PML News and Press, Pimco Municipal Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 08/07/19

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers one month ago, so data may be out of date.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...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage and directional opportunities for active traders like us. Currently, we are cautious when we choose o...

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers 1 month ago, so data may be out of date. Please check the latest data before making investment decisions. Valuation matters when buying closed-end funds I sometimes shake my head when I see recommendations for ...

PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE: PML ) declares $0.065/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. More news on: PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II, Dividend News, Read more ...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage and directional opportunities for active traders like us. Currently, we are cautious when we choose o...

Municipal bonds have seen record flows in 2019. Martin talks to head of BlackRock's municipal strategy about some of the reasons why. Martin: Sean, first set the stage for us. Munis have been on a tear this year. What's behind it? Sean: I would say the most obvious driver has been a ...

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By Patricia Healy, CFA The positive trend of upgrades to downgrades continues. S&P reported on May 8th that upgrades outpaced downgrades by 2.39 to 1 in Q1 2019, which compares to 2.09 to 1 for all of 2018. In our monitoring of rating agencies' actions, this trend appears to have conti...

By Cooper J Howard When you buy a municipal bond, you're making a loan to a state or local government, for which it promises to pay you back an amount at some date in the future - potentially as long as 30 years in the future. How do you know if the municipality will be able to make good...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage and directional opportunities for active traders like us. Currently, we are cautious when we choose o...