Adams Diversified Equity Fund

The Adams Express Company (the Fund) is a diversified investment company. The Company is an internally-managed closed-end fund whose investment objectives are preservation of capital, the attainment of reasonable income from investments, and an opportunity for capital appreciation. In order to conduct the Company’s business, the Company, through its transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, collects and maintains certain non-public personal information about its stockholders of record with respect to their transactions in shares of its securities. The Company’s investments include common stocks and short-term investments.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) declared today a year-end distribution of $1.96 per share. The total distributions by the Fund for 2024 will be $2.50 per share, including the distributions totaling $0.54 per share made in 2024 prior to today's announcement. The annual distribution rate represented by these distributions is 10.9%.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Declares Year-End Distribution

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Usually, investors can access high yields with limited growth prospects, or relatively low yields with stronger and close to or even above double-digit income growth potential. However, in some instances, by being very selective and thoroughly assessing the fundamentals, it is possible to identify investments that offer both components. In this article, I share two picks, which provide decent yields with strong income growth potential.

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For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

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The Adams Diversified Equity Fund provides an investor with a pretty plain S&P 500 Index-like exposure in a CEF wrapper. The fund completed a tender offer earlier this year that we were able to take advantage of; they further announced a change in their distribution policy. ADX's new distribution policy provides for a minimum 8% annual payout, smoothing distributions throughout the year, but we could still see a large year-end.

ADX: 8% Distribution Rate Policy And Discount Widening Back Out

BALTIMORE, Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) today announced the Fund's results for the nine months ended September 30th. The total return on Adams Diversified Equity's net asset value, with dividends and capital gains reinvested, was 21.3%. Comparable figures for the S&P 500 and the Morningstar U.S. Large Blend category were 22.1% and 20.4%, respectively. The total return on the market price of the Fund's shares for the period was 24.9%.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Reports Nine Month Results

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Income investors often favor value investments like midstream infrastructure, equity REITs, and blue-chip cash cows for yields between 5% to 8%. Long-term alpha-like returns are unlikely with these assets, but they offer stable income streams that are suitable for defensive retirement portfolios. Some investors might, however, want to combine high yield with growth-like exposure.

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For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month For 9% Plus Yield (September 2024)

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Using diversified funds to gain wide exposure and strong income can be a winning income strategy. One of our picks gives exposure to REITs which are primed to strongly benefit from rate cuts. The other pick has over half a century of strong returns and NAV appreciation.

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The Adams Diversified Equity Fund has been operating since 1929, offering consistent distributions with a current yield of 6.28%. ADX has historically delivered returns in line with or exceeding the S&P 500, generating slight alpha over the broader market. The investment case for ADX centers on accessing S&P 500-like risks and returns, with primary returns driven by distributions rather than price appreciation.

ADX: 6% Yield That Works In Few Situations

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BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund

Blackrock ESG Capital Allocation Trust

NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund

The broader equity market saw declines in early August but ended near all-time highs to finish off the month. I put some capital to work this month at the low, but not as much as I had planned initially, as the market swiftly recovered. Most of the moves this month were corporate action-driven events, primarily the BlackRock tender offers, as we finished up the first measurement period.

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For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month For Nearly 9% Yield (August 2024)

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) has determined that $21.29 per share is the issue price for the Fund's third quarter distribution to shareholders. This price is the mean between the high and low sales prices of the Fund's stock on the New York Stock Exchange on August 21, 2024, the valuation date.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces $21.29 Issue Price of Shares and Sources of Distribution for Third Quarter Distribution Payable August 30, 2024

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Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund

Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund

Closed-end funds overall have seen discounts narrow since the start of the year, but opportunities still exist in certain areas of the market. With increased market volatility more recently, that may lead to discounts widening back out, which could create even more opportunities in this structure. I hold 42 positions in my CEF portfolio, with the top 10 positions making up 37.40% of the portfolio—here's a review of those top 10 names.

My Top 10 Closed-End Fund Holdings: August 2024

Every month, I add or initiate new positions in my closed-end fund portfolio. This creates a snowball of growing monthly cash flow over time. With the market continuing to perform well at/near all-time highs, letting some cash build up also doesn't hurt.

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BALTIMORE, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) announced today the final results of its offer to purchase up to 12,405,174 of its common shares at $22.47, 98% of the $22.93 net asset value per share (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 2, 2024, the expiration date (“Offer”), which include an updated proration factor. No other information about the Offer results has changed.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces Final Tender Offer Results

BALTIMORE, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) announced today the final results of its offer to purchase up to 12,405,174 of its common shares at $22.47, 98% of the $22.93 net asset value per share (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 2, 2024, the expiration date.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces Tender Offer Results

BALTIMORE, Aug. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) announced today the preliminary results of its offer to purchase up to 12,405,174 of its common shares at $22.47, 98% of the $22.93 net asset value per share (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 2, 2024, the expiration date. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 2, 2024 and was not extended.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Announces Preliminary Tender Offer Results

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We're a little more than halfway through the year now, so it's a great time to check the state of play on our favorite high-yield plays: 8%+ paying closed-end funds (CEFs).

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BALTIMORE, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) today declared a distribution of $.44 per share, payable August 30, 2024 in newly issued shares unless shareholders elect to receive cash, to shareholders of record August 5, 2024. This distribution represents the initial payment under the Fund's Managed Distribution Policy to pay at least 2% of average net asset value each quarter. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the Fund's MDP.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund Declares Distribution and Announces First Half Performance

The Adams Diversified Equity Fund just increased its annual distribution yield to 8%, plus it trades at a large discount to NAV (attractive). It also just initiated a tender offer (at 98% of NAV) designed to increase shareholder value (and it's been working--and we expect the fund to continue to outperform through year-end). We review the fund (i.e. price discount, initiatives to enhance shareholder value, interest from activist investor Saba Capital and more), and then conclude with our strong opinion on investing.

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