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We’ve moved past the early-cycle environment that predominated risk taking in 2020, post the pandemic lows, and we’re moving really into a mid-cycle environment, which tends to be constructive for risk. This mid-cycle environment is still going to be expansionary, albeit...
Only funds with yields over 7%, coverage higher than 85% and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxY funds are AOD, ISD and GHY. ISD and GHY are relatively conservative high-yield funds with decent credi...
Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to push higher in June, based on the annualized Sharpe ratio for a rolling ten-year window via monthly data. GMI’s 10-year SR increased to 0.84, the highest in 18 months. GMI is an unmanaged, market-value...
Investment uncertainty is focused on the nature of the current spike in inflation, which the Fed argues is transitory, though a growing number of people do not buy this narrative. Historically, the Fed has never been able to head off any longer-lasting inflation uptrends without a recessi...
The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) resumed an upward drift in June, rising to an annualized 6.0%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI - 6.0% - suggests that multi-asset-class strategies will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent yea...
MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...
Faced with higher inflation numbers, the Federal Reserve has begun to create more meaningful parameters around its evolving stance on monetary policy. Although the changes could be less dramatic than many expect, we believe that investors should be prepared for higher market volatilit...
Rising Star volume gains momentum as the global economy continues its recovery, which we believe will provide attractive total return opportunity in Fixed Income. Over the course of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted fundamentals and markets, we experienced a new record...
We regularly cover HYI as it is one of the solid choices in the high yield space that also don't utilize leverage. For CEFs, funds that don't operate with leverage can be seen as relatively more attractive for more conservative investors. However, keep in mind that it is still a h...
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...
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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, ...
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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 ...