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We had another down week nearly across all asset classes with the markets shedding nearly 3% and the Nasdaq nearly 4%. Fixed income was also down. Nothing worked. Yields were up again with the 10-year touching 2.95% on the week but finishing at 2.90%. Oil was down $5 to $101/bl and th...
We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of April and highlight recent market action. CEF NAVs had a tough week due to falls in both stocks and Treasuries, however, discount tightening partially offset the drop. We take a look at the recent rise in lev...
Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top DxYxZ funds are DSL, BGH and EHI. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, April 2022
We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first full week of April and highlight recent market action. All but one CEF sector was down on the week, bringing to an end a hopeful brief reversal of year-to-date weakness in the space. We quantify the expected change i...
Rating agencies reported that upgrades outpaced downgrades in 2021. The decline in the stock market produced concern that pension funding may decline, and the rise in inflation may reduce benefits. The shorter bonds can be sold to take advantage of large outflows from mutual funds...
April saw a well above average number of net distribution cuts for the tax-exempt CEF sector - a direct outcome of rising leverage costs. The sector's valuation profile has moved very quickly from being very expensive to attractively valued. We highlight our allocation stance in t...
We review CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of March and highlight recent market action. CEFs rallied strongly to close out a pretty poor quarter for returns. We discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding interest rates and the performance of loan CEFs...
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE:NZF) declares $0.0585/share monthly dividend, -11.4% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0660. Forward yield 5.0% Payable May 2; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13. See NZF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For...
The recent CEF market drawdown has made it clear that it is those investors who maintain dry powder reserves that can fully take advantage of current attractive CEF yields. Credit markets have a number of features such as varying valuation levels, episodic volatility and mean-reversio...
It's been awhile since I wrote about municipal bond CEFs but considering the collapse they have seen in the last 6 weeks, it seems appropriate. When CEFs drop -15% since the beginning-of-the-year and yet only own a leveraged-portfolio of probably the most conservative investments you ...
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