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A reliable selection criterion for building a portfolio of funds that are likely to produce above-average returns over the long haul is the goal of every CEF investor. For me, the flexible combination of a positive NAV since inception, discount on NAV, and leverage represents a practi...
Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...
Interest in municipal closed-end funds (CEFs) vs. municipal bonds often stems from higher return potential - this is mostly due to the use of leverage in municipal closed-end funds. Leverage could potentially amplify both the fund's net asset value (NAV) and its distribution; however,...
Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are EHI and DSL. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report: September 2021
Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...
The US House Ways and Means Committee released their new 881-page tax proposal –there's some tricky stuff in it. If passed, the new top Federal rate in the US will be 46.4 percent, while the top capital gains tax rate appears it will be 31.8 percent from my calculations. NY...
Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. FPL could be worth a look. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, Au...
While they may have become more common over the last 10 years, municipal defaults and bankruptcies still remain rare overall. The five-year all-rated cumulative default rate of municipal bonds throughout the study period (1970-2020) was unchanged at 0.08% and still remains very low. ...
The option-adjusted-spread ((OAS)) on the investment grade or high-grade corporate bond index, is presently about 95-100 bps better than the equivalent Treasury. As of last Friday, August 27th, 2021, the BBB OAS was yielding about 104 bp’s over equivalent Treasuries, which shou...
I was recently reading an article by ADS Analytics titled CEF Mergers Present Another Risk For Income Investors only to discover afterwards a CEF I own was involved. I recently was sent a proxy vote request to approve merging NXP, NXQ, and NXR (I own) into one CEF if holders approve. ...
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