MFV News and Press, MFS Special Value Trust From 11/19/20

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...

MFS Special Value Trust (MFV) declares $0.0437/share monthly dividend, 0.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.0436.Forward yield 10.12%Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 18; ex-div Nov. 17.See MFV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see...

Multi-asset investing has grown dramatically in popularity during the last decade. This segment of the market has been relatively underserved by benchmark providers historically. Many multi-asset funds have operated without a formal benchmark or have relied on peer group approache...

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 Special Value Trust (MFV) declares $0.0436/share monthly dividend, -1.1% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0441.Forward yield 9.82%Payable Oct. 30; for shareholders of record Oct. 14; ex-div Oct. 13.See MFV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see...

Barron's Weekly lists stocks announcing "dividend payment boosts" on the very last page of its financial data. Here is your dogcatcher 8/31-9/28/20 rundown for 85 equities proclaimed those five-weeks. Increases for the period ranged $0.00007 per month by ITUB, to $0.66481 semi-annuall...

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. ...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...

I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...