DHF News and Press, Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund From 01/26/23

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund ( NYSE: DHF ) declares $0.015/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.63% Payable Feb. 23; for shareholders of record Feb. 8; ex-div Feb. 7. See DHF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. ...

Summary China’s reopening, lower energy prices and cooling inflation reinforce our long-term positive view on equities. Yet, we think market optimism has come too soon. Stocks paused their rally and bond yields steadied after recession worries returned. We think we are starting t...

Summary As central banks battled inflation, interest rates soared and recession fears mounted. Now, central banks must slow their pace of tightening and carefully calibrate a soft landing. We address the challenges of a global slowdown, the benefits of higher yields and strategies f...

Summary Emerging market and high yield bond markets have improved in recent weeks, indicated by both aggregate and issuer-specific developments. There has been a general improvement in risk appetite during the last month, based on expectations of a less-severe upward trajectory for poli...

Summary 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 PGZ, WDI, and KIO. Author’s note: This article was released to ...

Summary Rate hikes and tighter financial conditions drove fixed-income returns lower in 2022. The broad repricing of bonds and the higher starting yields we have now can help insulate investors from further losses. If we look at international bonds, this is probably the first ...

Summary Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, DHF and PHD. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on October 26, 2022. Please ...

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund, BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Credit Income 2024 Target Term Fund, Inc. and BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. On November 1, 2022, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's sale of Alcentra NY, LLC ("Alcentra NY")...

Summary Year-to-date, allocations to floating rate notes have resulted in a more than 20% performance differential compared to U.S. 10-Year notes. Rising rates explain why owning the same securities as the Agg but reducing the maturity profile (1–5 years) led to losses that...

Summary BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund is a fixed income closed end fund. The vehicle has a long track record, having IPO-ed in 1998. The fund has a classic build with a 33% leverage ratio and a preponderance of fixed rate high yield bonds. This article covers CEFs ...