PCQ News and Press, PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund From 04/22/20

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to evaluate the BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund ( MUC ) as an investment option at its current market price. The fund has been on my radar for a while, and its current valuation tells me this is a good option for a challenging market....

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on March 30, 2020, and includes a rare reposting of our weekly commentary and actionable ideas. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements...

Perhaps the most inquiries received in the last week has to do with the PIMCO "twins". PIMCO Dynamic Income ( PDI ) and PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage ( PCI ) . Is the distribution safe? Will they have to force de-leverage through margin calls? I will attempt to answer that. But the sh...

Author's note: This article was initially released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on February 10, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. Chemist's Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus...

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to evaluate the PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund ( PCQ ) as an investment option at its current market price. PCQ has struggled in the new year, on the backdrop of a distribution cut to start off 2020. While the muni sector continues to regist...

Author's note: Data in this report are from January 31, 2020. Please check latest data before making investment decisions. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, a...

Introduction Over the past week, the market participants did not seem interested in safer assets such as municipal bonds. The appetite for higher yields was again on focus as the volatility caused by the coronavirus was normalized. Throughout the article, you are going to see that the pe...

Note: data from this article are from January 24 th , 2020. Dear CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members, I would like to welcome the new members who have joined us recently. As a reminder, our latest portfolio updates are here: The Tactical Income-100 Portfolio - December 2019 Report...

Introduction The investors preferred the safer asset classes such as municipal bonds due to fears of the impact of the coronavirus. The first day of the week led to a serious decline in the prices of riskier assets, and this fact left some room for an increase in municipal bonds. Also, the...

Introduction The global concerns about the coronavirus helped the safer assets to increase their prices. Among the winning asset classes were the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds which invest in them. The market participants also expect to understand if there is going to be a chang...