Previous 10 | Next 10 |
When I get a question on a CEF or am looking at a new CEF, these are the first 5 things I will check. The five places I want to look first are; 1. Investment Policy, 2. Quick Review of Holdings, 3. Discount/Premium, 4. Performance, 5. Distributions. Once these items are checked, I...
We review CEF market valuation and performance over the past week and highlight recent events. We highlight news and market action across a number of CEFs such as HFRO, FSLF, IGI, and a pair of Invesco loan funds. Valuation and distribution challenges remain two key risks for CEF ...
Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to tick higher in May. GMI’s Sharpe ratio — a measure of risk-adjusted return – rose to 0.82 on a trailing 10-year basis through last month. That’s close to a pandemic high, but still...
The Global Market Index’s (GMI) expected risk premium held steady at 5.9% annualized in May, matching the previous month’s estimate. The framework for estimating equilibrium returns was initially outlined in a 1974 paper by Professor Bill Sharpe. Keep in mind, too, t...
The major asset classes delivered across-the-board gains for a second month in a row in May. Everything apart from cash was up last month, led by a sizzling rally in foreign inflation-linked government bonds. The FTSE Russell World Inflation Index ex-US surged 4.0% last month, the...
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of June, July, and August 2021. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reporting purposes...
While many yields are at, or near, their historic lows, opportunity remains in select segments of emerging-market debt, triple B-rated corporate bonds and certain areas of the mortgage-securities market. A good way to approach value stocks has been to find those that are attractively ...
Today's post rolls out the inaugural Risk Review column for the major asset classes, a monthly update that's the companion piece to the monthly performance report and risk-premia estimates. Risk analysis is a broad and deep subject and so this monthly update will be no one's idea of a...
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HYI) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2021. Footnotes: (a) NAVs are calculated as of the close of business on the last business day in the periods indicated above. (b) For the qu...
While most people are aware there was a financial crisis in 2008, they will surely fail to link it with the next one. There are four debt categories: government, financial, non-financial corporate and consumer. Banks act as the intermediary between central banks and the non-financ...
News, Short Squeeze, Breakout and More Instantly...
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Company Name:
HYI Stock Symbol:
NYSE Market:
2024-07-23 09:00:23 ET Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) declaring a stock dividend of $0.095 per share on Ex-Date : July 24, 2024. Shareholders on record as of July 24, 2024 are eligible for the dividend. The payment date is scheduled for August 01, 2024, ...
2024-07-12 05:14:00 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...
2024-05-21 09:00:21 ET Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) declaring a stock dividend of $0.095 per share on Ex-Date : May 22, 2024. Shareholders on record as of May 23, 2024 are eligible for the dividend. The payment date is scheduled for June 03, 2024, and ...