CMU News and Press, MFS Municipal Income Trust From 11/21/20

"High-yield" tends to be associated with corporate credit in investor income portfolios. However, the high-yield/unrated municipal sector is also worth a look. We discuss some benefits of HY muni bond CEFs over their corporate analogues such as relative valuation, higher-quality fund ...

The last few days the financial markets saw some of the sharpest moves since the end of the March drawdown. In this article we take a look at how these moves have made themselves felt across the CEF space. In particular we note two interesting dynamics. First, the beta of the CEF market in a...

A persistent grind lower in yields across the income space has made some of the higher-yielding municipal CEFs fairly attractive. In this article, we take a look at the MFS High Yield Municipal Trust ( CMU ) and discuss some of the fund's features. Overall, we find the fund appealing due to it...

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust (NYSE: CMU ) declares $0.0185/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 5.1% Payable Aug. 31; for shareholders of record Aug. 19; ex-div Aug. 18. See CMU Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More news on: M...

Author's note: this article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on June 28, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on June 23, 2020. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight rece...

Author’s note: this article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on June 15, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] ...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on June 8, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in t...

Author's note: This article was released to members on June 1, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as...

Author's note: This article was initially published on May 17, 2020, and data are from that date. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors i...