CORRECTION -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces 2025 Performance
GlobeNewswire Inc.
January 16, 2026 12:31AM GMT
BALTIMORE, Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX), please note that a typographical error in the third paragraph has been corrected from 2.4% to 2.7%. The corrected release follows:
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) announces the Fund’s investment returns for 2025. The total return on the Fund’s net asset value for 2025 was 18.9%, with dividends and capital gains reinvested. The comparable figures for the S&P 500 Index and Morningstar U.S. Large Blend Category were 17.9% and 16.2%, respectively. The total return on the Fund’s market price for the period was 25.7%.
The Fund paid $1.85 per share in income dividends and realized capital gain distributions to shareholders in 2025, producing an annual distribution rate of 8.1% on net asset value.
“We were pleased to generate an 18.9% return in 2025, outperforming our benchmark and 2.7% ahead of our peer group,” said Jim Haynie, CEO of Adams Funds.
The 2025 Annual Report is expected to be released on or about February 18, 2026.
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ANNUALIZED ONE, THREE, FIVE, AND TEN-YEAR COMPARATIVE RETURNS (12/31/2025) | ||||
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| 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year |
Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NAV) | 18.9% | 23.3% | 15.0% | 15.5% |
Adams Diversified Equity Fund (market price) | 25.7% | 28.3% | 17.1% | 16.6% |
Morningstar U.S. Large Blend Category | 16.2% | 21.1% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
S&P 500 | 17.9% | 23.0% | 14.4% | 14.8% |
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NET ASSET VALUE ANNOUNCED | ||||
The Fund’s net asset value at the end of 2025, compared with the year earlier, was: | ||||
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| 12/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | ||
Net assets | $ | 3,028,642,556 | $ | 2,662,523,552 |
Shares outstanding |
| 122,535,119 |
| 117,585,976 |
Net asset value per share | $ | 24.72 | $ | 22.64 |
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TEN LARGEST EQUITY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (12/31/2025) | |
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| % of Net Assets |
NVIDIA Corporation | 7.9% |
Apple Inc. | 7.3% |
Microsoft Corporation | 6.6% |
Alphabet Inc. Class A | 5.5% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.2% |
Broadcom Inc. | 3.0% |
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A | 2.5% |
JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 2.2% |
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.* | 1.8% |
Eli Lilly and Company | 1.8% |
Total | 42.8% |
* Non-controlled affiliated closed-end fund. | |
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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (12/31/2025) | |
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| % of Net Assets |
Information Technology | 34.1% |
Financials | 13.4% |
Communication Services | 10.5% |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.2% |
Health Care | 9.6% |
Industrials | 7.8% |
Consumer Staples | 4.8% |
Energy | 3.2% |
Utilities | 2.2% |
Real Estate | 1.9% |
Materials | 1.6% |
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About Adams Funds
Since 1929, Adams Funds has consistently helped generations of investors reach their investment goals. Adams Funds is comprised of two closed-end funds, Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) and Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (NYSE: PEO). The Funds are actively managed by an experienced team with a disciplined approach and have paid dividends for more than 90 years across many market cycles. The Funds are committed to paying a minimum annual distribution rate of 8% of NAV paid evenly each quarter throughout the year, providing reliability for long-term shareholders. A portion of any distribution may be treated as paid from sources other than net income, including but not limited to short-term capital gain, long-term capital gain, and return of capital. The final determination of the source of all distributions for tax reporting purposes in a calendar year, including the percentage of qualified dividend income, will be made after year-end. Shares can be purchased through our transfer agent or through a broker. For more information about Adams Funds, please visit: adamsfunds.com.
For further information please contact: adamsfunds.com/about/contact │800.638.2479
