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March 30th, 2020|Comments Off on Webinar Summary

The average closed-end fund through Friday is down 40%. Discounts widened; NAVs and market prices both fell. NAV movements reflect a lack of trading in the market, a shortage of bids. Most funds are levered (including 90% of bond funds), and leverage magnifies results on the way up and down. For those who remember the Financial Crisis, discounts were wider than they ever got on a single day in October 2008. If you’re in closed-end funds, your brokerage statements look scary, reflecting a sentiment of fear in the market. Volatility is something we talk about with every client, but I can guarantee you that every client we’ve brought on in my entire 18-year career has not seen the current level of discounts that we have.

Shaker: Don’t trade closed-end funds on days when the market is in turmoil

March 27th, 2020|Comments Off on Shaker: Don’t trade closed-end funds on days when the market is in turmoil

Rob Shaker, portfolio manager at Shaker Financial, says that the current market has been hard on closed-end funds because closed-end instruments suffer any time there is fear-based selling. He warns against trading any time CNBC carries a graphic saying 'Markets in turmoil.'...

BDC dividends are eye-popping and might be cut, but worth looking at

March 20th, 2020|Comments Off on BDC dividends are eye-popping and might be cut, but worth looking at

Bryce Rowe, senior equity research analyst for business development companies at National Securities, says that the current market turmoil has dropped prices -- expanding discounts -- while jacking up yields to massive levels, in some cases with payouts now set to be north of 30 percent...

20Mar, 2024

John Cole Scott and Kimberly Flynn on Semi-Liquid Funds

By |March 20th, 2024|Articles, CEF Advisors Research and Presentations|

On March 14, 2024, Closed-End Fund Advisors President John Cole Scott participated in a CAIA Association webcast discussion on the rising interest in semi-liquid funds and increasing demand for alternative investments. The webcast, which also featured Kimberly Flynn from XA Investments, merged expert insights with data on business development companies (BDCs) and interval and tender offer funds.

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