NZF News and Press, Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund From 05/07/22

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...

Common shareholders of Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Value Fund (NYSE: NEV) and preferred shareholders of Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) have approved the funds’ reorganization. The reorganization will combine NEV into NZF. Subject to the satisfaction of certain cust...

We had another down week nearly across all asset classes with the markets shedding nearly 3% and the Nasdaq nearly 4%. Fixed income was also down. Nothing worked. Yields were up again with the 10-year touching 2.95% on the week but finishing at 2.90%. Oil was down $5 to $101/bl and th...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of April and highlight recent market action. CEF NAVs had a tough week due to falls in both stocks and Treasuries, however, discount tightening partially offset the drop. We take a look at the recent rise in lev...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top DxYxZ funds are DSL, BGH and EHI. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, April 2022

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first full week of April and highlight recent market action. All but one CEF sector was down on the week, bringing to an end a hopeful brief reversal of year-to-date weakness in the space. We quantify the expected change i...

Rating agencies reported that upgrades outpaced downgrades in 2021. The decline in the stock market produced concern that pension funding may decline, and the rise in inflation may reduce benefits. The shorter bonds can be sold to take advantage of large outflows from mutual funds...

April saw a well above average number of net distribution cuts for the tax-exempt CEF sector - a direct outcome of rising leverage costs. The sector's valuation profile has moved very quickly from being very expensive to attractively valued. We highlight our allocation stance in t...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of March and highlight recent market action. CEFs rallied strongly to close out a pretty poor quarter for returns. We discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding interest rates and the performance of loan CEFs...

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE:NZF) declares $0.0585/share monthly dividend, -11.4% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0660. Forward yield 5.0% Payable May 2; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13. See NZF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For...