Several months ago, we introduced our yield-target CEF portfolios. These portfolios are somewhat unusual from what CEF investors may be used to in the sense that they are not discretionary. In other words, they are quantitatively constructed according to a few simple goals. These goals are two-fold - firstly, to hit a certain target yield, and secondly, to minimize historic volatility.
In this article, we take a look at how these portfolios have fared. All in all, these portfolios have strongly outperformed the broader CEF benchmarks - not at all surprising, given their explicit goal