JPI News and Press, Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund of Beneficial Interest From 12/05/21

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxY funds are FPL, FDEU, and AOD. For further details see: Quality Closed-End Fund Report: November 2021

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has officially filed to change from a CEF to an ETF. If successful, the roughly 16% discount between the price of GBTC and its net asset value will be closed, earning investors a risk premium. I'll explain how. How statistical arbitrage in CEFs works, a...

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

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. FPL could be worth a look. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, Au...

A recovery in credit spreads and a drop in Treasury yields have buoyed the prices of preferred stocks and sector CEF NAVs. This has allowed preferred CEFs to increase borrowings this year which drives higher income levels and strengthens distribution coverage. In particular, the F...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the first week of August and highlight recent market events. August saw a strong start for CEFs with discount compression across the board and rising NAVs for equity-linked sectors. We highlight some of the headwinds facing the f...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the last week of July and highlight recent market events. July CEF returns were wrapped around zero in aggregate as higher NAVs were offset by wider discounts. We continue to favor funds in a number of higher-yielding niche secto...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, June 2021

We have been discussing tight valuations and ways to reduce risk including shifting to open-end mutual funds as you wait out valuations. Another option is shifting to term funds as a mechanism for reducing downside risk and creating that positive skew amidst rich discounts. We exa...

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