Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year FAX paid 15.1% but its total return was -2.0%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | -17% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | -16% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 36.9 / 100 · rank #249 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.69 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.51 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 100% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.44 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.44 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -15.5% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -38.6% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. HYG (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 131% |
| Downside capture | 152% |
| Capture ratio | 0.86 |
| Beta | 1.54 |
| Correlation | 0.45 |
| Tracking | – |
On days HYG rose, FAX caught 131% of the gain; on days it fell, FAX took 152% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-09-22 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-08-24 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-06-23 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-05-22 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-04-22 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.1650 |
| 2026-01-23 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.1650 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.9% | 4.8% | +4.7% | 98% | 15% | -4% | – | 75 | 75 | Downtrend |
| CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.7% | 4.3% | +4.5% | 103% | 13% | -4% | – | 74 | 74 | Downtrend |
| CLOI VanEck CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.7% | 4.6% | +4.6% | 98% | 14% | -5% | – | 72 | 82 | Mixed |
| PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 5.0% | 5.5% | +4.9% | 91% | 24% | 3% | – | 65 | 91 | Uptrend |
| KNRG Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF | CLO / Credit | 6.6% | 6.8% | +4.7% | 69% | 67% | 53% | – | 60 | 67 | Downtrend |
| BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF | CLO / Credit | 7.4% | 6.4% | +4.0% | 66% | 50% | 34% | – | 58 | 75 | Downtrend |
| JBBB Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 6.2% | 6.2% | +3.8% | 64% | 50% | 36% | – | 57 | 68 | Downtrend |
| PGP PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | CEF - Fixed Income | 10.1% | 10.1% | +5.9% | 57% | 162% | 145% | – | 57 | 47 | Downtrend |
| CLOZ Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 8.0% | 7.2% | +4.4% | 61% | 34% | 18% | – | 56 | 66 | Downtrend |
| JFR Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund | CEF - Fixed Income | 12.8% | 13.2% | +4.3% | 34% | 81% | 61% | – | 53 | 48 | Downtrend |
About FAX
| Issuer | abrdn |
| Structure | CEF |
| Category | CEF - Fixed Income |
| Strategy | Asia-Pacific bonds (survivor of FCO merger) |
| Underlying | Asia-Pac bonds |
| Exposure | Credit / High Yield / CLOs |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 1986 |
| Uses leverage | Yes |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | Moderate |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
| Tax notes | Mixed |
Research notes: FCO reorganized into FAX (approved Apr 13 2026). Distribution yield ~12.77%, only ~36% covered by NII.
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