KIO News and Press, KKR Income Opportunities Fund From 11/10/22

Summary 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 PGZ, WDI, and KIO. Author’s note: This article was released to ...

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 KIO is a high-yield bond / leveraged loan CEF from KKR. The fund is overweight CCC credits and has leverage on top, running significant credit risk. With CCC credits all-in yields now close to 17% and forecasted default rates, which are not apocalyptic, the collateral ...

Summary HIPS is a high-yield ETF with a portfolio diversified in CEFs, MLPs, mortgage REITs, and BDCs. The yield is very attractive, but price history shows a steep capital decay. The problem is structural: the 4 asset categories of its portfolio have the same issue. An al...

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 September 19, 2022. Pleas...

KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) announced today that the Q2 2022 investor call is now available on the Fund’s website. Tom Hobby and Richard Schoenfeld hosted the call and provided market color and portfolio updates for the second quarter of 2...

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...

"Managed distributions" are what some closed-end funds use to maintain a consistent dividend payout even when the underlying earnings supporting it may be choppy. They are especially popular among equity funds, whose dividend income is puny and who therefore rely mostly on capital gai...

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 HFRO, TEI and BGH. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Labo...

NPCT is a CEF that yields 9.6% and holds investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, with no more than 50% junk-rated bonds. The fund uses ESG criteria to emphasize fixed income investments in businesses that are leaders within their respective industries to enhance fund performa...