current income, and the fund’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as a listed closed-end fund.
The ASGI news feed features updates that reflect the fund’s role within the abrdn U.S. closed-end fund platform. Investors can find announcements about distribution payment details, including how distributions are composed among net investment income, realized capital gains, and return of capital under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The fund also issues notices explaining its managed or stable distribution policy and how estimated distribution sources may change once the fiscal year is complete.
News items for ASGI also cover corporate actions involving the fund, such as its role as an acquiring fund in reorganizations of other closed-end funds. For example, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend & Income Fund (MFD) and abrdn Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (JEQ) have been reorganized into ASGI, with shareholders of the acquired funds receiving newly issued ASGI shares based on relative net asset values. These announcements describe the expected benefits of combining assets, such as potential economies of scale and changes in scale and liquidity for the combined fund.
In addition, ASGI’s news includes information about Board decisions, such as the approval of a managed distribution policy and the authorization of an open market share repurchase program. Readers who follow ASGI news can monitor how the fund communicates about its distribution practices, reorganizations, and other structural developments that may affect shareholders.
Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) and Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund (FAX) announced their distribution payments for shareholders of record as of November 19, 2021. The amounts distributed are $0.1083 per share for ASGI and $0.0275 for FAX, both paid on November 30, 2021. The Funds aim to provide stable distributions from current income, capital gains, and occasionally, return of capital. Each Fund's estimated distribution sources include net investment income and capital gains, with detailed breakdowns provided in the press release.
Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. announced the distribution payments for its closed-end funds on October 29, 2021. Shareholders of record as of October 22, 2021 will receive $0.1083 per share for the Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) and $0.0275 per share for the Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. (FAX). These distributions are part of a policy aimed at providing stable income from current earnings and capital gains. The funds have reported the estimated sources of distributions as net investment income and returns of capital.
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The Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 27, 2021. At the Meeting, shareholders voted to re-elect Class I Trustee John Sievwright, receiving 7,049,907 votes in favor and 32,710 votes withheld. As of April 12, 2021, there were 8,855,000 shares of common stock outstanding, with 79.98% voting participation, indicating strong shareholder engagement. The Fund's shares may trade above or below the net asset value, reflecting market conditions.
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On April 12, 2021, Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) announced a monthly distribution of $0.1083 per share, payable on April 30, 2021, to shareholders of record as of April 23, 2021. The distribution is sourced from net investment income (21%), net realized short-term capital gains (61%), and a return of capital (18%). The Fund aims to provide stable monthly distributions supported by income and capital gains. Shareholders should be aware that a portion of their distribution may constitute a return of capital, which does not reflect investment performance.
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On March 9, 2021, Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: ASGI) announced a distribution of $0.1083 per share, payable on March 31, 2021, to shareholders of record as of March 24, 2021. This distribution is part of the Fund's policy to provide stable monthly income from current earnings, augmented by realized capital gains and potentially, return of capital. The distribution's sources include net investment income, short-term capital gains, and return of capital, with estimates subject to change based on fiscal performance.
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