RSF News and Press, RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation From 05/17/21

In this report we look at a few short-term options to add to your account to take advantage of rising NAVs and closing discounts. We hunted for higher yielding funds that are trading at wider discounts to NAV and likely to be bought by retail investors. Most of these are buy-and-r...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. With discounts contracting, few non-muni income choices are attractively valued anymore. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, April 2021

For the sixth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 3.55% on an NAV basis for April. While for the second month running, fixed income CEFs posted plus-side returns (+1.42%). Twenty-seven percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 27...

The question today is, should you avoid CEF IPOs? From the data we have compiled, it seems that the averages come to be quite flat and it largely depends on the circumstances of its launch. One potential way to play this could be buying on day 1 and selling after 1-month of holdin...

For the fifth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 2.77% on an NAV basis for March. While for the eleventh month in 12 fixed income CEFs posted plus-side returns (+0.45%). Twenty-four percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 23% ...

In addition to asset classes and sectors, income investors can also allocate along the capital structure dimension of many individual issuers. In many instances, preferred shares can offer not only lower volatility and greater distribution certainty but also competitive yields and sup...

Imagine a stock or fund that paid out its dividends once a month. Instead of quarterly, semi annually or (ugh) annually, your anticipatory angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%. The March U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains include: 1. Stoc...

For the fourth month in a row, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 2.42% on an NAV basis for February. While for the first month in 11, fixed income CEFs witnessed losses (-0.52%). Nineteen percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 18% of equity...

Imagine a stock or fund that paid out its dividends once a month. Instead of quarterly, semi-annually or (ugh) annually, your anticipatory angst waiting for your money is reduced by 300% or more. February's U.S. exchange-traded monthly paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net gains in...

December was another good month for CEFs with some discount tightening and NAV growth. The Core Portfolio was up over 1% with the NAV up 1.8%. The January Effect could bring discounts to an expensive level if the recent trends continue. At that point we would want to start reducing CE...