And when I look at discounts, whether it's an individual fund, whether it's a category of closed-end funds, I always look at the current discount relative to the long-term average.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4644332-cef-insights-finding-opportunities-into-2024?source=feed_all_articles

Balyasny Asset Management LLC now owns 1,266,637 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $27,258,000 after buying an additional 761,726 shares in the last quarter.

Source: https://www.americanbankingnews.com/2023/05/02/franklin-resources-nyseben-posts-quarterly-earnings-results.html

CEFS' investment process includes proprietary screens that analyze closed-end funds across a variety of factors including yield, discount to NAV, and quality of underlying securities.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4648297-cefs-investing-award-winning-portfolio-managers?source=feed_all_articles

Eagle Point Income Company) is a smaller, closed-end fund that specializes in buying very specific types of bonds.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647740-2-magnificent-dividends-to-generate-passive-income?source=feed_all_articles

In 2022, we replaced PFF (an ETF in the Preferred securities sector) with this closed-end fund FFC that invests in the same sector.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4569567-the-8-percent-income-portfolio-2022-year-end-review?source=feed_all_articles

In your opinion, what factors should investors be evaluating as they look for investment opportunities among closed-end funds?

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4644332-cef-insights-finding-opportunities-into-2024?source=feed_all_articles

Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,630,867 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $66,953,000 after acquiring an additional 48,413 shares in the last quarter.

Source: https://www.etfdailynews.com/2023/03/19/massmutual-trust-co-fsb-adv-buys-new-stake-in-adams-diversified-equity-fund-inc-nyseadx/

LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/LMP-CAPITAL-AND-INCOME-FU-14333/news/LMP-Capital-and-Income-Fund-Section-19-Notice-SCD-07-3-23-44248786/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230701

Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund () is a diversified closed-end investment management entity that seeks to provide total return through high current income and capital appreciation.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4598417-nmai-despite-consistent-high-yield-discount-fund-fails-to-impress?source=feed_all_articles

One of the main features of a closed-end fund is the fact that it can trade at discounts and premiums relative to their net asset value per share.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4629319-adx-deep-discount-but-relatively-expensive?source=feed_all_articles

Or the investor can buy a closed-end fund, or CEF, and have professionals figure out the mix of REITs to own.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4577037-skip-real-estate-buy-reits-instead?source=feed_all_articles

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II) is a closed-end fund, or CEF, that has proven to be very popular among investors who are seeking to earn a high level of income from the assets in their portfolios.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4640016-pfn-best-to-buy-on-dips?source=feed_all_articles

The deal includes four New York Stock Exchange-listed healthcare and biotech thematic closed-end funds, totalling £2.6bn in assets under management, with £26m revenues in 2022.

Source: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/abrdn-acquire-healthcare-funds-worth-30286187

The fund owned 123,861 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,395 shares during the quarter.

Source: https://www.etfdailynews.com/2023/04/30/janney-montgomery-scott-llc-grows-stock-holdings-in-nuveen-municipal-value-fund-inc-nysenuv/

The fund's expense ratio under 1% is rare in the closed-end fund space.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4590135-cii-covered-call-fund-helping-support-distribution-in-a-down-market?source=feed_all_articles

The institutional investor owned 502,231 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 107,974 shares during the period.

Source: https://www.etfdailynews.com/2023/08/29/guggenheim-capital-llc-acquires-107974-shares-of-pioneer-high-income-fund-inc-nysepht/

The PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II () is a closed-end fund that income-focused investors can employ in pursuit of their goals of earning a very high level of current income from the assets in their portfolios.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4658276-pfn-popular-bond-fund-riskier-than-believed?source=feed_all_articles

The RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund is a closed-end fund ("CEF") that seeks to provide current income and overall total returns to investors.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4617379-opp-avoid-this-amortizing-return-of-principal-cef?source=feed_all_articles

This isn't necessarily a small fund either, with assets of over $1.75 billion; it is quite large for a closed-end fund.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4654153-ecat-attractive-discount-and-activist-position-grows?source=feed_all_articles

When I talk to investors about closed-end funds (CEFs), I get an almost universal reaction: they simply can’t believe the outsized dividends—and upside potential—these funds boast are for real.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelfoster/2023/05/23/these-2-mystery-ingredients-can-drive-11-yearly-returns-in-cefs/