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IAF Dividend History

Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc · every payment since 1987

As of Oct 18, 2026, Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc (IAF) has paid 138 dividends since 1987. The most recent was $0.3500 per share (ex-date Aug 24, 2026, paid Sep 30, 2026). Over the last 12 months IAF paid $1.4500 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 11.60%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is -4.1% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$0.3500

Last ex-date

Aug 24, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.45

Trailing yield

11.60%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

0 yrs

Key facts: IAF dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 18, 2026, SmarterDividends has 138 dividend payments on record for Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc (IAF), going back to 1987.
  • IAF's most recent dividend was $0.35 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 24, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 30, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 18, 2026, IAF paid $1.45 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 11.60%.
  • IAF's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Nov 21, 2025 ex-date, a 5.6% rise to $0.38 per share.
  • IAF's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Aug 24, 2026 ex-date, a 2.8% reduction to $0.35 per share.
  • IAF paid $1.46 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, down 0.7% from 2024.
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SmarterDividends, "IAF Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 18, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/IAF/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

10.69%

of price a year ago

Price change

-7.8%

$13.56 → $12.50

Approx. total return

+2.9%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

IAF dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

IAF dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$1.0700—
20254$1.4600-0.7%
20244$1.4700-0.0%
20234$1.4700-10.9%
20224$1.6500-11.3%
20214$1.8600+21.6%
20204$1.5300-10.5%
20194$1.7100-9.5%
20184$1.8900-1.6%
20174$1.9200-1.5%
20164$1.9500-16.7%
20154$2.3400-12.4%
20144$2.6700-11.9%
20134$3.0300-16.3%
20124$3.6210+5.0%
20114$3.4500+7.5%
20104$3.2100+15.1%
20094$2.7900-40.0%
20084$4.6500-6.1%
20074$4.9500+17.0%
20065timing$4.2300+12.8%
20054$3.7500+33.0%
20044$2.8200+469.7%
20034$0.4950-19.5%
20024$0.6150-67.7%
20014$1.9020-19.7%
20004$2.3700-3.3%
19994$2.4510-4.2%
19984$2.5590+164.1%
19972timing$0.9690-15.0%
19962timing$1.1400-16.3%
19952timing$1.3620+132.8%
19942timing$0.5850+12.7%
19932timing$0.5190-22.4%
19922timing$0.6690-39.7%
19912timing$1.1100-28.8%
19902timing$1.5600+13.0%
19892timing$1.3800+223.9%
19882timing$0.4260-87.1%
19872timing$3.3000—

Every IAF dividend

41 raises · 47 cuts · 7 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Aug 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.3500-2.8%Cut
May 21, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 20, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.3600-5.3%Cut
Nov 21, 2025Jan 12, 2026$0.3800+5.6%Raise
Aug 22, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
May 22, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 21, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.3600-7.7%Cut
Nov 21, 2024Jan 10, 2025$0.3900+8.3%Raise
Aug 23, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
May 22, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.3600+9.1%Raise
Nov 21, 2023Jan 10, 2024$0.3300-8.3%Cut
Aug 23, 2023Sep 29, 2023$0.3600-7.7%Cut
May 18, 2023Jun 30, 2023$0.3900+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 17, 2023Mar 31, 2023$0.3900+8.3%Raise
Nov 21, 2022Jan 11, 2023$0.3600-7.7%Cut
Aug 23, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.3900-13.3%Cut
May 19, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 18, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.4500-6.2%Cut
Nov 18, 2021Jan 11, 2022$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Aug 19, 2021Sep 30, 2021$0.4800+6.7%Raise
May 20, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Feb 18, 2021Mar 31, 2021$0.4500+15.4%Raise
Nov 19, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.3900+8.3%Raise
Aug 20, 2020Sep 30, 2020$0.3600+0.0%Unchanged
May 20, 2020Jun 30, 2020$0.3600-14.3%Cut
Mar 19, 2020Mar 31, 2020$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 30, 2019Jan 10, 2020$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 20, 2019Sep 30, 2019$0.4200+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 20, 2019Jun 28, 2019$0.4200-6.7%Cut
Mar 20, 2019Mar 29, 2019$0.4500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 2018Jan 10, 2019$0.4500-6.2%Cut
Sep 21, 2018Oct 2, 2018$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 20, 2018Jun 29, 2018$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 16, 2018Mar 26, 2018$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 2017Jan 8, 2018$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 21, 2017Sep 29, 2017$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 16, 2017Jun 27, 2017$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 16, 2017Mar 27, 2017$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 2016Jan 11, 2017$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 19, 2016Sep 28, 2016$0.4800+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 16, 2016Jun 27, 2016$0.4800-5.9%Cut
Mar 16, 2016Mar 28, 2016$0.5100-5.6%Cut
Dec 29, 2015Jan 12, 2016$0.5400-5.3%Cut
Sep 17, 2015Sep 28, 2015$0.5700-5.0%Cut
Jun 18, 2015Jun 29, 2015$0.6000-4.8%Cut
Mar 19, 2015Mar 30, 2015$0.6300-4.5%Cut
Dec 29, 2014Jan 12, 2015$0.6600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 18, 2014Sep 30, 2014$0.6600+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 19, 2014Jun 30, 2014$0.6600-4.3%Cut
Mar 20, 2014Mar 31, 2014$0.6900-8.0%Cut
Nov 14, 2013Dec 13, 2013$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 26, 2013Oct 18, 2013$0.7500-3.8%Cut
Jun 26, 2013Jul 12, 2013$0.7800+4.0%Raise
Mar 26, 2013Apr 12, 2013$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 27, 2012Jan 11, 2013$0.7500-40.0%Cut
Sep 26, 2012Oct 12, 2012$1.2510+60.4%Raise
Jun 27, 2012Jul 13, 2012$0.7800-7.1%Cut
Mar 28, 2012Apr 13, 2012$0.8400-3.4%Cut
Dec 28, 2011Jan 13, 2012$0.8700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 28, 2011Oct 14, 2011$0.8700+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2011Jul 15, 2011$0.8700+3.6%Raise
Mar 29, 2011Apr 15, 2011$0.8400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 28, 2010Jan 14, 2011$0.8400+3.7%Raise
Sep 28, 2010Oct 15, 2010$0.8100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 28, 2010Jul 16, 2010$0.8100+8.0%Raise
Mar 29, 2010Apr 16, 2010$0.7500+13.6%Raise
Dec 29, 2009Jan 15, 2010$0.6600+10.0%Raise
Sep 28, 2009Oct 16, 2009$0.6000-13.0%Cut
Jun 26, 2009Jul 10, 2009$0.6900-17.9%Cut
Mar 27, 2009Apr 9, 2009$0.8400-15.2%Cut
Dec 29, 2008Jan 16, 2009$0.9900-17.5%Cut
Sep 26, 2008Oct 10, 2008$1.2000-2.4%Cut
Jun 26, 2008Jul 11, 2008$1.2300+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2008Apr 11, 2008$1.2300+13.9%Raise
Dec 27, 2007Jan 11, 2008$1.8600—Special
Sep 26, 2007Oct 12, 2007$1.0800+5.9%Raise
Jun 27, 2007Jul 13, 2007$1.0200+3.0%Raise
Mar 28, 2007Apr 13, 2007$0.9900+3.1%Raise
Dec 27, 2006Jan 12, 2007$0.4800—Special
Nov 30, 2006—$0.9600+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2006Oct 13, 2006$0.9600+3.2%Raise
Jun 28, 2006Jul 14, 2006$0.9300+3.3%Raise
Mar 29, 2006Apr 17, 2006$0.9000+7.1%Raise
Dec 28, 2005Jan 13, 2006$1.3500—Special
Sep 28, 2005Oct 14, 2005$0.8400+7.7%Raise
Jun 28, 2005Jul 15, 2005$0.7800+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 2005Apr 15, 2005$0.7800+4.0%Raise
Dec 29, 2004Jan 14, 2005$0.7500+4.2%Raise
Sep 28, 2004Oct 15, 2004$0.7200+4.3%Raise
Jun 28, 2004Jul 16, 2004$0.6900+4.5%Raise
Mar 29, 2004Apr 16, 2004$0.6600+144.4%Raise
Dec 29, 2003Jan 9, 2004$0.2700+260.0%Raise
Sep 26, 2003Oct 10, 2003$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 26, 2003Jul 11, 2003$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 27, 2003Apr 11, 2003$0.0750-73.7%Cut
Dec 27, 2002Jan 10, 2003$0.2850+58.3%Raise
Sep 26, 2002Oct 11, 2002$0.1800+140.0%Raise
Jun 26, 2002Jul 12, 2002$0.0750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 26, 2002Apr 12, 2002$0.0750-83.1%Cut
Dec 27, 2001Jan 11, 2002$0.4440-3.3%Cut
Sep 26, 2001Oct 12, 2001$0.4590-6.1%Cut
Jun 27, 2001Jul 13, 2001$0.4890-4.1%Cut
Mar 28, 2001Apr 12, 2001$0.5100-10.5%Cut
Dec 27, 2000Jan 12, 2001$0.5700+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 27, 2000Oct 13, 2000$0.5700-5.0%Cut
Jun 28, 2000Jul 14, 2000$0.6000-4.8%Cut
Mar 29, 2000—$0.6300-0.5%Unchanged
Dec 29, 1999Jan 14, 2000$0.6330+2.4%Raise
Sep 28, 1999Oct 15, 1999$0.6180+3.0%Raise
Jun 28, 1999Jul 16, 1999$0.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 29, 1999Apr 16, 1999$0.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 29, 1998Jan 15, 1999$0.6000-2.4%Cut
Sep 28, 1998Oct 16, 1998$0.6150-6.8%Cut
Jun 26, 1998Jul 10, 1998$0.6600-3.5%Cut
Mar 27, 1998—$0.6840-2.1%Cut
Dec 29, 1997Jan 30, 1998$0.6990+158.9%Raise
Jun 26, 1997Jul 11, 1997$0.2700-21.7%Cut
Dec 27, 1996Jan 31, 1997$0.7950—Special
Jun 26, 1996Jul 12, 1996$0.3450+4.5%Raise
Dec 27, 1995Jan 31, 1996$1.0320—Special
Jun 28, 1995Jul 14, 1995$0.3300+46.7%Raise
Dec 23, 1994—$0.2250-37.5%Cut
Jun 24, 1994Jul 15, 1994$0.3600+29.0%Raise
Dec 27, 1993Jan 14, 1994$0.2790+16.3%Raise
Jun 24, 1993—$0.2400-14.0%Cut
Dec 24, 1992Jan 15, 1993$0.2790-28.5%Cut
Jun 24, 1992Jul 17, 1992$0.3900-16.1%Cut
Dec 23, 1991Jan 10, 1992$0.4650-27.9%Cut
Jun 24, 1991Jul 12, 1991$0.6450+2.4%Raise
Dec 24, 1990—$0.6300-31.1%Cut
Jun 25, 1990Jul 13, 1990$0.9300—Special
Dec 22, 1989Jan 12, 1990$0.9150+96.8%Raise
Jun 27, 1989—$0.4650+115.3%Raise
Dec 22, 1988—$0.2160+2.9%Raise
Jun 28, 1988—$0.2100—First
Dec 16, 1987—$3.0000—Special
May 26, 1987—$0.3000—First

IAF dividend history — FAQ

How much is IAF's dividend?

As of Oct 18, 2026, IAF's most recent dividend was $0.3500 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 24, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 30, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.4500 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 11.60%.

How often does IAF pay a dividend?

Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is IAF's next dividend?

IAF's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has IAF ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 47 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2024.

How much did IAF pay in dividends in 2025?

IAF paid $1.4600 per share across 4 payments in 2025, down 0.7% from 2024.

What was IAF's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 18, 2026, IAF paid $1.4500 per share, 10.69% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -7.8%. That is an approximate total return of +2.9% before taxes and reinvestment.

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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to IAF