IVH News and Press, Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund of Beneficial Interest From 01/04/21

With the exception of broadly defined commodities and US and foreign property shares, global markets posted solid gains last year. US stocks were the top 2020 performers, with the Russell 3000 Index surging 20.9% last year. US REITs saw the deepest loss for the major asset classes...

Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund (IVH) declares $0.085/share monthly dividend, -5.6% decrease from prior dividend of $0.090.Forward yield 7.68%Payable Jan. 29; for shareholders of record Jan. 14; ex-div Jan. 13.See IVH Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further de...

Tech stocks have easily beaten high yield stocks over the past few years. We expect the opposite to happen going forward. Invest in tech, but invest more in high yield. For further details see: Why High Yield Should Pummel Tech

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. ...

Junk bond yields have dropped to a record low. The effective yield of the ICE BofA US High Yield Index fell to 4.61% at the close on December 3. As bond yields fall, bond prices rise. For further details see: Junk Bond Yields Hit Record Low: Most Distorted Markets Ever ...

Broad US equities continued their momentum from Q2 following the dramatic COVID-19-driven decline earlier in the year. The S&P 500 rose 9% in Q3 after a 20% rise in Q2. Value-oriented stocks underperformed the broader market on concerns about economic fragility, the expiration of ...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxYxZ ranked funds are NHF, PGZ and DCF. For further details see: The Chemist's Quality Closed-End Fund Report: November 2020

Other than moving a few pieces around the board, the recent actions by the Fed only continues to move back the day of reckoning. The "extend and pretend illusion" our economy remains on a sound footing is alive and well. One place this is evident is in the area corporate bond mark...

The COVID-19 related sell-off in corporate bonds in Q1 2020 caused some commentators to express concern about the liquidity and functionality of fixed income ETFs, led by corporate bond ETFs. Widening discounts between corporate bond ETFs and NAV pricing after COVID-19 was cited as fu...

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: ...