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Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxYxZ funds are DSL, PGZ, and KIO. For further details see: The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, Dece...

Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxYxZ funds are PGZ, HPF, and DSL. Distribution cuts can bring potential opportunities if a sell-off occurs. ...

John Hancock preferred CEFs have seen slight discount widening recently. Deleveraging and overweight to energy detracted from performance during the COVID crash. Why we still prefer the Flaherty & Crumrine CEFs. For further details see: John Hancock Preferred CEFs Re...

John Hancock Closed-End Funds release earnings data PR Newswire BOSTON, MA, Nov. 19, 2020 BOSTON, MA , Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - The eight John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings 1 for the three months ended Oc...

Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists from various ranking screens are given. The top DxYxZ funds are PGZ, AOD and AGD. For further details see: The Chemist's 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report: ...

Seeking "Alpha" means trying to do better than average (i.e. better than "Beta"); a worthy objective that, not surprisingly, less than half of all investors actually achieve. The more aggressively an investor attempts to achieve Alpha, the more they usually end up holding lower-yieldi...

Preferred securities can carry features of both equities and fixed-income, while providing a fixed dividend payment. They are traditionally more stable than equities, due to the features that make them a fixed-income investment. We are looking at how CEFs in this space plummeted i...

Steadily lower yields and heightened volatility make relative value opportunities an attractive alpha generation strategy in CEFs. We take a look at the relative value opportunities on offer in the preferreds CEF sector. A couple of rotation opportunities within the Flaherty fund ...

Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. The top DxYxZ funds are PGZ, OXLC and AGD. PGZ, with a 12.10% yield and -22.32% discount, is a high-risk/-reward contrarian play. For further details see: Closed-End Fund ...

DFP is managed by Flaherty & Crumrine, a manager we like and offers a smaller premium and higher yield than some of its other funds. With the Fed keeping rates lower longer, preferred shares are quite attractive. The diversification and leverage of DFP make it an attractive ad...