Aberdeen Funds
Our products are offered through an extensive network of over 500 financial professionals and brokerage firms. Talk to your financial advisor about how an Aberdeen Fund may fit into your portfolio based on your needs.
To invest directly into Aberdeen Funds:
- Obtain the Funds' prospectuses and read them carefully
- Download an Aberdeen Funds Account Application and follow all the instructions. Other forms many need to be filled out as well; please consult the application
- Return a completed application and all necessary forms along with payment or payment instructions to one of the following addresses
Aberdeen Funds
P.O. Box 219534
Kansas City, MO 64121-9534
Aberdeen Funds
430 W. 7th Street, Suite 219534
Kansas City, MO 64105-1407
For any questions regarding this process, please call 866-667-9231 for more information.
Aberdeen Funds IRA Application
Aberdeen Institutional Account Application
Coverdell Education Savings Account Application
Aberdeen Funds Custodial Account Agreement
Aberdeen Funds IRA Transfer of Assets form
Aberdeen Funds Direct Rollover form
Aberdeen Education Account Custodial Agreement
Aberdeen Funds Privacy Notice
Certain forms require either a notary public signature or a signature guarantee. These are not the same or interchangeable. Please refer to the individual document to determine which is required. Should you have any questions, please contact one of our representatives at 866-667-9231.
Completed forms should be mailed to:
Aberdeen Funds
P.O. Box 219534
Kansas City, MO 64121-9534
Aberdeen Funds
430 W. 7th Street, Suite 219534
Kansas City, MO 64105-1407
Please remember that the mutual funds described in this site are sold only to persons residing in the United States and are offered by prospectus only.
IRA Beneficiary Distribution Form
IRA Distribution Form
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) Form - Retirement Account
Coverdell Education Savings Account Distribution Form
Letter of Instruction (LOI)
Transfer on Death (TOD) Form
Name Change Request Form
Sales Load Waiver Certification Form
Account Maintenance Form
Cost Basis Election Form
Non-Retirement Redemption Form
Certain forms require either a notary public signature or a signature guarantee. These are not the same or interchangeable. Please refer to the individual document to determine which is required. Should you have any questions, please contact one of our representatives at 866-667-9231.
Completed forms should be mailed to:
Aberdeen Funds
P.O. Box 219534
Kansas City, MO 64121-9534
Aberdeen Funds
430 W. 7th Street, Suite 219534
Kansas City, MO 64105-1407
Please remember that the mutual funds described in this site are sold only to persons residing in the United States and are offered by prospectus only.
Sales information
You may qualify for a reduction or waiver of sales charges on the offering price. To receive the reduced or waived sales charge, you must inform Customer Service or your broker or other intermediary at the time of your purchase that you qualify for such a reduction or waiver. If you do not inform Customer Service or your intermediary that you are eligible for a reduced or waived sales charge, you may not receive the discount or waiver that you are entitled to.
You may have to produce evidence that you qualify for a reduced sales charge or waiver before you will receive it. Please refer to your prospectus for additional information on reduced or waived sales charges.
Class A Shares
Class A shares may be most appropriate for investors who want lower fund expenses or those who qualify for reduced front-end sales charges or a waiver of sales charges.
Front-End Sales Charges for Class A Shares (of the Equity, Asset Allocation, and Property Series)
| Amount of Purchase | Sales Charge as % of |
Dealer Commission as % of Offering Price |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Offering Price |
Amount Invested (approximately) |
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| Less than $50,000 | 5.75% | 6.10% | 5.00% |
| $50,000 up to $100,000 | 4.75 | 4.99 | 4.00 |
| $100,000 up to $250,000 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.00 |
| $250,000 up to $500,000 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 2.00 |
| $500,000 up to $1 million | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.75 |
| $1 million or more | None | None | None* |
| *Dealer may be eligible for a finders fee as described in “Purchasing Class A Shares without a Sales Charge” below. | |||
Front-End Sales Charges for Class A Shares of the Aberdeen Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Aberdeen Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund
| Amount of Purchase | Sales Charge as % of |
Dealer Commission as % of Offering Price |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Offering Price |
Amount Invested (approximately) |
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| Less than $100,000 | 3.00% | 3.10% | 2.50% |
| $100,000 up to $250,000 | 2.50 | 2.56 | 2.00 |
| $250,000 up to $1 million | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.75 |
| $1 million or more | None | None | None* |
| *Dealer may be eligible for a finders fee as described in “Purchasing Class A Shares without a Sales Charge” below. | |||
Front-End Sales Charges for Class A Shares of the Aberdeen Intermediate Municipal Income Fund and Aberdeen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
| Amount of Purchase | Sales Charge as % of |
Dealer Commission as % of Offering Price |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Offering Price |
Amount Invested (approximately) |
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| Less than $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.00% |
| $100,000 up to $250,000 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.75 |
| $250,000 or more | None | None | None* |
| *Dealer may be eligible for a finders fee as described in “Purchasing Class A Shares without a Sales Charge” below. | |||
Front-End Sales Charges for Class A Shares and Class A1 Shares of the Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund
| Amount of Purchase |
Sales Charge as % of Offering Price |
Amount Invested (Approximately) |
Dealer Commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| less than $250,000 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| $250,000 or more | None | None | None |
| * Dealer may be eligible for a finders fee as described in “Purchasing Class A Shares without a Sales Charge” when purchasing shares of the Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A1. The Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A does not pay finder’s fees. | |||
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge on Certain Redemptions of Class A Shares
| Funds Purchased | Amount of Purchase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $1 Million up to $4 Million | $4 Million up to $25 Million | $25 Million or More | |
| Aberdeen Funds Equity Series, Asset Allocation Series, Property Series, Aberdeen Emerging Markets Debt Fund, and Aberdeen Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund | 1.00% | 0.50% | 0.25% |
| Funds Purchased | Amount of Purchase | ||
| $250,000 up to $4 Million | $4 Million up to $25 Million | $25 Million or More | |
| Aberdeen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund (Formerly High Yield Municipal Income Fund) and Aberdeen Intermediate Municipal Income Fund (Formerly Tax Free Income Fund) | 0.75% | 0.50% | 0.25% |
| Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A1 Shares | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
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A shareholder may be subject to a CDSC if he or she redeems Class A shares within 18 months of the date of purchase (within 12 months of purchase for the Aberdeen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund, Aberdeen Intermediate Municipal Income Fund, and Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A1 Shares). Any CDSC is based on the original purchase price or the current market value of the shares being redeemed, whichever is less. If you redeem a portion of your shares, shares that are not subject to a CDSC are redeemed first, followed by shares that you have owned the longest. This minimizes the CDSC you pay. Please see "Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges-Class A and Class C Shares" in the fund's prospectus for a list of situations where a CDSC is not charged. If you purchase more than one Aberdeen Fund and subsequently redeem those shares, the amount of the CDSC is based on the specific combination of Aberdeen Funds purchased and is proportional to the amount you redeem from each Aberdeen Fund. The maximum CDSC applicable to Aberdeen U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund Class A purchases made prior to May 1, 2017 is 0.50%. Effective May 1, 2017, the maximum CDSC is 1.00%. Unless you are otherwise eligible to purchase Class A shares without a sales charge, a CDSC at the rate in effect at the time the shares were purchased will be charged on Class A shares redeemed within 18 months of purchase if you paid no sales charge on the original purchase and a finder’s fee was paid. The Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A does not pay Finder’s Fees. Please note if you exchange Aberdeen Funds Class A shares that are subject to a CDSC into the Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund Class A, and then redeem those shares within 12 or 18 months of the original purchase (depending on the Aberdeen Fund), the CDSC applicable to the original purchase is charged. |
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Class C shares
Class C shares may be appropriate if you are uncertain how long you will hold your shares. If you redeem your Class C shares within the first year after you purchase them you must pay a CDSC of 1%.
For Class C shares, the CDSC is based on the original purchase price or the current market value of the shares being redeemed, whichever is less.
If you redeem a portion of your shares, shares that are not subject to a CDSC are redeemed first, followed by shares that you have owned the longest. This minimizes the CDSC that you pay. See "Waiver of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges-Class A and Class C Shares" in the fund's prospectus for a list of situations where a CDSC is not charged.
The Fund’s distributor or Adviser may compensate broker-dealers and financial intermediaries for sales of Class C shares from its own resources at the rate upto 1.00% of sales of Class C shares.
Notice
Please note: the directions to invest in our funds on this page apply only to the following Aberdeen Funds:
- Aberdeen Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) Equity Fund
- Aberdeen China A Share Equity Fund
- Aberdeen Diversified Alternatives Fund
- Aberdeen Diversified Income Fund
- Aberdeen Dynamic Allocation Fund
- Aberdeen Dynamic Dividend Fund
- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Debt Fund
- Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund
- Aberdeen Focused U.S. Equity Fund
- Aberdeen Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund
- Aberdeen Global Equity Fund
- Aberdeen Global Equity Impact Fund
- Aberdeen Global Infrastructure Fund
- Aberdeen Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
- Aberdeen International Equity Fund
- Aberdeen International Real Estate Equity Fund
- Aberdeen International Small Cap Fund
- Aberdeen Realty Income & Growth Fund
- Aberdeen Short Duration High Yield Municipal Fund
- Aberdeen Ultra Short Municipal Income Fund
- Aberdeen U.S. Mid Cap Equity Fund
- Aberdeen U.S. Multi-Cap Equity Fund
- Aberdeen U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund