Introduction
The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past week. More or less the panic around coronavirus was overcome and the investors returned their appetite for riskier assets and higher yields.
Currently, most of the closed-end funds from this sector are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, most of them are traded at high discounts, but we are cautious when we select our positions due to the lack of statistical edge. Unfortunately, at these prices, most of