NEV - Weekly Review: Municipal Bond CEFs - The Sector Reached Its Lowest Levels Since November 2016
Introduction
Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage, and directional, opportunities for active traders like us.
Now that these products have grabbed our attention, we are continuously monitoring most funds by sector and will reinstate our Weekly Review, publishing a recap of the groups of interest.
The Benchmark
The price of the benchmark of the municipal bonds closed-end funds, the iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:MUB) fell by $0.83 and