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As a tool to evaluate candidates for a long-term CEF portfolio, I formulated a simple “rule of thumb” based on the interactions among NAV performance, discount/premium on NAV, and leverage. For a safe CEF investment, this rule of thumb suggests first choosing CEFs with a...
Dividend investing is a popular strategy lately because it can usually beat bank accounts and can also provide income growth. PDT invests in a diversified portfolio of both common stocks and preferred stocks in order to provide its investors with a high level of income. The fund u...
Steadily lower yields and heightened volatility make relative value opportunities an attractive alpha generation strategy in CEFs. We review past relative value ideas and identify new ones across CEF sectors. Specifically, we highlight rotation opportunities for a number of PIMCO,...
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...
NIE offers a quarterly distribution of $0.38 per share, which makes up a 5.02% yield, as of 09/18/2021. The quarterly distribution rate has been steady and changed only a couple of times over the last decade. NIE's market price has been trading at all-time highs so far in the seco...
In the years since I first discovered CEFs, I have focused on formulating the best selection criteria for building a portfolio of reliable securities over time. I have developed a personal rule of thumb for long-term CEF investing, obtained by the flexible combination of three basic p...
If rationality is the winning weapon of the Capricorn, I hope it will help me in the field of finance, preventing me from acting on impulse in the short term. One of my recent decisions was to reduce my Cupolone Income Portfolio to 12 CEFs by liquidating my entire position in RNP. ...
PDT invests primarily in utilities and other companies with a history of growing their dividends over time. This dividend growth is useful in today's low-interest rate world and it may even help offset inflation. It is very difficult to obtain a reasonable level of income off of t...
During July, global consensus earnings estimates have re-accelerated to the upside, representing another bullish impulse in the tug of war between high valuations on the one hand and strong profits momentum on the other. Despite market worries of a loss of momentum in the near term, t...
JHI is easy to miss, billing itself as an investment grade bond fund on CEF Connect when it really isn't. Fortunately, it also doesn't have the super-low yield of a typical investment grade bond fund. So it's a nice combination: high-yield bond fund that has a lot of investment gr...
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2024-06-13 21:20:00 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...
2024-06-12 09:00:26 ET John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT) declaring a stock dividend of $0.0825 per share on Ex-Date : June 13, 2024. Shareholders on record as of June 13, 2024 are eligible for the dividend. The payment date is scheduled for June 28, 2024, and the declaration ...
2024-05-03 12:38:00 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...