PCF News and Press, High Income Securities Fund From 10/01/19

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high discoun...

By Robin Marshall, director, fixed income research at FTSE Russell When US investment-grade bonds are downgraded and cross the ratings threshold into high yield territory, they join the sector known as "fallen angels." And while they're technically categorized as high yield ((HY)) bonds...

By Gershon Distenfeld Transcript: Risk assets, be it high-yield bonds, equity markets worldwide, are not pricing in all that much bad news. The rates markets worldwide are. One of them is wrong. I see time and time again that people say we're later in the cycle, I don't want to ow...

By Brian L. Kloss, JD, CPA Using the proverbial American baseball analogy, the U.S. credit cycle is in the late innings of the game, but there are still some good plays left. Managing these later stages requires skill, and it becomes a game of careful security selection in certain asset cl...

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high discoun...

This article was originally published 1 month ago. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due diligence and investigation. Previous editions of the Report can be searched using the keyword "ce...

As the drums of the U.S.-China trade war beat louder, one has to keep in the back of one's mind where the point of no return is. It is probably not a specific "point," but a gray area that is a moving target, depending on how badly the U.S. and other global economies get hurt. For example, hur...

By Seth Meyer, CFA In a period of falling interest rates, yield is dear, and high yield therefore remains an attractive asset class. However, with increased interest rate volatility and uncertainty around economic growth, Portfolio Manager Seth Meyer says a cautious approach and a focus o...

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers one month ago, so data may be out of date. Please check the latest data before making investment decisions. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus cl...

The U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. Kim Parlee speaks with Greg Kocik, Managing Director at TD Asset Management, about how to build a high-yield portfolio in an era of low interest Read more ...