MHF News and Press, Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. From 11/17/21

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2021, January and February 2022. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax repor...

Interest rate volatility prompted another month of negative total returns. Below-average issuance was counterbalanced by a slowdown in demand. November could provide opportunities ahead of seasonal strength in December and January. For further details see: Muni Seasonal ...

Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...

Three out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and six out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. GOF/GGM/GPM merger has been approved. RIV announces a new rights offering. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Sept. 26, 2021

Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...

Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: MHF) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2021. Footnotes: (a) NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business day in the periods indicated above. (b) For the quarter indicat...

The option-adjusted-spread ((OAS)) on the investment grade or high-grade corporate bond index, is presently about 95-100 bps better than the equivalent Treasury. As of last Friday, August 27th, 2021, the BBB OAS was yielding about 104 bp’s over equivalent Treasuries, which shou...

The intensity of the income need only grows as investors move closer to - and enter - their retirement years. While diversified credit portfolios offer benefits, the potential drawdowns could be too much for some investors’ risk tolerances. For tax-sensitive investors, the ...

The high yield municipal market’s resiliency passed its latest test in the COVID-19 pandemic. Most municipal borrowers began to feel a financial impact from the Coronavirus by the second and third quarters of 2020. The concentration of defaults in one sector affirms our bel...

Rallying interest rates drove strong muni bond performance in July. Market dynamics remained seasonally favorable, with demand for munis broadly outpacing supply. A more defensive posture may be warranted ahead of elevated risks in the fall. For further details see: Muni...