CXE News and Press, MFS High Income Municipal Trust From 12/06/21

4 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. Date for PIMCO merger of PCI and PKO into PDI announced. USA rights offering results. JDD, JTA and JTD have been merged into the multi-asset NMAI. For further details see: We...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxY funds are FPL, FDEU, and AOD. For further details see: Quality Closed-End Fund Report: November 2021

Interest rate volatility prompted another month of negative total returns. Below-average issuance was counterbalanced by a slowdown in demand. November could provide opportunities ahead of seasonal strength in December and January. For further details see: Muni Seasonal ...

21 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. US equity leads while emerging market income lags. Asia equity is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: November 7, 2021

MFS High Income Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXE) declares $0.0185/share monthly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 4.38% Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 17; ex-div Nov. 16. See CXE Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: MF...

Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...

2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while convertibles lag. Asia equity is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: October 3, 2021

Three out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and six out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. GOF/GGM/GPM merger has been approved. RIV announces a new rights offering. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Sept. 26, 2021

Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...

Major indices hit record highs again this week with mid-caps joining large-cap at all-time highs. August was the seventh consecutive month of gains for the S&P. Discounts widened for the third straight week with taxables going from 2.21% on August 15 to +0.68% on September 5. Whil...