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Summary The volatility had continued since earlier this year when we last looked at my top ten CEFs. With closed-end fund discounts widening, there seem to be more opportunities in the space overall. Regardless of how the remainder of the year shakes out, my income has continu...
Summary Jane's retirement accounts generated a total of $2,981.83 of dividend income for September 2022 vs. $2,422.03 of dividend income for September 2021. Jane's Traditional IRA had a balance of $375.6K as of September 30, 2022, vs. $406.8K on September 30, 2021. The estimated a...
Summary BMEZ yields 11.73% and pays monthly. It's selling at a 16.35% discount to NAV. We compare BMEZ to its sister fund, BME, for holdings, performance, and discounts. The Healthcare sector is down -18.74% in 2022, and is the 4th-leading sector in this pullback yea...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) purs...
Summary Health Sciences Trust is a closed end fund focused on healthcare equities. BME is a CEF that pays a 6% dividend yield which is now inadequate given 1-year Treasuries are yielding 4%. The fund holdings have seen their P/E ratios increase as the S&P 500 Index has don...
Summary Jane's retirement accounts generated a total of $1,721.18 of dividend income for August 2022 vs. $1,274.88 of dividend income for August 2021. Jane's Traditional IRA had a balance of $417K as of August 31, 2022, vs. $424.6K on August 31, 2021. The estimated annualized divi...
Summary I have added to five positions in my portfolio, but I haven't included any new names. There was a mix of funds that were at attractive discounts, but also some that were pushing premiums. The main goal of building up my income month after month is still being achieved,...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...
BST and BSTZ are both funds invested purely in tech plays. BST has traditionally focused on larger, more established names but has added more speculative names. Both funds are having a challenging time navigating through this tech sell-off that continues to rage on. Wr...
On the surface, these two funds have similar sounding names but are quite different. BME holds more traditional healthcare names, while BMEZ invests in smaller, private, and biotech positions. We take a look at what is more comparable for swap trade opportunities. I think both...
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2024-06-20 05:18:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-05-09 14:24:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
The BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today the adoption of discount management programs (the "Programs"). Under the terms of the Programs, each of the Funds listed below intends to offer to repurchase a portion of its common shares via tender offer if ...