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2023-07-12 13:08:44 ET Summary OCCI was a hard pass about a year back. The "yield" was a mouth-watering 20%, but the numbers that mattered more were eye watering. The yield is now up to 26%. "Surely you cannot go wrong here?" You can and don't call me Shirley. On our...

2023-05-18 11:53:05 ET Summary 6 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 10 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. XFLT boosts distribution by +16.44%. Distribution level highest since inception in 2017. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/...

2023-05-08 10:54:02 ET Summary OFS Credit is paying out a 25.6% yield to its shareholders from a portfolio of CLOs. The closed-end fund has lost more than half of its value since its 2018 IPO. Around 41% of its distributions have been driven by return of capital. OFS...

Summary 2 out of 23 CEF sectors were positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors were positive on NAV last week. VFL offers tender results. Why it pays to monitor your CEF holdings for corporate actions. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborato...

Summary 14 out of 23 CEF sectors were positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors were positive on NAV last week. HYT conducts a rights offering. ZTR rights offering has expired. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on Septem...

CEF discounts have narrowed from our previous update but are still sitting wider than at the end of 2021. So far, discounts have bottomed out with the market on June 16th, 2022, which has so far been the market low for 2022. 2022 remains a volatile year but has also presented quit...

CLO funds came with a lot of promise, but returns across the spectrum have been poor. OCCI boasts a stunning 20% yield, but problems abound. Four numbers you should remember here, 20%, 12%, 40% and 100%. CLO funds have struggled to deliver in the past 3-5 years. None of ...

0 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Commodities lead while MLPs lag. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: June 19, 2022

1 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Volatility brings CEF rotation opportunities. Examples of three (non-portfolio) swaps. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Volatility Brings CEF Rotation Opp...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of May and highlight recent market action. The CEF space had a pretty flat weak as a modest tightening in discounts offset further NAV falls. We take a look at the question of relative performance between High-Y...