MCR News and Press, MFS Charter Income Trust From 12/07/20

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...

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) declares $0.059020/share monthly dividend, 1.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.05830.Forward yield 8.21%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 16; ex-div Dec. 15.See MCR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details ...

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...

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 23 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as election volatility subsides. NHF tender offer begins, with an expiration date of December 10, 2020. We discuss RIV's rights offering results in a separate report. For further de...

Some CEFs have managed distribution policies that are linked directly or indirectly to their NAVs, allowing investors to forecast changes in distributions with varying accuracy. Recent volatility has already caused some CEFs to lower their distributions as a result of the March drawdo...

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Markets rebound, led by commodities. MLPs are the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: October 4, 2020

MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) declares $0.05856/share monthly dividend, -0.8% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0591.Forward yield 8.71%Payable Oct. 30; for shareholders of record Oct. 14; ex-div Oct. 13.See MCR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details s...

Six of eight indexes on our world watch list posted losses through September 28, 2020. The top performer is China's Shanghai with a gain of 5.49%. Coming in last is London's FTSE 100 with a loss of 21.41%. For further details see: World Markets Update: September 28, 2020...

17 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 15 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. RIV announces a rights offering. DNI to delist from the NYSE. Share repurchase programs for First Trust MLP/midstream CEFs. A number of target term CEFs cut distributions. ...