IFN News and Press, India Fund Inc. From 08/24/22

Summary 20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. OPP rights offering announced. Aberdeen (now "abrdn") and Delaware CEFs are merging, subject to shareholder approval. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/...

Stocks rallied hard again this week with the S&P 500 up another 3.26% and now up 12.08% over the last month. The YTD losses are down to single digits. It does appear that there has been a significant amount of short covering during this rally. That has been especially the case as ...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad marke...

We previously discussed Buffett's explanation for why smart people go broke. We then made the connection to why we generally don't buy CEFs. However, this does not mean that investors should never buy any CEFs under any circumstances. Back in March, we wrote : ...

GOF yields 12.37%. It pays monthly, and goes ex-dividend this week. Management uses a mix of fixed income and equity strategies. For further details see: GOF: 12% Dividend Yield, Outperforming Monthly Payer

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad marke...

JRI’s high yield is supported by an average coupon of 5.5 percent, and the returns of stocks from real assets related companies. High inflation, rising interest rates, and looming economic recession impacts real asset related stocks much less than traditional or high growth sto...

The Indian economy is set to become the fastest growing major economy in the world. Despite consistent negative price performance, IFN has delivered substantial positive total return in the medium and long run, thanks to its consistent double-digit yield. Despite IFN’s majo...

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / May 26, 2022 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds announced they each held their Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meetings") on May 26, 2022. At the Meetings, shareholders of the respective Funds voted on the proposals set forth below: The India...

Average coupon or interest rate earned on investments of GBAB is 5.46 percent while it pays dividend with an average yield in excess of 7 percent. Historical price performance of GBAB has been extremely poor, both in the short and the long term. GBAB is currently trading near its ...