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The fund got a new lease on life
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund said shareholders approved a proposal at today’s annual meeting to remove the fund’s term limit and convert it into a perpetual fund. In plain English: no more built-in expiration date hanging over the vehicle like a gym membership you never cancel.
Why you should care
For closed-end fund investors, structure matters. A term fund has an exit ramp that can force a liquidity event later on; a perpetual fund is built to keep rolling, which can change how the shares are valued and how investors think about long-term cash flows.
Small vote, potentially big vibe shift
The company also said shareholders elected Class III trustees, but the bigger headline is the structural change itself. There aren’t any anticipated changes to the portfolio here, so this is less about a fresh strategy and more about removing a corporate calendar reminder from the back of the fund’s mind.
Big picture: this is the kind of governance move that doesn’t scream from the rooftops, but it can quietly reshape how a fund trades and how patiently investors are willing to hold on.