MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. It provides high current income generally exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in medium and lower quality municipal securities. The company was founded on July 21, 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust

MFS High Income Municipal Trust

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust

MFS Charter Income Trust

MFS Municipal Income Trust

MFS Government Markets Income Trust

MFS Intermediate Income Trust

MFS Multimarket Income Trust

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces close end fund distributions for nine funds for November 2024.

MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces distribution income sources for several closed end funds for October 2024.

MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds

MFS Intermediate High Income is a fixed income closed-end fund. The vehicle invests in a portfolio of fixed-rate U.S. high yield bonds.

CIF: Small High Yield CEF From MFS

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ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund

ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund Inc

MFS Special Value Trust

Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc

Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc

Invesco High Income Trust II

For the first month in three, equity CEFs (+4.49%) on average witnessed plus-side returns, while their fixed income CEF cohorts (-5.07%) suffered a third month of declines in October. Only 17% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV at month end, with 24% of equity CEFs and 11% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory.

The Month In Closed-End Funds: October 2022

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund

Bancroft Fund Ltd

BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust

Boulder Growth & Income Fund

Blackrock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Inc

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund 

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

Eaton Vance

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust

Gabelli Equity Trust

Templeton Global Income Fund

Eagle Capital Growth Fund Inc

abrdn Healthcare Investors 

abrdn Life Sciences Investors 

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

John Hancock Investors Trust

4 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. Date for PIMCO merger of PCI and PKO into PDI announced.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: November 28, 2021

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust

BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. 

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund

Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund

Fiduciary / Claymore Mlp Opportunity Fund

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

Highland Global Credit Allocation Fund.

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund

Deutsche Municipal Income Trust

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc.  

BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund Inc

21 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. US equity leads while emerging market income lags.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: November 7, 2021

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund

Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 2022 Target Term Trust

Aberdeen Global Income Fund

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

Federated Premier Municipal Income Fund

GGM Macro Alignment ETF

Gabelli Go Awhr Registered Shs

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund

Gabelli Utility Trust

Three out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and six out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Sept. 26, 2021

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund

Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

Blackrock Limited Duration Income Trust

Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund

PGIM Global High Yield Fund

Western Asset High Income Fund

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

PGIM High Yield Bond Fund

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund ETF

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

Pioneer Floating Rate Trust

Pioneer High Income Trust

PGIM Shrt Duratin Hgh Yld Opprtnts Fund

These are some options that I think you can buy today if you own the selling candidate. Some of the buy candidates on here I would even buy outright if I didn't own the "sell."

Some Relative CEF Value Trades And Opportunities

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

Eagle Point Credit

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Eagle Point Income Company Inc

BlackRock MuniYield Fund

Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund

OFS Credit Company Inc

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Pimco Municipal Income Fund II

Pimco Municipal Income Fund III

Pimco New York Municipal Income Fund III

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the past week and highlight recent events. CEF prices stalled in July on the back of lower risk sentiment driving discounts wider.

CEF Weekly Market Review: Funds Take A Breather

Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund

Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund

Sprott Focus Trust

India Fund Inc

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Nuveen Diversified Dividend And Income Fund

Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

Royce Value Trust

Some CEFs have managed distribution policies that are linked directly or indirectly to their NAVs, allowing investors to forecast changes in distributions with varying accuracy. Recent volatility has already caused some CEFs to lower their distributions as a result of the March drawdown, causing their discounts to widen relative to their sectors.

Preparing For Distribution Changes For CEFs With MDPs

News for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund ETF (CIF)