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Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on August 23rd, 2022. Please check latest data before investing.
The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Data is taken from the close of Friday, August 19th, 2022.
Weekly performance roundup
1 out of 23 sectors were positive on price (down from 20 last week) and the average price return was -2.26% (down from 1.84% last week). The lead gainer was MLPs (+0.66%) while Commodities lagged (-5.45%).
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1 out of 23 sectors were positive on NAV (down from 16 last week), while the average NAV return was -1.50% (down from +1.52% last week). The top sector by NAV was MLPs (+0.82%) while the weakest sector by NAV was Commodities (-3.28%).
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The sector with the highest premium was Limited Duration (+2.01%), while the sector with the widest discount is MLPs (-14.60%). The average sector discount is -4.07% (down from -3.35% last week).
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The sector with the highest premium/discount increase was U.S. Allocation (+0.06%), while Taxable Munis (-2.27%) showed the lowest premium/discount decline. The average change in premium/discount was -0.70% (down from +0.24% last week).
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The sector with the highest average 1-year z-score is Taxable Munis (+0.69), while the sector with the lowest average 1-year z-score is Commodities (-1.90). The average z-score is -0.05 (down from +0.22 last week).
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The sectors with the highest yields are Asia Equity (13.62%), Global Equity (11.23%), and Limited Duration (10.03%). Discounts are included for comparison. The average sector yield is +7.92% (down from +8.00% last week).
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Individual CEFs that have undergone a significant decrease in premium/discount value over the past week, coupled optionally with an increasing NAV trend, a negative z-score, and/or are trading at a discount, are potential buy candidates.
| Fund | Ticker | P/D decrease | Yield | P/D | z-score | Price change | NAV change |
| Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Glbl Div Opp | (ETO) | -9.09% | 8.34% | 2.55% | 0.2 | -10.21% | -2.22% |
| Liberty All-Star Growth | (ASG) | -9.09% | 7.12% | 4.39% | -0.1 | -10.43% | -2.63% |
| Eagle Capital Growth | (GRF) | -7.72% | 11.32% | -18.07% | -1.1 | -4.14% | 3.05% |
| Delaware Investments Dividend & Income | (DDF) | -6.24% | 7.94% | -9.00% | -3.6 | -7.95% | -1.63% |
| BlackRock Core Bond | (BHK) | -5.44% | 7.76% | -4.79% | -0.7 | -5.88% | -0.49% |
| JHancock Premium Dividend Fund | (PDT) | -5.19% | 7.53% | 5.57% | -0.8 | -4.25% | 0.48% |
| BNY Mellon Muni Bond Infrastructure Fund | (DMB) | -5.16% | 4.65% | 9.54% | 1.5 | -6.24% | -1.81% |
| Allspring Multi-Sec Inc | (ERC) | -5.08% | 10.82% | -2.47% | -0.4 | -6.44% | -1.55% |
| Eaton Vance Risk-Mgd Divers Eq Inc | (ETJ) | -4.62% | 9.64% | 7.87% | 1.0 | -4.44% | -0.34% |
| Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income | (ETB) | -4.29% | 8.14% | 10.47% | 1.0 | -4.02% | -0.28% |
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Conversely, individual CEFs that have undergone a significant increase in premium/discount value in the past week, coupled optionally with a decreasing NAV trend, a positive z-score, and/or are trading at a premium, are potential sell candidates.
| Fund | Ticker | P/D increase | Yield | P/D | z-score | Price change | NAV change |
| OFS Credit Company Inc | (OCCI) | 17.68% | 20.72% | 0.09% | 0.9 | 6.73% | -14.71% |
| RENN Global Entrepreneurs Fund | (RCG) | 8.31% | % | -3.77% | -0.2 | 0.44% | -9.81% |
| Gabelli Multimedia | (GGT) | 8.11% | 11.43% | 42.86% | 1.6 | 1.85% | -3.92% |
| Herzfeld Caribbean Basin | (CUBA) | 5.71% | 14.71% | -10.71% | 1.2 | 0.85% | 0.74% |
| Eagle Point Credit Company LLC | (ECC) | 5.33% | 14.30% | 9.81% | 0.7 | 4.26% | 0.00% |
| Nuveen VA Quality Muni Inc | (NPV) | 4.75% | 4.01% | 12.65% | 1.9 | 2.40% | -1.90% |
| Abrdn Global Income Fund, Inc. | (FCO) | 3.55% | 15.85% | 18.57% | -0.8 | 0.38% | -2.61% |
| ArrowMark Financial Corp | (BANX) | 3.43% | 7.92% | -6.64% | -0.6 | 3.41% | 0.00% |
| MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opp | (MMD) | 3.30% | 5.40% | 5.82% | 1.6 | 1.89% | -1.27% |
| Virtus Total Return Fund Inc | (ZTR) | 3.24% | 11.78% | -4.45% | -3.1 | 2.77% | -0.70% |
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Recent corporate actions
These are from the past month. Any new news in the past week has a bolded date:
August 1, 2022 | Angel Oak Capital Advisors Announces the Completion of the Reorganization of Angel Oak Dynamic Financial Strategies Income Term Trust with and into Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust.
June 30, 2022 | Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust Rights Offering Concludes Raising $9.4 Million.
Upcoming corporate actions
These are from the past month. Any new news in the past week has a bolded date:
August 11, 2022 | Abrdn’s U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Special Shareholder Meetings Relating to Proposed Acquisition of Assets of Four Delaware Management Company-Advised Closed-End Funds.
August 11, 2022 | RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. Announces Transferable Rights Offering.
August 10, 2022 | Tortoise Announces Tender Offers for its Closed-End Funds.
August 4, 2022 | Saba Capital Reaches Agreement Regarding Salient Midstream & MLP Fund.
August 1, 2022 | Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Rights Offering Declared Effective. Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.
July 22, 2022 | Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund Announces Self-Tender Offer for up to Fifty Percent of Its Shares.
Recent activist or other CEF news
These are from the past month. Any new news in the past week has a bolded date:
None.
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Distribution changes announced this month
These are sorted in ascending order of distribution change percentage. Funds with distribution changes announced this month are included. Any distribution declarations made this week are in bold. I’ve also added monthly/quarterly information as well as yield, coverage (after the boost/cut), discount and 1-year z-score information. I’ve separated the funds into two sub-categories, cutters and boosters.
Cutters
| Name | Ticker | Change | Previous | Current | Yield | Discount | z-score | Coverage | Announced | Ex Date |
| Templeton Dragon | (TDF) | -45.8% | 2.4022 | 1.3014 | 23.34% | -13.63% | -2.2 | -4% | 8/5/2022 | 8/12/2022 |
| Herzfeld Caribbean Basin | (CUBA) | -34.4% | 0.26475 | 0.173625 | 14.84% | -16.42% | -1.4 | 27% | 8/5/2022 | 8/19/2022 |
| BNY Mellon Municipal Income | (DMF) | -17.2% | 0.029 | 0.024 | 4.04% | -9.41% | -0.6 | 127% | 8/1/2022 | 8/15/2022 |
| Abrdn Australia Equity Fund Inc | (IAF) | -13.3% | 0.15 | 0.13 | 9.79% | -2.03% | -0.2 | 27% | 8/9/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| The India Fund Inc | (IFN) | -13.2% | 0.53 | 0.46 | 10.15% | -7.97% | 1.4 | -8% | 8/9/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| Templeton Emerg Mkts Income | (TEI) | -12.0% | 0.0526 | 0.0463 | 9.94% | -5.57% | 0.3 | 105% | 8/5/2022 | 8/12/2022 |
| Invesco PA Value | (VPV) | -8.6% | 0.0465 | 0.0425 | 4.51% | -8.58% | 0.2 | 112% | 8/1/2022 | 8/12/2022 |
| Abrdn Japan Equity Fund | (JEQ) | -8.3% | 0.12 | 0.11 | 1.79% | -14.49% | -1.2 | 20% | 8/9/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| FIRST TRUST HY OPPORTUNITIES 2027 Term | (FTHY) | -5.6% | 0.1344 | 0.1269 | 9.48% | -6.19% | -0.3 | 77% | 7/20/2022 | 8/1/2022 |
| Templeton Global Income | (GIM) | -4.9% | 0.0327 | 0.0311 | 7.74% | -0.62% | 1.9 | 68% | 8/5/2022 | 8/12/2022 |
| Delaware Investments Dividend & Income | (DDF) | -4.6% | 0.061 | 0.0582 | 7.31% | -2.75% | -1.5 | 30% | 8/4/2022 | 8/18/2022 |
| Delaware Enhanced Global Div and Inc | (DEX) | -4.5% | 0.0551 | 0.0526 | 7.74% | -11.89% | -0.5 | 37% | 8/4/2022 | 8/18/2022 |
| Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund | (IVH) | -4.1% | 0.073 | 0.07 | 7.33% | -2.84% | 2.2 | 110% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust | (FTF) | -2.4% | 0.0628 | 0.0613 | 10.40% | -6.85% | -0.5 | 71% | 8/5/2022 | 8/12/2022 |
| Allspring Multi-Sec Inc | (ERC) | -2.0% | 0.09095 | 0.08909 | 10.12% | 2.62% | 0.5 | 71% | 7/29/2022 | 8/11/2022 |
| MFS Multimarket Income | (MMT) | -1.9% | 0.03364 | 0.03301 | 7.89% | -3.28% | -0.3 | 63% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| Allspring Inc Opp | (EAD) | -1.7% | 0.05892 | 0.05792 | 9.46% | -4.30% | 0.3 | 71% | 7/29/2022 | 8/11/2022 |
| MFS® Intermediate High Income | (CIF) | -1.4% | 0.01502 | 0.01481 | 8.34% | 7.04% | -0.8 | 67% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| MFS® Charter Income | (MCR) | -1.3% | 0.04686 | 0.04623 | 8.10% | -5.12% | -0.5 | 57% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund | (BRW) | -1.1% | 0.09 | 0.089 | 12.82% | -9.16% | -1.0 | 9% | 8/1/2022 | 8/8/2022 |
| MFS Special Value | (MFV) | -0.7% | 0.03846 | 0.03818 | 9.35% | 0.82% | -2.1 | 26% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| Allspring Util & High In | (ERH) | -0.2% | 0.07615 | 0.07597 | 7.17% | -5.85% | -1.5 | 49% | 7/29/2022 | 8/11/2022 |
| MFS® Intermediate Income | (MIN) | 0.0% | 0.02256 | 0.02255 | 8.99% | -5.64% | -0.54 | 26% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
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Boosters
| Name | Ticker | Change | Previous | Current | Yield | Discount | z-score | Coverage | Announced | Ex Date |
| Vertical Capital Income Fund | (VCIF) | 0.1% | 0.0714 | 0.0715 | 8.89% | -9.81% | 0.4 | 64% | 8/9/2022 | 8/18/2022 |
| MFS® Government Markets Inc | (MGF) | 0.6% | 0.02261 | 0.02274 | 7.48% | -3.44% | 0.2 | 19% | 8/1/2022 | 8/16/2022 |
| Eaton Vance Short Duration Divers Inc | (EVG) | 0.9% | 0.0913 | 0.0921 | 9.62% | 0.97% | 0.8 | 42% | 8/1/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| ClearBridge MLP and Midstream | (CEM) | 1.7% | 0.6 | 0.61 | 7.05% | -15.79% | 0.3 | -21% | 8/2/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| ClearBridge MLP and Midstream TR | (CTR) | 1.9% | 0.52 | 0.53 | 6.96% | -18.14% | 0.4 | -9% | 8/2/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity | (EMO) | 2.0% | 0.5 | 0.51 | 7.00% | -17.21% | 2.1 | -25% | 8/2/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| Destra Multi-Alternative | (DMA) | 2.1% | 0.056 | 0.0572 | 9.59% | -37.61% | 0% | 8/9/2022 | 8/18/2022 | |
| Eaton Vance Senior Income | (EVF) | 2.7% | 0.037 | 0.038 | 7.81% | -8.14% | -0.8 | 83% | 8/1/2022 | 8/10/2022 |
| Eaton Vance Float-Rate 2022 Target Term | (EFL) | 3.4% | 0.029 | 0.03 | 4.20% | -0.81% | -0.4 | 105% | 8/1/2022 | 8/10/2022 |
| Pioneer Municipal High Income Opp Fund | (MIO) | 5.0% | 0.06 | 0.063 | 5.85% | -9.28% | -0.4 | 0% | 8/4/2022 | 8/17/2022 |
| Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund | (ARDC) | 5.1% | 0.0975 | 0.1025 | 9.38% | -8.44% | -0.4 | 112% | 8/11/2022 | 8/19/2022 |
| Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage | (MAV) | 10.0% | 0.04 | 0.044 | 5.58% | -7.35% | -0.1 | 93% | 8/4/2022 | 8/17/2022 |
| Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc | (NDP) | 16.7% | 0.48 | 0.56 | 7.53% | -15.64% | -1.2 | 32% | 8/9/2022 | 8/23/2022 |
| Pioneer Municipal High Income | (MHI) | 20.0% | 0.04 | 0.048 | 5.65% | -7.78% | 0.6 | 95% | 8/4/2022 | 8/17/2022 |
Strategy statement
Our goal at the CEF/ETF Income Laboratory is to provide consistent income with enhanced total returns. We achieve this by:
- (1) Identifying the most profitable CEF and ETF opportunities.
- (2) Avoiding mismanaged or overpriced funds that can sink your portfolio.
- (3) Employing our unique CEF rotation strategy to “double compound“ your income.
It’s the combination of these factors that has allowed our Income Generator portfolio to massively outperform our fund-of-CEFs benchmark ETF (YYY) whilst providing growing income, too (approx. 10% CAGR).
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Remember, it’s really easy to put together a high-yielding CEF portfolio, but to do so profitably is another matter!
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