Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust plc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Standard Life Investments (Corporate Funds) Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United Kingdom. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in dividend paying growth stocks of companies. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against FTSE All Share Index. The company was formerly known as Standard Life Equity Income Trust plc and changed its name to Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust plc in November 2018. Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust plc was formed on November 14, 1991 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.