MGF News and Press, MFS Government Markets Income Trust From 11/26/20

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...

MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) declares $0.0288/share monthly dividend, -1% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0291.Forward yield 7.46%Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 18; ex-div Nov. 17.See MGF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further d...

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 Government Markets Income Trust (MGF) declares $0.0291/share monthly dividend, -0.7% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0293.Forward yield 7.53%Payable Oct. 30; for shareholders of record Oct. 14; ex-div Oct. 13.See MGF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further...

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. ...

The weak trend in global trade and growth will not be enough to support risky assets such as equities in the coming months. The recent 10%+ consolidation in equities clearly shows how vulnerable is the market currently 'without' central banks and governments' help. Leading indicat...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on Sep. 1, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in...