EVN News and Press, Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust From 02/25/22

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of February and highlight recent market action. The CEF market had another down week with Munis and EM Debt. Tax-loss rotations tend to happen towards the end of the calendar year, however, the unusual weakness ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of February and highlight recent market action. It was another down week for the CEF market with about a quarter of sectors now at double-digit losses for the year. We discuss how CEF sector tilts can drive fun...

Munis are giving us a chance to own them again at some compelling discounts relative to long-term valuations. Today's valuations are in the bottom 20% of all observed data points going back to 1996. Thus, only 20% of the time have discounts been wider. However, when you compared c...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of January and highlight recent market action. CEF discounts recovered this week after what looked like retail capitulation and despite NAVs moving lower on the week. Investors can sometimes be swayed by the op...

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 ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the last week of October and highlight recent market events. In aggregate, October was a near mirror-image of the price action in September as the market delivered decent NAV gains as well as strong discount action. Taper tantrum...

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...

Interest in municipal closed-end funds (CEFs) vs. municipal bonds often stems from higher return potential - this is mostly due to the use of leverage in municipal closed-end funds. Leverage could potentially amplify both the fund's net asset value (NAV) and its distribution; however,...

Eaton Vance Management Announces Changes To The Portfolio Management Team Of Certain Municipal Closed-End Funds PR Newswire BOSTON , Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Management ("EVM"), investment adviser to the closed-end...

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...