Comparing Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) & Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (NASDAQ:EART)

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF (NASDAQ:EART) and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.3% of Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	0	1	1	0	2.38
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF currently has a consensus target price of $30.72, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Given Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is more favorable than Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund.

Dividends

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF pays out -2,624.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-4,470.04
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	$171.00 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF beats Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF

The Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF seeks to invest in companies that produce rare earth components, metals, and other raw or composite materials essential to the expansion of critical technologies—such as electric vehicles, energy storage, robotics, and radar systems. Targeted companies include those involved in the exploration, mining, production, and/or enhancement of materials like rare earth elements, lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite, zinc, platinum, palladium, and carbon fiber.

The fund was previously known as the Global X Disruptive Materials ETF (ticker: DMAT) until March 2, 2026, when it was renamed and rebranded to EART.

About Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Alpine Woods Capital Investors, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach with a focus on factors like special dividends and dividend capture rotation to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 TR Index, MSCI ACWI Index, and MSCI AC World Daily TR Ex Japan (Gross Div) Index. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund was formed on October 27, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.