Aberdeen Standard Global Infr Inc Fd

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Blackrock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund Inc

19 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 12 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. Delaware/Abrdn mergers are closing this week.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup - March 5, 2023

Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund

Eagle Point Credit

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund

Eagle Point Income Company Inc

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond & Opportunity Stategies Fund

Aberdeen Global Income Fund

Gabelli Multimedia Trust

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc

Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

KKR Income Opportunities Fund

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc

MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund

Neuberger Berman Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc

Neuberger Berman California Intermediate Municipal Fund Inc

Nuveen Dynamic Municipal Opportunities Fund

0 out of 22 closed-end fund sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. KIO rights offering results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: February 19, 2023

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust

Blackrock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

BlackRock Utilities Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

Eagle Capital Growth Fund Inc

Gabelli Utility Trust

Dreyfus Strategic Municipals Inc

Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund, Inc.

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

Oxford Lane Capital

PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund

RENN Fund

1 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. Senior loans lead while real estate lags.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup:  February 12, 2023

Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund

BlackRock Science & Technology

Calamos Global Total Return Fund

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Inc

Western Asset Global Corp Defined Opportunity Fund Inc

Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund

17 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. RSF offering results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: DEX Tender Offering Expires (February 5, 2023)

ASGI is a closed-end fund focused on global infrastructure investments, including private investments. MGU is set to be merged into ASGI, making it a significantly larger fund early in March.

ASGI: Attractive Discount For This Unique Infrastructure Fund

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

First Trust / Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II

PCM Fund

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund

Pimco Municipal Income Fund

Pimco Municipal Income Fund II

21 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 20 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. MLPs are the most discounted CEF sector.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: January 8, 2023

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

Calamos Convertible And High Income Fund

Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund Inc

Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust

Pimco Municipal Income Fund III

3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: PIMCO Muni CEF Distribution Cuts (January 1, 2023)

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

Doubleline Opportunistic Credit Fund

Dreyfus Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund

Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust

Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust

OFS Credit Company Inc

2 out of 23 CEF sectors were positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors were positive on NAV last week. VFL offers tender results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: VFL Tender Results (December 18, 2022)

BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

Central and Eastern Europe Fund

Calamos Convertible Opportunities And Income Fund

Dreyfus Alcentra Global Credit Income 2024 Target Term Fund, Inc.

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

Pioneer Municipal High Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund

Pimco New York Municipal Income Fund

RiverNorth Flexible Muncpl Incme Fnd Inc

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Cohen & Steers Reit And Preferred Income Fund Inc

Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund

Delaware Investments

2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 4 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. DEX will merge with AGD.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: DEX Will Merge With AGD, Tender Next January (December 11, 2022)

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen New York Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust

Pimco California Municipal Income Fund III

Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities and Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

TCW Strategic Income Fund

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. All sectors were positive last week.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Special Distributions Coming Up (December 4, 2022)

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2022 / abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE:ASGI) announced that it held a special meeting of shareholders on December 9, 2022 (the "Meeting") at which shareholders of the Fund voted to approve (i) the issuance of additional shares of the Fund in connection with the proposed reorganization of Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. and (ii) ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. As of the record date, August 11, 2022, the Fund had outstanding 8,855,000 shares of common stock.

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund Announces Results of Special Shareholder Meetings Relating to Proposed Reorganization With Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc. and Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc

One update to the first performance table estimating the amount sources of the distribution. abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ("ASGI") abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. ("FAX") PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / December 1, 2022 / The above-noted abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds (the "Funds" or individually the "Fund"), today announced that the Funds paid the distributions noted in the table below on November 30, 2022, on a per share basis to all shareholders of record as of November 22, 2022 (ex-dividend date November 21, 2022).

CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

Some results of the abrdn/Delaware mergers are in. ACP and IVH will merge early next year.

Abrdn/Delaware Mergers: Results So Far

ASGI is set to be a larger fund when MGU is merged into ASGI. A larger fund can provide more liquidity, benefiting shareholders exiting or entering a position.

ASGI: Set To Become A Larger Fund After MGU Is Acquired

Infrastructure can be a good asset to hold in any economic environment due to the general financial stability and high yields of the companies in the sector. ASGI invests in a globally diversified portfolio of toll road operators, telecommunications companies, utilities, and midstream firms.

ASGI: A Solid Infrastructure Fund For Today's Market

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II

New American High Income Fund

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund

John Hancock Investors Trust

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund

Tortoise MLP Fund

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure

Virtus Total Return Fund

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Tortoise offer tender results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Tortoise Tender Results, NCZ Resumes Distributions (November 6, 2022)

European Equity Fund

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust

Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

New Ireland Fund Inc

Madison Fund

Cohen And Steers Total Return Realty Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund

16 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 12 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Watch for overvalued CEFs as market volatility rises.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Tortoise Tender Offers Expiring (October 23, 2022)

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund

Gabelli Equity Trust

Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund

Putnam High Income Securities Fund

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Func Inc

0 out of 23 CEF sectors are positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors are positive on NAV over the last week. BlackRock CEFs are repurchasing their shares.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: BlackRock CEFs Repurchasing Shares (October 16, 2022)

BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund

I have added to five positions in my portfolio, but I haven't included any new names. There was a mix of funds that were at attractive discounts, but also some that were pushing premiums.

5 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of August 2022

ASGI remains attractively valued. The fund is holding up relatively well as utilities have been a safer area to invest.

ASGI: Attractive Discount For This Non-Leveraged Infrastructure Fund

Session To Open With Experts on Latest From Ukraine, Macro Conditions' Impact on Infrastructure PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / May 16, 2022 / Leading global asset manager abrdn and Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE:ASGI) , a closed-end management investment company, today announce an infrastructure panel forum and public fund update to take place jointly on Thursday, May 19th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Abrdn Infrastructure Team Announces Virtual Forum, ASGI Fund Update

ASGI yields 7.15% and pays monthly. Management just announced a 10.8% dividend hike this week, which it will maintain all year.

ASGI: 7% Yield, Just Announced 11% Dividend Hike, 13% Discount, Monthly Payer

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / April 11, 2022 / Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE:ASGI), a closed-end management investment company, announced that it has increased its monthly distribution from US $0.1083 per share to $0.12 per share, commencing with the distribution payable on April 29, 2022 to shareholders of record as of April 22, 2022 (ex-dividend date April 21, 2022). Increase in Distribution Rate The Fund intends to maintain the increased monthly distribution level of $0.12 per share for at least the next 12 months unless there is significant and unforeseen change in market conditions.

Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund Announces Increase in Distribution Rate of Monthly Distribution Expected To Be Maintained for at Least the Next 12 Months

DNP Select Income Fund Inc

Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc

MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund

Macquarie/ First Trust Global Infrastructure/ Utilities Dividend & Income Fund

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund Inc

Reaves Utility Income Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Several of the utility/infrastructure funds in the CEF space are pretty popular. The utility and infrastructure space can be a good fit for a CEF portfolio, providing steady income through regular cash flow due to being necessary for everyday life.

Closed-End Funds: A Check On The Utility/Infrastructure Space

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc

Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund

Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / March 9, 2022 / The following abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds announced today that the closed-end funds in the chart directly below will pay the distributions indicated on a per share basis on March 31, 2022 to all shareholders of record as of March 24, 2022 (ex-dividend date March 23, 2022). Ticker Exchange Fund Amount ACP NYSE Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund $ 0.10 AGD NYSE Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.065 AEF NYSE American Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.14 AOD NYSE Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund $ 0.0575 ASGI NYSE Aberdeen Standard Global Infrastructure Income Fund $ 0.1083 AWP NYSE Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund $ 0.04 FAX NYSE American Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.0275 FCO NYSE American Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. $ 0.07 At the end of each calendar year, a Form 1099-DIV will be sent to shareholders, which will state the amount and composition of each fund's distributions and provide information with respect to their appropriate tax treatment for the prior calendar year.

Abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Payment Details

News for Aberdeen Standard Global Infr Inc Fd ETF (ASGI)