MMD News and Press, MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund From 08/29/22

Summary 1 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 1 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while commodities lag. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on Au...

Global macro data is weighing on investors' minds this week with the start of the second quarter earnings season and a higher-than-expected CPI print. The narrative appears to be changing again. As we've described, the first quarter was about a rising rate/rising inflationary market a...

We took a look at MEGI earlier this year with some interest; I wanted to revisit this fund after the volatile 2022 we've been experiencing. The fund was only launched at the end of 2021, too new for some investors to consider, but worth watching. Poor timing for a fund to launch c...

MAINSTAY MACKAY DEFINEDTERM MUNICIPAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND DECLARES MONTHLY DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2022 PR Newswire NEW YORK , July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund...

CEF discounts continue to meander without direction for most of the last few months (outside the mid-May one-week swoon). In terms of valuations, senior loans are the cheapest, followed by Limited Duration and Global Income. High yield and Investment grade round out the top 5 cheapest...

A sharp sell-off to start the year has pushed down municipal bond valuations and muni closed-end funds to discounts, presenting an attractive entry point for investors seeking tax-exempt income. Muni CEFs borrow money at short-term interest rates and invest the proceeds in muni bonds ...

MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund Announces Amendment to the Declaration of Trust PR Newswire NEW YORK , June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (NYSE: MMD) has...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of May and highlight recent market action. The CEF space had a V-shaped bounce this week, recovering most of the previous losses for the month. Reversing their previous underperformance, Munis did well. We take...

The municipal CEF sector has outperformed the broader CEF space over the last month for a change, supported by stabilizing Treasury yields and a lower sensitivity to rising credit spreads. We discuss some of the ongoing themes in the sector such as leverage costs, valuations, duration...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of April and highlight recent market action. April was the worst month for the CEF space since March of 2020 driven primarily by lower NAVs. We take a look at the performance of CEFs relative to open-end funds ov...