Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund operates as closed-end Investment fund. Its investment objective is long-term capital appreciation by investing its net assets in emerging country equity securities. The company was founded on September 23, 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund [NYSE: TEI]: Notification of Sources of Distributions Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940   The Fund's estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on September 29, 2023, and for the fiscal year 2023 year-to-date are as follows: Estimated Allocations for September Monthly Distribution as of August 31, 2023: Distribution Per Share Net Investment Income Net Realized Short-Term Capital Ga.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (“TEI” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund [NYSE: TEI] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0473 per share, payable on September 29, 2023, to shareholders of record on September 18, 2023 (Ex-Dividend Date: September 15, 2023). The Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has authorized a managed distribution plan pursuant to which the Fund makes monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 10%, base.

Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (“TEI” or the “Fund”) Announces Distribution

John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund

China Fund

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund

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Tortoise Energy Independence Fund, Inc.

Templeton Dragon Fund

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust

For the second consecutive month, equity CEFs (+2.69% on a NAV basis) on average chalked up plus-side performance while their fixed income CEF cohorts (+1.03%) also posted gains. At month end, 13% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 14% of equity CEFs and 12% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory. Emerging Markets CEFs (+5.95%) for the first month in six outperformed the other classifications in the equity CEF universe for July.

The Month In Closed-End Funds: July 2023

Western Asset Mortgage Opportunity Fund

Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

LMP Capital and Income Fund

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Funds announced today their share repurchase activity during the second quarter of 2023.

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Second Quarter of 2023

Brandywine Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc

Central and Eastern Europe Fund

Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc

Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund

Gabelli Equity Trust

In June, 92% of all closed-end funds (CEFs) posted net asset value (NAV)-based returns in the black, with average returns of 3.57% for equity CEFs and 1.63% for fixed income CEFs. The Natural Resources CEFs classification topped the equity leaderboard with a 6.29% return, while High Yield CEFs led the domestic taxable fixed income leaderboard with a 2.63% return. The median discount of all CEFs narrowed to 10.79% in June, with equity.

The Month In Closed-End Funds: June 2023

The Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund is a fixed income CEF focused on local currency debt. With many analysts calling for peak dollar, TEI might be an attractive investment vehicle to take advantage of a weakening USD in the future.

Are You Thinking The Dollar Has Peaked? TEI Might Be For You

ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc

ClearBridge Energy MLP Total Return Fund Inc

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Funds announced today their share repurchase activity during the first quarter of 2023.

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the First Quarter of 2023

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II

Duff & Phelps Global Utility Income Fund Inc

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund

Eagle Point Income Company Inc

Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust

Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund

Gabelli Multimedia Trust

Gabelli Utility Trust

Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund Inc

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund

Oxford Lane Capital

Pimco Municipal Income Fund

Cushing MLP & Infrastructure Total Return Fund

YieldShares High Income ETF

Three out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 5 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. Delaware/Abrdn mergers are closed.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: March 12, 2023

At the start of 2023, emerging market equities are becoming an increasingly popular asset class. Emerging market bond valuations appear even cheaper in the context of the last two decades. Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund has a poor track record over the last decade. Potential investors need to actively make sure they are comfortable with the fund's current bets.

TEI: EM Bond Fund With Poor Performance, But Improving Asset Class Prospects

ClearBridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund Inc

NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The following Funds announced today their share repurchase activity during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Fourth Quarter of 2022

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc

Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc

Templeton Global Income Fund

Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund

For the first month in three, equity CEFs (-3.12% on a NAV basis) on average witnessed negative performance. While their fixed income CEF cohorts (-0.28%) posted losses for the fourth month in five.

The Month In Closed-End Funds: December 2022

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund

Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund

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

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

Western Asset Global High Income Fund

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Highland Income Fund

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

KKR Income Opportunities Fund

Principal Real Estate Income Fund

Pioneer High Income Trust

Western Asset Diversified Income Fund

Only funds with yields over 8%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given.

'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, November 2022

Over the long run, TEI's total return has been quite poor, despite a strong yield. Currency exposure of TEI is impressive. Most currencies stood their ground while the dollar got appreciated against most credible and traded currencies.

TEI: EM Bond Fund With Moderate Risk, Moderate Investability

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund

Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund

Aberdeen Standard Global Infr Inc Fd

BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

Doubleline Opportunistic Credit Fund

Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund

Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend & Income Fund

European Equity Fund

Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund

First Trust / Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust

Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust

John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund

New Ireland Fund Inc

Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Madison Fund

Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund Inc

Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II

Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund

Tortoise MLP Fund

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust

Cohen And Steers Total Return Realty Fund

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Tortoise Power and Energy Infrastructure Fund

Tortoise Pipeline & Energy Fund

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure

Virtus Total Return 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)

Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund

Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund

DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc

Western Asset High Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund

Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund

Pimco Global Stockplus & Income Fund

Pioneer Floating Rate Trust

RiverNorth Capital and Income Fund

Only funds with yields over 6.5%, coverage higher than 85%, and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given.

The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, August 2022

American Century Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Invesco BulletShares 2022 USD Emerging Markets Debt ETF

Invesco BulletShares 2023 USD Emerging Markets Debt ETF

Invesco BulletShares 2024 USD Emerging Markets Debt ETF

VanEck China Bond ETF

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

VanEck Vct Emrg Shs

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF 

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund

iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

SPDR DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income ETF

First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF

VanEck Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF

JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond ETF

KraneShares Asia Pacific High Yield Bond ETF

iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

In emerging markets valuations look attractive today after the losses across financial markets early this year. PIMCO's investment process is founded upon our macroeconomic outlook and our in-house country and credit research.

Spotting Opportunities And Risks Across The EM Investment Universe

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc

Pimco High Income Fund

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund

Only funds with yields over 6.5%, coverage higher than 85% and trading at under a +5% premium are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given.

The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, July 2022

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Category: Corporate Action

Franklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Second Quarter of 2022

A reader and subscriber asked for my thoughts on TEI. TEI is an emerging market bond CEF.

TEI: Emerging Markets Bond CEF, Consistent Capital Losses, Subpar Performance

TEI is an emerging markets local currency fixed income CEF.

TEI: Moving From Bearish To Neutral

TEI is an emerging markets local currency fixed income CEF. The fund is currently trading at a 3.43% discount to NAV.

TEI: Emerging Markets Fund With ~10% Yield

Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the third week of October and highlight recent market events. The CEF market has partly retraced its September weakness as equity NAV strength and a broad-based rally in discounts has supported CEFs.

CEF Weekly Market Review: October Brings Better Tidings

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust

MFS High Income Municipal Trust

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 2022 Target Term Trust

Nuveen High Income November 2021 Target Term Fund

John Hancock Investors Trust

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

Invesco Municipal Income Opportunities Trust

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II

PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

Royce Value Trust

Tri-Continental

Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund

Major indices hit record highs again this week with mid-caps joining large-cap at all-time highs. August was the seventh consecutive month of gains for the S&P. Discounts widened for the third straight week with taxables going from 2.21% on August 15 to +0.68% on September 5. While 1.6% is not all that worrisome, the trend is.

CEF Weekly Commentary Sept. 5, 2021: Have Discounts Peaked?

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund

First Trust / Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund

MFS Intermediate Income Trust

Navistar

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Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc

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