abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP) filings document the regulatory record for a closed-end fund with common shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The fund's material-event disclosures include definitive agreements and capital-structure arrangements, including distribution agreements for at-the-market offerings of common shares. The filings also describe NAV-related constraints under the Investment Company Act of 1940, registered security details, listing status, governance items and distribution-related disclosures for the fund.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund insider Wertz Parker Webb filed an initial report related to the fund. The filing lists Webb as "Director of Adviser" and, in the data provided, shows no reported transactions or holdings, with all transaction counts and share amounts indicated as zero.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund entered into an amended and restated distribution agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc., allowing the Fund to offer and sell up to $55,000,000 of common shares in an "at the market" program under its existing shelf registration.
Sales must be made at prices no lower than the current net asset value of the common shares, excluding any distribution commissions or discounts. ALPS may use sub-placement agents, and has appointed UBS Securities LLC under a separate amended and restated sub-placement agent agreement tied to this offering.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund has amended its distribution agreement to permit ongoing "at the market" sales of Common Shares with an aggregate offering price of up to $55,000,000. Through April 1, 2026, the Fund has sold $23,486,981.51 under the agreement and has $31,513,018.49 remaining available.
The Fund’s shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol AWP. As of March 27, 2026, the last reported sale price was $10.67 per share and the NAV was $10.92 per share (a -2.29% discount). Sales will not be authorized below the Fund’s stated Minimum Price (NAV plus commission) and may be effected on the NYSE or through a sub-placement agent.
The Form N-CEN filing for investment company AWP is an annual census-style report covering organizational details, service providers, and certain trading metrics. It lists directors, the chief compliance officer, investment advisers, custodians, administrators, transfer agents, pricing services, shareholder servicing agents, and multiple custodians and brokers involved with the fund. The report shows that affiliated broker-dealers received total commissions of 0.00000000 for the period, while unaffiliated brokers were paid aggregate brokerage commissions of 287,603.57000000. It also discloses principal trading activity with selected dealers, including total purchases and sales of 3,696,321.46000000, 871,498.40000000, and 80,615,504.05000000 with three counterparties. These figures give a high-level view of the fund’s trading relationships and use of brokers and dealers over the reporting period.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund reported a modest year for the 12 months ended October 31, 2025. On a net asset value (NAV) basis, the Fund returned 2.10%, trailing its benchmark, the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Index (Net Total Return), which gained 3.62%. Market-price return matched NAV at 2.10%.
The Fund maintained a high distribution, paying $0.48 per share over the year. Based on the October 31, 2025 market price of $3.88, this equated to a distribution rate of 12.37% (12.66% on the $3.79 NAV). For tax purposes, 2025 distributions totaled $41.8 million, of which $8.8 million was ordinary income and $33.1 million was classified as return of capital.
Net assets ended the year at $340.4 million, down from $359.4 million, as distributions and return of capital exceeded earnings. The Fund used leverage via a secured credit facility, with a year-end borrowing balance of $30.8 million, and a gross expense ratio of 2.32% (net 2.27%, or 1.40% excluding interest). The portfolio remained concentrated in global real estate securities, with 72.4% in U.S. holdings and significant allocations to retail and healthcare REITs.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund filed an initial ownership report for a company officer. The filing shows that a vice president of the fund is a reporting person but currently reports no securities beneficially owned in the fund. The form is filed individually for this officer and includes a power of attorney authorizing a signatory to sign on the reporting person’s behalf.
Peter Gerald Malone, a director of abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), reported a transaction on Form 4. The filing shows a purchase of 2,000 shares of Common Stock on 09/26/2025 at $4.00 per share, increasing his beneficial ownership to 3,000 shares. The Form 4 was signed by Robert Stieger under power of attorney on 09/30/2025. No derivative transactions or other transactions are reported in this filing.
Rawlinson Mandy Louise filed an initial ownership report for abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP) as a "Director of Adviser." This Form 3 indicates that, as of the event date of 08/27/2025, no securities of the fund are beneficially owned. Both the non-derivative and derivative tables are effectively empty, and the remarks section explicitly states that no securities are beneficially owned. The filing is made by one reporting person and includes a power of attorney authorizing the signer to act on the reporting person’s behalf.
Mitchell Aron was reappointed as a Director of the Fund's Adviser, effective 08/18/2025, for abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP). The Form 3 reports that the reporting person does not beneficially own any securities of the fund. The filing is an initial Section 16 statement reflecting the officer/advisor relationship and confirms no direct or indirect ownership at the time of the report.
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP) director Nancy Yao reported a purchase of common stock. On 08/14/2025 she acquired 2,000 shares at $3.93 per share under a non-derivative transaction, bringing her total beneficial ownership to 3,500 shares. The Form 4 was signed by a power of attorney, Robert Stieger, on 08/18/2025.