RSF News and Press, RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation From 05/03/22

Only funds with yields over 6.5%, coverage higher than 85%, and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are HIX, EMD, and DLY. For further details see: The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Re...

We had another down week nearly across all asset classes with the markets shedding nearly 3% and the Nasdaq nearly 4%. Fixed income was also down. Nothing worked. Yields were up again with the 10-year touching 2.95% on the week but finishing at 2.90%. Oil was down $5 to $101/bl and th...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of April and highlight recent market action. The recent rally fizzled as the CEF space fell sharply with most sectors dropping more than 1%. We highlight funds that are likely to be more resilient in the face o...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top DxYxZ funds are DSL, BGH and EHI. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, April 2022

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the first full week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a bad week and remain under pressure from rising Treasury yields. Only the Energy sector is still in the green year-to-da...

RiverNorth Specialty Finance (NYSE:RSF) has declared $0.1662/share monthly dividend, in line with previous. Payable April 29; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13. Payable May 31; for shareholders of record May 13; ex-div May 12. Payable June 30; for shareholders of recor...

The last few years have shown that market shocks can be both frequent and unexpected. Being able to take advantage of temporary market dislocations can allow investors to drive their portfolio wealth and ultimately generate a higher level of sustainable income. We discuss drier-po...

For the eleventh month in 12, equity CEFs on average witnessed plus-side returns, rising 3.48% on a NAV basis for October. While for the second consecutive month fixed income CEFs posted returns in the red (-0.14%). Thirty-six percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the second week of September and highlight recent market events. Although risk appetite has remained supportive, CEF market returns have reduced substantially due to low risk-free rates, expensive equity and credit valuations, and ti...

Only funds with yields over 7%, coverage higher than 85% and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are FEI, FPL and AOD. For further details see: The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report,...