JPC News and Press, Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund From 11/03/22

Summary Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, DHF and PHD. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on October 26, 2022. Please ...

Summary The Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund invests in bonds, convertibles, and preferreds; heavily weighted to ones rated BBB or BB. A recent increase in the Price/NAV discount points to a potential buying opportunity. Nuveen classifies four other CEFs with J...

Summary Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, WIW, and DHF. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on August 19th, 2022. Pleas...

After the Fed hiked interest rates for the fourth time this year, closed-end fund investors may wonder how their income will be affected. Past cycles have shown that valuations fall ahead of time in anticipation of rising rates. While distribution cuts are a natural part of the in...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, ARDC, and SRV. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on July 22, 2022. Please check latest data...

Boring is perfect when we’re talking retirement investing. We’ll let others take the S&P 500’s sad 1.7% yield and frequent mood swings. While we direct our attention to an elite trio that yields 8.2%. You read that right. Eight-point-two-percent per year...

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

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...

One of the market’s most secure, steady sources of generous yield is going through a rare turbulent moment. But these 7% to 8% yields— paid monthly, no less! —are selling at discounted prices we only see once every five years or so. Is it time for us contrarians...

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