Short Interest in abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (NASDAQ:AGEM) Declines By 75.4%

Posted by Dante Gardener on May 15th, 2026

abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (NASDAQ:AGEM – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 298 shares, a decrease of 75.4% from the April 15th total of 1,213 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,687 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF stock. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (NASDAQ:AGEM – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,157 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $83,000.

abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AGEM traded down $1.79 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $46.70. The company had a trading volume of 139 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,700. abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF has a 12 month low of $29.19 and a 12 month high of $49.52. The firm has a market cap of $332.04 million, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.26.

abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%.

About abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF

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The abrdn Emerging Markets Dividend Active ETF (AGEM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high dividend yield equity. The fund actively invests in dividend paying companies from emerging markets, selected based on proprietary quality and fundamental factors. AGEM was launched on Feb 18, 2025 and is issued by Abrdn.