KIO: High Yield Fund, Fully Covered Distribution, Currently Yielding 10% Plus

2025-03-02 08:30:00 ET

Summary

• KKR Income Opportunities Fund is a high-yield fixed-income fund that focuses on generating high current income. Its investment portfolio consists of floating-rate bank loans and high-yield bonds.
• KIO currently offers a very attractive and fully covered 11.6% distribution yield and is currently trading at a small discount of roughly -4.3%.
• However, there are some risks involved, and the fund may get even cheaper depending on the direction of interest rates. There is also some risk of dividend reduction, but it should be minor.

Introduction:

KKR Income Opportunities Fund ( KIO ) is a closed-end fund that was incepted in Jul. 2013. The fund invests in high-conviction leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and structured credit with a flexible mandate designed to take advantage of market dislocations. It has the advantage of leveraging the differentiated sourcing capabilities of KKR (the parent group) to capture attractive investment opportunities. The fund offers the following attractive features to fixed-income investors: 1) Potential for attractive levels of high income through monthly distributions 2) A targeted and diversified fixed-income portfolio investing primarily in bank loans and high-yield securities 3) A consistent approach and strong credit investment process that seeks to adapt credit strategies to market conditions....

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