CEF Weekly Review: Tender Offers Keep Generating Alpha

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of February and highlight recent market action. Most CEF sectors rose, driven by tighter credit spreads and higher stocks, with EM Equity and Preferreds leading month-to-date gains. Virtus Total Return Fund's tender offer resulted in a high 31% pro-ration factor, generating a 6% annualized alpha, highlighting its generous buy-back terms.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 22, 2025

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Declare Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Several Nuveen closed-end funds have declared distributions. These funds represent investment strategies for investors seeking diversified sources of cash flow to prepare for and sustain their retirement income needs. For further information regarding fund distributions, including earnings, undistributed net investment income, and notices, please visit www.nuveen.com/cef. Additionally, several funds have announced distribution increases of up to 71%. The distribution.

Business Wire • Jun 3, 2024

NMI: Why This Unleveraged Muni CEF Makes Sense Now

The unleveraged municipal CEF, Nuveen Municipal Income, is trading at a 4.65% yield and a 7.5% discount. Despite the expectation of the Fed cutting the policy rate, unleveraged muni CEFs remain attractive options in income portfolios. NMI is a small fund with a modest 8.7 duration with a portfolio consisting of GO and revenue bonds, and an above-average holding of unrated securities.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 22, 2024

Municipal CEF Sector Update: What We're Doing After A Roller Coaster Ride

We take a look at the municipal sector after a rollercoaster ride. We find that longer-duration munis remain attractive, particularly relative to corporate bonds. Separately, muni CEF discounts are wide and higher-quality bonds look best.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 15, 2024

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Declare Distributions and Updates to Distribution Policies

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen Closed-End Funds today announced that the Board of Trustees of the Funds has approved the regular monthly and quarterly distributions. In addition, the Board of Trustees has approved updated distribution polices described below under “Monthly & Quarterly Distributions” for The Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: JPC), Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund (NYSE: JPI), Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund (NYSE: NPFD), Nuveen.

Business Wire • Dec 1, 2023

Nuveen Municipal Closed-End Funds Announce Distribution Updates

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Board of Trustees of certain Nuveen municipal closed-end funds declared regular monthly distribution rates and updated certain distribution policies. Additionally, several leveraged municipal closed-end funds have announced distribution rate increases of between 7% and 24% to deliver higher monthly cash flows to shareholders. These changes are intended to help support secondary market trading in fund shares and improve each fund's discount to NAV. It is ant.

Business Wire • Oct 23, 2023

Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. Announces Update to Investment Policies

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: NMI) has approved certain investment policy changes for the fund. The fund's investment objective to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax remains unchanged. The policy changes grant the fund more flexibility to invest in lower rated municipal securities. The table below summarizes the changes, which are effective immediately. Description of Investment Policy Changes Cur.

Business Wire • Sep 29, 2023

CEF Report August 2023: Taxables Get Bought And Are Not Very Compelling, Munis Look Best

Taxable closed-end fund discounts have narrowed, reducing their attractiveness, while credit spreads have tightened, producing returns in some areas of the CEF market. Municipal CEFs remain exceptionally cheap, with discounts wider than 99% of historical observations. The risk-reward in the taxable bond CEF space is on the downside, while the upside potential in municipal CEFs is significant, but dependent on a shift in Fed policy and inflation.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 1, 2023

CEF Weekly Review: Discount Pro-Cyclicality Is Not Fully Rational

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of July and highlight recent market action. CEFs were roughly flat on the week as NAVs fell while discounts remained resilient. CEF discounts tend to be procyclical, which remains an odd but welcome feature of the CEF market.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 15, 2023

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

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

Seeking Alpha • Jan 10, 2023