HFRO News and Press, Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund From 05/10/22

Preferred stocks issued by CEFs remain an overlooked sector by income investors. This sector has been supported by a number of themes, allowing it to outperform the broader preferreds space. We highlight a number of attractively-valued preferred securities issued by CEFs. Fo...

YYY has lost 31% in share price and 37% in monthly distribution since inception. I think things will get worse with inflation and rising rates. How my CEF strategy has beaten YYY and SPY since March 2020. For further details see: YYY: Decaying Capital And Income

Discounts have been widening in the CEF space as volatility has been kicking up. The widening discounts have been creating more opportunities, but headwinds exist. We screen for several different metrics that bring up funds worth exploring further. For further details see: ...

For the third month in four, equity CEFs on average witnessed negative returns, sliding 4.86% on a NAV basis for April. Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive month, fixed income CEFs posted returns in the red (-5.53%) - collectively their worst monthly performance since March 2020. ...

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 HIX, EMD, and DLY. For further details see: The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Re...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of April and highlight recent market action. The recent rally fizzled as the CEF space fell sharply with most sectors dropping more than 1%. We highlight funds that are likely to be more resilient in the face o...

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

One thing we love about closed-end funds (beyond the dividends: many CEFs yield 7%+ today) is the big discounts to net asset value, or NAV, that these funds hand us. These discounts only exist with CEFs. Here’s why: CEFs typically can’t issue new shares to new investor...

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...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered for this quality closed-end fund report. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are KIO, ARDC and DSL. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, March 2022: Attractive Val...