Growth of $10K Avg Annual Total Return %   10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD Market Return 2.93% 5.68% 29.01% 1.15% Lipper Pct. Rank 78 85 36 86 NAV Return 2.23% 4.02% 11.71% -0.84% Lipper Pct. Rank 78 77 78 78 Premium/Discount History Premium/Discount 10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg -9.538% -12.023% -10.250%

NAV $4.74 Market Price $4.36 Net Change -$0.01 Market Change -$0.04 Premium/Discount -8.02% 1 YR NAV Return 11.707% 1 YR NAV Rank 78 12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2021 Yield Def Income Only Yield 3.29% Distribution Yield (Market) 7.66% Most Recent Income Dividend $0.028 Ex-Div Date 5/20/2021 Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $0.014 Ex-Div Date 10/18/2019 Dividend Frequency Monthly YTD Dividends $0.110 YTD Capital Gains -- Inception Date 4/17/1986 Fund Advisor Aberdeen Standard Investments Asia Ltd Manager & Tenure Team Managed Phone 800-522-5465 Website www.aberdeen-asset.us/cef Total Net Assets (mil) as of 5/31/2021 $1,170.8 % Leveraged Assets as of 10/31/2020 30.38% Portfolio Turnover 88.00% Mgmt Fees 0.954% Expense Ratio 2.870% Fund Objective The Fund seeks current income. The Fund may also achieve incidental capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective through investment in Australian and Asian debt securities.

Quality (as of 12/31/2020) Foreign Currencies 60.60% Not Rated 31.80%

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