HYB News and Press, New America High Income Fund Inc. From 04/24/19

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past four months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at hig...

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers one month ago, so data may be out of date. Please check latest data before making investment decisions. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-en...

Our Savvy Senior Income Factory started off strong in 2019, recovering all the ground lost in 2018 (in terms of total return, which was minus 9.8% last year) and then some, as it continued to produce its "river of cash" at an 11.5% weighted average distribution rate. Meanwhile most of its...

At the end of the 19th century, the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto noted that 80% of Italy's wealth belonged to only 20% of the population. This observation lead to what is now known as the Pareto Principle: in most situations, 80% of effects flow from only 20% of the potential causes. In o...

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past three months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high d...

Global equity funds saw big outflows this week, a stark contrast to last week's inflows, as fears over economic growth drove investors to hunt for yield in credit and turn to safer assets such as bonds. More news on: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF, Invesco Emerging Mar...

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers 2 weeks ago. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500+ closed-end funds (CEFs) for further due diligence and investigation. The "High-High-Low" report was inspire...

The opportunities in closed-end funds over the last few months caught the eye of many investors. Most of these products are designed to provide a steady stream of income, usually on a monthly or quarterly basis, as opposed to the biannual payments provided by individual bonds. And this feature...

Photo Source: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. Street signs for Broad St. and Wall St. are seen outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 22, 2019. For the month, 93% of all CEFs posted NAV-based returns in the black, with 88% of equity CEFs and 98% of fixed income...

Introduction The opportunities in closed-end funds over the last few months caught the eye of many investors. Most of these products are designed to provide a steady stream of income, usually on a monthly or quarterly basis, as opposed to the biannual payments provided by individual bonds....