GDO News and Press, Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. From 06/25/22

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of June and highlight recent market action. The CEF market had one of the worst weeks this decade as the Fed appears increasingly intent to push the economy into recession to tame inflation. We discuss how much ...

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDO) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2022. Footnotes: (a) The difference between total assets and total net assets is due primarily to the Fund’s use of borrowings; to...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of March, April and May 2022. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reporting purposes b...

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 FPL, JRI and AOD. For further details see: 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, N...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2021, January and February 2022. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax repor...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the third week of September and highlight recent market events. We discuss a few considerations for investors sitting on large CEF capital gains who are getting nervous. And highlight a few market developments such as Blackstone ...

Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: GDO) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2021. Footnotes: (a) The difference between total assets and total net assets is due primarily to the Fund’s use of borrowings; total...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of September, October, and November 2021. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reportin...

The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...

For a number of years prior to the COVID crisis, U.K.- and EU-based investors viewed currency hedging costs as a massive barrier to investing in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. Looking at investment-grade corporate bonds in different currencies, the EUR credit index currently has an av...