NID News and Press, Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Term Fund of Beneficial Interest From 10/14/21

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...

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...

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...

From January 1995 through June 2021, Treasury rates rose more than half a percentage point over a two-month period at a frequency of nearly 9%. Simply put, when money sleeps, it stops working for you. As a muni investor, you need your money to work hard. For further details ...

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Municipal Term Fund (NID) declares $0.0465/share quarterly dividend, 5.7% increase from prior dividend of $0.0440.Forward yield 1.24%Payable Aug. 2; for shareholders of record July 15; ex-div July 14.See NID Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the past week and highlight recent events. We highlight news and market action across a number of CEFs such as HFRO, FSLF, IGI, and a pair of Invesco loan funds. Valuation and distribution challenges remain two key risks for CEF ...

We take a look at the Municipal CEF sector which has held up very well despite a rise in Treasury yields. Fundamentals remain in good shape with the fiscal stimulus feeding through and the potential infrastructure tailwind in the pipeline. We continue to favor the credit or high-y...

Taxable bond CEFs are now at their tightest levels of the last eight years going back to 2012-early 2013. There's not much juice left. That doesn't mean that we need to sell out of CEFs, we just need to be more prudent and vigilant. That includes re-positioning to the best ideas along...

We have been discussing tight valuations and ways to reduce risk including shifting to open-end mutual funds as you wait out valuations. Another option is shifting to term funds as a mechanism for reducing downside risk and creating that positive skew amidst rich discounts. We exa...

We take a look at the Municipal CEF sector which has been buffeted over the past few months by rising Treasury yields. Fundamentals are in good shape with tax collections down just 1% year-on-year, the stimulus package exceeding budget shortfalls, and potential infrastructure spending...