KIO News and Press, KKR Income Opportunities Fund From 12/15/20

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Rally continues for the fifth week; MLPs lead again. DSL cuts distribution. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: December 6, 2020

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. ...

KKR Income Opportunities Fund (“KIO” or the “Fund”) (NYSE: KIO) today announced that The Board of Trustees of KIO has appointed Eric Mogelof as Trustee, Chair and President of the Fund. Mr. Mogelof replaces Suzanne Donohoe who has resigned from her role as Tr...

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Rally continues for the fourth week as MLPs lead the way. DSL announces distribution cut, discussed in a separate report for members. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End...

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

21 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 20 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as rally continues for the third week. MLPs lead while real estate lags. Taxable munis are the most expensive CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup...

20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as vaccine rally continues. November distribution changes are updated: boosts to MAV (Taxable Income holding), MHI; cuts to KIO, FSLF. We'll keep track of large annual/special distributio...

KIO reduced their distribution by -16% this month. This ends the fund's streak of 7 years of unbroken distributions. The cut was not unexpected based on declining NII and lower leverage numbers. Silver lining: share price barely reacted as the fund was already at a decent disc...