JPI News and Press, Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund of Beneficial Interest From 03/08/21

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are CEV, JPC, and DSL. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, February 2021

The preferred sector has been rich since the end of the summer and that hasn't changed. But CEF valuations have cheapened just a bit to make them worth a look. But unless we see another significant downturn and volatility, prices can remain near par for an extended period of time. ...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are NHF, ARDC and KIO. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, January 2021

Preferred securities are one alternative source of income that investors may want to consider when looking to enhance yield in their portfolios. To alleviate concerns of concentration risk, we believe investors should consider non-financial preferreds ("ex financials"), which provide ...

We have covered two of the Nuveen Preferred Securities Funds in the past. Today we tackle a third one that also aims to provide high level of current income to its investors. We will go over the features of the fund and throw in a few comparisons with the first two we covered...

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

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

"Quality" is a term much bandied about in the CEF space without a clear definition as to what qualifies as a "quality fund" We suggest two dimensions of quality: CEF outperformance relative to its sector and open-end fund alternatives as well as good governance features. We also h...

The preferreds sector has come nearly full circle with yields spiking in March and now falling back to their levels earlier in the year. Expensive sector valuation means that fund fees are taking a bigger chunk of underlying yields while passive investments are holding an increasing n...

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 ...