NCZ News and Press, AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 04/21/21

As Q1 comes to an end, we take a look at the performance of the CEF market year-to-date. We also take a look at the key drivers of CEF discounts going forward. And focus, in particular, on how CEF performance is likely to pan out relative to open-end funds in the current environme...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The market downturn last year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing in close...

Certain Virtus Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions: AIO, NCV, NCZ, CBH, and ACV PR Newswire HARTFORD, Conn. , April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE: AIO), Virtus AllianzGI...

Rising rates have been top of mind for income investors since the start of the year. The usual approach to rising rates has two problems. It fails to distinguish between two different rising rate environments and their different impact on assets. And it uses the textbook definitio...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The market downturn last year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing in close...

Certain Virtus Allianzgi Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly Distributions: AIO, NCV, NCZ, CBH, and ACV PR Newswire HARTFORD, Conn. , March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE: AIO), Vi...

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Declares Quarterly Distribution: 5.500% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II Declares Quarterly Distribution: 5.500% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares PR Newswire ...

The CEF market has put in very strong returns in the few months since our last update. We discuss some of the key themes driving the CEF market in the medium term. We also highlight a number of funds that we hold in our Income Portfolios: NMCO, DSL, NCV and others. For furth...

NCZ is a Virtus AllianzGI closed-end fund that invests in two underlying asset classes - convertibles and high yield bonds rated below investment grade. The fund used preferred stock for its 38% leverage. The fund's distribution yield is currently about 9%. For further detai...

Convertible bonds offer benefits similar to equities together with some of the downside protection of bonds. The best way to invest in convertibles is through actively managed CEFs. In this article, we highlight four convertible bond CEFs that are very high performing and also pay...