PDI News and Press, PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund From 12/24/22

Summary Imagine stocks or funds that pay out their dividends once-a-month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more! These December U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-ga...

Summary The markets have added to the gains they started in October. I add to my investments every month; however, this month, I did quite a bit of movement with several positions I sold too. The opportunities weren't always with similar funds, but the decisions were valuation drive...

Summary PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund presently yields 13.2%. PDI owns a diversified portfolio of fixed-income instruments. The closed-end fund trades at a moderate premium to the net asset value. Passive income investors interested in receiving generous monthly dividend incom...

Summary We share data on many of the biggest and most-popular big-yield CEFs. We have a special focus on Guggenheim's widely-popular Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF), currently yielding over 13%, but trading at a large premium to its net asset value. We also review a popular lever...

Summary PDI has a 13.2% current distribution that remains well covered by NII. However, it holds a portfolio of junk bonds and levered credits that is susceptible to a deteriorating economy. My view is a recession is imminent in 2023, so I would not be holding levered credit funds h...

Summary We share data on 100-plus big-yield opportunities, sorted into four categories: Closed-end funds, master limited partnerships, real estate investment trusts, and business development companies. We dive deeper into four specific opportunities (one from each category) that w...

Summary Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, DHF and PHD. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on October 26, 2022. Please ...

Summary We share data on 50-plus high-income opportunities, including over 25 popular bond CEFs and 25 BDCs. We dive deeper into three specific opportunities (including two CEFs and one BDC) that are particularly attractive and worth considering. They yield 13.3%, 10.3% and 7.2%, ...

Summary Ten months of this troubling 2022 have passed, and my overall portfolio is beginning to take its final shape. Some positions have long since been completed, while for others, I am taking small acquisition steps each time the market turns downward. In spite of everythin...

Summary In 2020, the anti-fossil-fuel crowd left Exxon Mobil for dead, as its share price cratered and its dividend yield ballooned. On Friday, Exxon announced record-breaking earnings and another dividend hike as management remains steadfast in its commitment to oil and gas (and ...