Barings Corporate Investors

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

Blackrock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc

Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc

BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. 

ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund Inc

Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust

Aberdeen Global Income Fund

Gabelli Multimedia Trust

Gabelli Utility Trust

Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund

Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Func Inc

abrdn World Healthcare Fund 

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

19 out of 22 CEF sectors are positive on price, and 21 out of 22 sectors are positive on NAV. KYN/KMF merger completes. NXG Cushing Midstream Energy Fund rights offering begins.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: November 26, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on November 16, 2023, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2023. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Three Months Ended June 30, 2023   Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 8,904,737 $ 0.44 $ 7,698,158 $ 0.38 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ (1,970,622) $ (0.10) $.

Barings Corporate Investors Reports Preliminary Third Quarter 2023 Results

Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

Templeton Global Income Fund

Barings Participation Investors

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of October and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a good week; however, discount action remains depressed. Equity CEFs have to rely on total NAV performance to anchor their distributions rather than net income.

CEF Weekly Review: Performance Is The Distribution Anchor For Equity CEFs

Adams Diversified Equity Fund

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust

BlackRock Science & Technology

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II

BlackRock Utilities Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

Central Securities

European Equity Fund

Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

Eaton Vance Tax Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

Sprott Focus Trust

General American Investors

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust

Eagle Capital Growth Fund Inc

Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust

abrdn Healthcare Investors 

abrdn Life Sciences Investors 

India Fund Inc

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc

Mexico Fund

PIMCO Energy and Tactical Credit Opportunities Fund

Income Portfolio - 38 CEFs Worth Exploring

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share payable on November 17, 2023, to shareholders of record on November 6, 2023. Clifford Noreen, Chairman, stated, “We are pleased to announce an increase of $0.02 per share to the Trust's quarterly cash dividend, which represents a 5.7% increase over the previous dividend of $0.35 per share and a 54.2% increas.

Barings Corporate Investors Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.37 Per Share

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Barings Corporate Investors focuses on privately-placed, below-investment grade debt investments with occasional equity attributes. PIMCO Corporate and Income Opportunity Fund has a similar goal of maximizing total return through a dynamic asset allocation strategy. We compare the 2 high-yield funds and tell you why one is a clear winner.

MCI Vs. PTY: Outclassed

ArrowMark Financial

BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund

Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund

Liberty All Star Equity Fund

Closed-end funds offer high income, diversification, and market-matching total returns for income-focused investors. Five CEFs with solid track records, high distributions, and attractive discounts are highlighted in this monthly series. The selected CEFs offer an average distribution rate of over 9%, have strong historical performance, and trade at an average discount of -6.5% to NAV.

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (August 2023)

Allspring Income Opportunities Fund

Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund

Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of August and highlight recent market action. CEFs had another down week as August has now erased all of the July rally. Most CEF returns have lagged their yields over the last several years - will the trend continue?

CEF Market Weekly Review: Will CEF Returns Lag Their Yields?

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on August 17, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2023.     Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended Financial Highlights(1) June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023         Per       Per Total Amount   Share(4)   Total Amount   Share(4) Net investment income(2)   $ 7,698,158   $ 0.38   $ 8,649,221     $ 0.43   Net realized gains / (loss.

Barings Corporate Investors Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2023 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.35 Per Share

Horizon Technology Finance

Hercules Capital

Main Street Capital

Trinity Capital

We take a look at the action in business development companies through the second week of July and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs had another strong week, extending the year-to-date rally to double-digit figures. BDC investors often forget that they are not entitled to a given company's total NAV returns and need to take the valuation into account.

BDC Weekly Review: Investors Don't Get The NAV Return

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of June and highlight recent market action. CEFs gave back some of their previous rallies as risk sentiment pulled back. We take a look at a couple of misconceptions we came across this week with regard to CEFs and which can lead investors astray in their allocation decisions.

CEF Weekly Review: Analysis Mistakes Can Lead Investors Astray

What is in Barings Corporate Investors's "special sauce" that has made it the #1 high-yield bond fund for years, with total returns that even beat the S&P 500? One key ingredient is MCI's close relationship with private equity sponsors, and its access to lucrative private credit deals that have boosted annual total returns to 12% over 50 years. Having started operations before there was a High-Yield bond market, MCI has been doing "private credit" for decades, long before the mainstream investment media discovered it.

Barings Corporate Investors: 'The Real Deal' Top Income Fund For Over 50 Years

The MCI CEF focuses on privately placed loans to middle-market U.S. companies. The MCI fund has a long-term track record and pays a generous 9.3% forward yield.

MCI: Cannot Figure Out The NAV; Avoid For Me

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund

Putnam High Income Securities Fund

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of 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.

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (May 2023)

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on May 18, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Three Months Ended December 31, 2022   Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 8,649,221 $ 0.43 $ 5,895,098 $ 0.29 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $ (240,037) $ (0.01) $ 762,947.

Barings Corporate Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2023 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.32 Per Share

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund

First Trust New Opportunities Mlp & Energy Fund

Highland Income Fund

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund

NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure

Data aggregator websites such as Morningstar or CEFData are merely places to get initial ideas. With CEFs that can get rather niche and are actively managed, it becomes even more imperative as things change constantly.

Closed-End Funds: Misclassifications Can Lead To Misunderstanding

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on February 27, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022.

BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS REPORTS PRELIMINARY FOURTH QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (February 2023)

Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (January 2023)

Ares Capital

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Inc

BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

Calamos Convertible Opportunities And Income Fund

DNP Select Income Fund Inc

Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II

Energy Transfer LP Unit

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

New American High Income Fund

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment

Nuveen Build America Bond Fund

Annaly Capital

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund

Cohen And Steers Total Return Realty Fund

Cohen & Steers Reit And Preferred Income Fund Inc

Presenting our 2022 year-end review of our 8% Income Portfolio. This high-income portfolio earned over $29,000 in distributions (including year-end special distributions) amounting to over 14% yield-on-cost basis.

The 8% Income Portfolio: 2022 Year-End Review

The MCI CEF focuses on privately placed loans to middle-market U.S. companies. The fund has a superb track record, with 12.3% average annual returns since inception in 1971.

MCI: Superb Long-Term Returns But Challenging Macro

Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (December 2022)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on November 17, 2022 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

BARINGS CORPORATE INVESTORS REPORTS PRELIMINARY THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc

5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (November 2022)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share payable on November 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2022.

Barings Corporate Investors Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.26 Per Share

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