# Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1980-03-17 Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) operates as a publicly traded investment management firm, offering its services to other investment companies. It primarily focuses on the United States' public equity markets, investing in large-capitalization companies across various sectors. The firm employs a comprehensive, bottom-up stock selection process, which combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis. Their investment decisions are heavily influenced by a deep dive into factors such as earnings growth potential, financial health, cash flow generation, broader macroeconomic... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $25.32 | | Expense Ratio | 0.49% | | Assets Under Management | $3.16B | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 7.54% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.91 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $20.91 – $26.56 | | Beta | 0.92 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.5000 /share - Ex-date: 2026-07-27 - Pay date: 2026-08-28 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does ADX invest in? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) operates as a publicly traded investment management firm, offering its services to other investment companies. It primarily focuses on the United States' public equity markets, investing in large-capitalization companies across various sectors. The firm employs a comprehensive, bottom-up stock selection process, which combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis. Their investment decisions are heavily influenced by a deep dive into factors such as earnings growth potential, financial health, cash flow generation, broader macroeconomic trends, capital management strategies, market competition, and overall profitability. ADX enhances its proprietary in-house research with external insights to inform its investment choices. To measure its effectiveness, the firm benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1840, the company was historically known as The Adams Express Company. ### What is the expense ratio of ADX? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) charges an expense ratio of 0.49%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is ADX? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) manages $3.16B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is ADX actively managed or an index fund? ADX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (ADX's is 0.49%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was ADX launched? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) launched in March 1980 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has ADX performed? ADX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does ADX pay a dividend? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (ADX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.54%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does ADX pay dividends? Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is ADX's dividend yield? ADX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 7.54%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is ADX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for ADX was 2026-07-27. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will ADX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.49% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does ADX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from ADX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does ADX cost more than a fund like VOO? ADX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.49%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to ADX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as ADX (0.49%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/adx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.