abrdn Equity Income Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Standard Life Investments (Corporate Funds) Limited. It invests in publicly listed UK equities across diversified sectors, focusing primarily on dividend-paying growth stocks selected through fundamental, bottom-up analysis. The fund benchmarks its performance against the FTSE All Share Index. Formed on November 14, 1991, it is domiciled in the United Kingdom.