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ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.

ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. is a corporation registered in the United States, active since 1985.² It is headquartered in Philadelphia, United States.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol IAF.²

$12.38 up 0.01 (0.08%)Price as of Oct 15, 2026 at 17:33 UTC

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerIAF on NYSE²
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, United States²
Incorporated inMD⁴
Business address1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, Pa 19103⁴
Legal formINCORPORATION²
LEI5493003SC25JJLM4UH12²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O CSC-LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE COMPANY, 21202 Baltimore, United States²
Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D02006732²

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Corporate structure

ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.

Karpus Management, Inc. Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., latest Aug 14, 2026 (2 filings since May 14, 2026)
1607 Capital Partners, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., latest May 15, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., latest Apr 14, 2026 (7 filings since Aug 6, 2024)
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Filed SC 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., latest Jan 12, 2024 (4 filings since Jan 21, 2022)
Wells Fargo Filed SC 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., latest Jan 26, 2022

ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

President

2010201520202025

PresidentChristian Pittard Mar 20, 2009 to Mar 20, 2009⁵
PresidentVincent J. Esposito Mar 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2008⁶

Board members and other officers (37)

Vice PresidentHeather Carter Reilly Dec 19, 2025 to now⁷
Vice PresidentMichael Taggart Jun 18, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024⁸
Vice PresidentKolotioloma Silue Dec 20, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024⁹
Vice PresidentKatherine A. Corey Jan 27, 2023 to Jan 27, 2023¹⁰
Vice PresidentKatie Lynn Gebauer Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 30, 2023¹¹
Vice PresidentEric Yuet Phong Chan Dec 22, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023¹²
Vice PresidentBrian Kordeck Jan 31, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022¹³
Vice PresidentMichael Marsico Jan 31, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022¹⁴
Vice PresidentRobert W. Hepp Feb 3, 2022 to Feb 3, 2022¹⁵
Director of Investment ManagerAdam McCabe Mar 2, 2020 to Mar 2, 2020¹⁶
Vice PresidentChris Demetriou Jun 25, 2020 to Jun 25, 2020¹⁷
Vice PresidentMichelle Lopez Jun 24, 2019 to Jun 24, 2019¹⁸
Vice President - ComplianceJoseph Andolina Mar 22, 2017 to Mar 22, 2017¹⁹
Vice PresidentBlanco Marco Lo Dec 26, 2017 to Dec 26, 2017²⁰
Vice PresidentJason Kururangi Dec 26, 2017 to Dec 26, 2017²¹
Vice PresidentRobert Penaloza Dec 26, 2017 to Dec 26, 2017²²
Vice President & Deputy CCOSofia Rosala Mar 5, 2014 to Mar 5, 2014²³
Chief Compliance OfficerJeffrey Cotton Mar 16, 2011 to Mar 16, 2011²⁴
Assistant TreasurerMatthew Keener Aug 4, 2011 to Aug 4, 2011²⁵
Vice President and SecretaryAlan R. Goodson Mar 20, 2009 to Mar 20, 2009²⁶
TreasurerAndrea Melia Sep 18, 2009 to Sep 18, 2009²⁷
Assistant TreasurerSharon Greenstein Dec 18, 2009 to Jan 25, 2010²⁸
Vice PresidentBeverley Hendry Mar 20, 2008 to Mar 13, 2015²⁹
Vice PresidentJennifer A. Nichols Mar 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2008³⁰
Treasurer & Princ Accntng OfcJoseph Malone Mar 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2008³¹
SecretaryLucia Sitar Mar 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2008³²
Vice President-ComplianceVincent McDevitt Jun 20, 2008 to Mar 17, 2011³³
Treasurer & Principal Acct OffMegan Kennedy Sep 18, 2008 to Sep 16, 2009³⁴
Vice PresidentWilliam Baltrus Sep 18, 2008 to Jun 13, 2011³⁵
Vice President - ComplianceAndrew Alasdair Smith Aug 29, 2007 to Aug 29, 2007³⁶
Vice President - ComplianceGary Swiman Dec 20, 2007 to Dec 20, 2007³⁷
Board memberRahn K. Porter May 23, 2024 to now³⁸
Board memberRadhika Ajmera May 10, 2021 to now³⁹
Board memberMartin James Gilbert Dec 23, 2019 to Dec 23, 2019⁴⁰
Board memberBrian M. Sherman Apr 2, 2008 to Jul 25, 2012⁴¹
Board memberPeter Gerald Malone Apr 2, 2008 to now⁴²
Board memberMoritz A. Sell May 2, 2007 to now⁴³

Former names

ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND INCJun 26, 2001 to Jun 6, 2022⁴
FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND INCJul 11, 1995 to Mar 21, 2001⁴

Timeline

Sep 30, 1985Founded ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. is founded²

Filings

89 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 28 insider forms, 19 large holders, 42 other. The latest 20:

The 89 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

7 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 7 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
Oct 15, 2025	Ajmera RadhikaDirector	Buy	910	$4.50	$4.1K	Form 4
Sep 26, 2025	MALONE PETER GERALDDirector	Buy	1,500	$4.66	$7.0K	Form 4
Jul 14, 2025	Porter Rahn KDirector	Buy	1,800	$4.48	$8.1K	Form 4
Jul 2, 2025	SELL MORITZ ADirector	Buy	2,000	$4.50	$9.0K	Form 4
Jul 10, 2024	Porter Rahn KDirector	Buy	1,000	$4.40	$4.4K	Form 4
Nov 18, 2021	Ajmera RadhikaDirector	Buy	1,000	$6.15	$6.2K	Form 4
Oct 18, 2021	BIRD STEPHENDirector	Buy	1,000	$6.01	$6.0K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Karpus Management, Inc.SCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings May 14, 2026 to Aug 14, 2026⁴⁴
1607 Capital Partners, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 5 filings Feb 14, 2022 to May 15, 2026⁴⁵
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 7 filings Aug 6, 2024 to Apr 14, 2026⁴⁶
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LPSC 13G/A, 4 filings Jan 21, 2022 to Jan 12, 2024⁴⁷
Wells FargoSC 13G/A, 1 filing Jan 26, 2022⁴⁸

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 27. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	1,480,239	$18.3M	0.0%	+9,213
Karpus Management, Inc.	822,927	$10.2M	0.3%	+111,740
1607 Capital Partners, LLC	337,687	$4.2M	0.4%	−121,802
Cetera Investment Advisers	318,842	$3.9M	0.0%	+10,476
Wolverine Asset Management LLC	55,093	$682.1K	0.0%	+43,997
Morgan Stanley	50,882	$629.9K	0.0%	+3,122
Osaic Holdings, Inc.	30,970	$383.4K	0.0%	−7,496
NWF Advisory Services Inc.	27,050	$334.9K	0.0%	−9,477
Susquehanna International Group, Llp	26,518	$328.3K	0.0%	+4,676
Dakota Wealth Management	23,023	$285.0K	0.0%	+2,865
LPL Financial LLC	19,091	$236.3K	0.0%	+171
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.	12,998	$160.9K	0.0%	+1,710
Bridgewealth Advisory Group, LLC	11,745	$145.4K	0.0%	+328
Raymond James Financial Inc	11,724	$145.1K	0.0%	+745
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	11,712	$145.0K	0.0%	+1,151
Advisory Advocates, LLC	11,063	$137.0K	0.1%	−491
Royal Bank Of Canada	8,211	$102.0K	0.0%	+152
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC	2,526	$31.3K	0.0%	+70
NewEdge Advisors, LLC	1,511	$18.7K	0.0%	−958
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC	1,440	$17.8K	0.0%	New
Rothschild Investment LLC	1,200	$14.9K	0.0%	+33
UBS Group AG	1,122	$13.9K	0.0%	+40
Triumph Capital Management	333	$4.1K	0.0%	No change
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.	115	$1.4K	0.0%	New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC	100	$1.2K	0.0%	No change

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.¹
CIK0000779336
Employer ID (EIN)13-3304681¹
Incorporated inMaryland¹
Fiscal year endsOctober 31¹
Business address1900 Market Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103¹
Phone215-405-5700¹
On EDGAR sinceJul 11, 1995¹
Filings674 in all: 4 (107), 3 (104), SC 13D/A (40), DEF 14A (32), N-Q (30), NPORT-P (29), 40-17G (27), N-CSR (24)¹
All 53 form types
DEFA14A (23), N-CSRS (23), N-PX (23), NSAR-A (23), NSAR-B (23), SC 13G/A (20), N-30D (16), N-2/A (11), 497 (9), CORRESP (9), SC 13G (9), SCHEDULE 13G/A (9), N-CEN (8), POS AMI (7), 144 (6), 3/A (5), 4/A (5), EFFECT (5), N-2 (5), PRE 14A (5), POS EX (4), 40-APP/A (2), 497AD (2), 497J (2), 8-K (2), DFAN14A (2), DFRN14A (2), PREC14A (2), SC 13D (2), SC TO-C (2), 25 (1), 40-33 (1), 486BPOS (1), 5 (1), APP ORDR (1), DEFC14A (1), N-2MEF (1), N-30B-2 (1), N-CEN/A (1), N-PX/A (1), NO ACT (1), NPORT-EX (1), POS 8C (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1), UPLOAD (1)
Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 7, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Apr 15, 2004

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. LEI record (5493003SC25JJLM4UH12)
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Yahoo FinanceIAF quote
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SEC EDGARABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARChristian Pittard, President
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SEC EDGARVincent J. Esposito, President
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SEC EDGARHeather Carter Reilly, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMichael Taggart, Vice President
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SEC EDGARKolotioloma Silue, Vice President
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SEC EDGARKatherine A. Corey, Vice President
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SEC EDGARKatie Lynn Gebauer, Vice President
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SEC EDGAREric Yuet Phong Chan, Vice President
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SEC EDGARBrian Kordeck, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMichael Marsico, Vice President
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SEC EDGARRobert W. Hepp, Vice President
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SEC EDGARAdam McCabe, Director of Investment Manager
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SEC EDGARChris Demetriou, Vice President
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SEC EDGARMichelle Lopez, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJoseph Andolina, Vice President - Compliance
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SEC EDGARBlanco Marco Lo, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJason Kururangi, Vice President
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SEC EDGARRobert Penaloza, Vice President
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SEC EDGARSofia Rosala, Vice President & Deputy CCO
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SEC EDGARJeffrey Cotton, Chief Compliance Officer
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SEC EDGARMatthew Keener, Assistant Treasurer
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SEC EDGARAlan R. Goodson, Vice President and Secretary
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SEC EDGARAndrea Melia, Treasurer
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SEC EDGARSharon Greenstein, Assistant Treasurer
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SEC EDGARBeverley Hendry, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJennifer A. Nichols, Vice President
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SEC EDGARJoseph Malone, Treasurer & Princ Accntng Ofc
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SEC EDGARLucia Sitar, Secretary
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SEC EDGARVincent McDevitt, Vice President-Compliance
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SEC EDGARMegan Kennedy, Treasurer & Principal Acct Off
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SEC EDGARWilliam Baltrus, Vice President
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SEC EDGARAndrew Alasdair Smith, Vice President - Compliance
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SEC EDGARGary Swiman, Vice President - Compliance
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SEC EDGARRahn K. Porter, Board member
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SEC EDGARRadhika Ajmera, Board member
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SEC EDGARMartin James Gilbert, Board member
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SEC EDGARBrian M. Sherman, Board member
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SEC EDGARPeter Gerald Malone, Board member
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SEC EDGARMoritz A. Sell, Board member
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SEC EDGARKarpus Management, Inc. SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
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SEC EDGAR1607 Capital Partners, LLC SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
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SEC EDGARAllspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC SCHEDULE 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
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SEC EDGARFIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP SC 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.
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SEC EDGARWells Fargo SC 13G/A on ABRDN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.