DFP News and Press, Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. From 10/07/21

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For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

Retirees continue to struggle with difficulty generating income due to the longstanding policies of the Federal Reserve. DFP invests in a very heavily diversified portfolio of preferred stocks to provide a 6.69% yield. The fund is heavily exposed to the financial sector but this i...

A recovery in credit spreads and a drop in Treasury yields have buoyed the prices of preferred stocks and sector CEF NAVs. This has allowed preferred CEFs to increase borrowings this year which drives higher income levels and strengthens distribution coverage. In particular, the F...

Last time we touched on FLC, they had trimmed their distribution a bit. They are focused on sustainability and making sure their distributions are covered through income. This fund currently has a distribution yield of 6.45%. For further details see: FLC: Distribution Se...

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CEF mergers have been running at a fast clip over the past year, likely in response to growing fund expenses as a proportion of portfolio yields. Combined with high premium valuations as well as a divergence in valuations, mergers present a risk for CEF shareholders due to the potenti...

The biggest challenge facing many investors today is an inability to generate income off of their portfolios. DFP is a solid fixed-income fund that sports a very appealing 6.61% yield. The fund is heavily focused on financials, but that is not atypical for a fund that buys preferr...

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund (DFP) declares $0.1617/share monthly dividend, -2% decrease from prior dividend of $0.1650.Forward yield 6.22%Payable May 28; for shareholders of record May 21; ex-div May 20.Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 23; ex-div ...

FFC is running a bit overvalued at this time; however, it is the same for its peer funds as well. Preferred securities can be an excellent place to put some capital to work that is more conservative than equity securities. Interest rates can put on short-term pressures, over the l...