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Only funds with yields over 6.5%, coverage higher than 85%, and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are BWG, HFRO, and EHI. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income L...

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE:DFP) declares $0.1505/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.81% Payable July 29; for shareholders of record July 22; ex-div July 21. See DFP Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, EHI, and IVH. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, May 2022

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of May and highlight recent market action. The CEF space had a V-shaped bounce this week, recovering most of the previous losses for the month. Reversing their previous underperformance, Munis did well. We take...

The yield on the 10-year Treasury has rallied near 3%. Yet there’s no way you and I are retiring off that pittance! Hence the appeal of closed-end funds (CEFs), which regularly pay 7% or better. That’s the difference between a paltry income below $30,000 on a million buck ...

Everyone loves a regular distribution but nobody loves a cut, however small it may be. These cuts were extremely easy to predict considering the avalanche of challenges for PFO and PFD. Both funds are now at a discount, and this improves their forward prospects. For further ...

We had another down week nearly across all asset classes with the markets shedding nearly 3% and the Nasdaq nearly 4%. Fixed income was also down. Nothing worked. Yields were up again with the 10-year touching 2.95% on the week but finishing at 2.90%. Oil was down $5 to $101/bl and th...

Warren Buffett's years of investing experience teach us how to combat inflation and rising rates. We apply the Buffett technique to find attractive businesses positively affected by the current environment. Two big dividends with yields of over 7%. For further details see: ...

We predicted a distribution cut for PFFA back when we covered it in September 2021. The fund has delivered far better results than we envisioned. Total returns were still negative as the macro tsunami overwhelmed some spectacular trading. The war is not over though. For ...

When we last covered the Flaherty & Crumrine funds, we provided a free lunch. It was a simple but brilliant call that saved a lot of money. But are we ready to stick out our necks to buy any of these today? For further details see: DFP, PFD And FLC: Did You Enjoy You...