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CEF Advisors' CEF/BDC Indexes

Data as of from CEFData.com

Data Definitions
Indexes Performance

Diversified Indexes

Index Discount 1 Yr Avg Discount 3 Yr Avg Discount 5 Yr Avg Discount 10 Yr Avg Discount Rel Disc Range(3yr) Mk Yield Lev Adj NAV Yield After Tax Yield * Est. Tax Friction* 1 Yr RoC % 3 Yr Dest RoC % Lev % Non Lev Expense Ratio 3 Yr NAV Volatility % Equity Exposure % Bond Exposure # Holdings Cash Weighted Duration Beta (2yr) Comp NAV TR Comp Discount Net Assets (M) Liquidity - 90 day (K)
01. 15 Major CEF Sectors Index -3.55 -5.44 -2.98 -3.17 -3.41 43.94 9.68 7.66 8.15 1.53 37.7 22.8 23.5 1.66 12.03 37.78 59.77 100 2.97 0.72 1.53 2.90 1,304 5,260
02. High Income Index -5.20 -6.34 -3.51 -4.29 -4.51 43.35 12.15 9.26 10.26 1.89 52.9 33.0 26.4 2.39 12.93 47.77 49.62 85 1.51 0.65 -0.22 1.28 663 2,989
03. Equity Income Index -10.31 -10.25 -7.04 -7.36 -6.70 31.33 9.49 7.75 8.49 1.00 52.5 30.4 11.1 1.40 19.45 88.57 9.38 63 0.04 0.82 -0.69 -0.53 992 2,723
04. 60/40 Balanced (w/ BDCs) Index -7.53 -8.43 -5.37 -5.85 -5.90 36.81 9.30 7.35 7.98 1.32 44.4 26.5 18.9 1.66 14.47 56.41 41.19 155 1.51 0.75 0.66 0.75 1,037 3,563
05. Tax-Advantaged Equity Dividend Index -10.99 -9.85 -5.80 -6.16 -6.55 17.21 8.26 6.96 7.43 0.83 52.4 24.1 6.3 1.21 16.91 95.32 3.16 42 0.06 0.79 -0.82 -1.75 829 2,049
06. Tax-Sensitive Income Index -10.68 -10.97 -8.05 -8.18 -7.90 30.48 7.56 5.57 6.86 0.70 46.3 17.1 24.2 1.28 13.82 50.39 47.80 46 4.24 0.84 -0.27 -1.96 726 1,907
07. Taxable Bond & BDC Index -2.67 -5.26 -3.11 -3.55 -4.03 50.64 10.41 7.75 8.44 1.97 30.5 27.2 31.0 1.82 7.90 4.65 92.18 72 4.20 0.64 0.34 1.38 908 4,078
08. Discount CEF/BDC Index -16.02 -16.35 -12.26 -12.83 -10.85 25.87 7.77 5.36 7.01 0.76 47.9 24.8 20.8 2.11 14.27 54.60 42.72 60 2.91 0.78 -1.39 -6.93 565 1,631
09. Premium CEF/BDC Index 6.65 2.57 2.01 0.91 -0.68 62.56 9.62 8.25 7.69 1.93 21.9 14.7 25.0 1.79 7.66 16.70 81.27 33 3.68 0.58 1.82 12.12 801 4,006
10. All Sector Equity CEF Index -11.01 -10.69 -7.22 -7.70 -7.48 26.26 8.65 7.24 7.81 0.84 52.2 29.3 8.4 1.31 18.62 90.49 6.97 79 0.07 0.82 0.48 0.10 1,026 2,623
11. Alternative Income Index -5.21 -7.18 -3.04 -3.65 -3.75 43.57 10.74 8.21 9.07 1.67 44.8 29.3 25.2 1.99 12.05 44.45 53.27 79 1.76 0.66 0.27 1.90 974 4,442

Equity Sector Indexes

Index Discount 1 Yr Avg Discount 3 Yr Avg Discount 5 Yr Avg Discount 10 Yr Avg Discount Rel Disc Range(3yr) Mk Yield Lev Adj NAV Yield After Tax Yield * Est. Tax Friction* 1 Yr RoC % 3 Yr Dest RoC % Lev % Non Lev Expense Ratio 3 Yr NAV Volatility % Equity Exposure % Bond Exposure # Holdings Cash Weighted Duration Beta (2yr) Comp NAV TR Comp Discount Net Assets (M) Liquidity - 90 day (K)
01. International Equity Index -13.35 -14.01 -11.91 -12.14 -11.27 31.90 5.25 4.45 5.04 0.21 60.6 36.7 2.9 1.40 21.44 94.33 3.35 23 N/A 0.61 0.38 -0.22 243 646
02. US Equity Index -7.51 -5.01 -0.65 -1.54 -2.94 12.64 8.14 7.60 7.29 0.85 43.1 17.7 1.8 1.06 16.82 97.74 0.44 25 0.00 0.85 3.67 3.17 1,253 2,940
03. Global Equity Index -11.71 -11.12 -7.39 -8.02 -8.18 21.23 7.82 6.75 7.11 0.71 51.7 27.9 5.6 1.21 17.82 92.39 4.57 32 0.06 0.81 1.64 0.71 1,059 2,523
04. Covered Call / Option Funds Index -8.40 -5.88 -2.20 -2.67 -3.52 12.40 7.78 7.10 6.92 0.86 41.1 12.2 0.0 1.02 15.70 96.49 2.07 18 0.00 0.77 1.18 -0.32 1,148 2,398
05. Global Real Estate, REIT & Real Asset Index -6.74 -8.58 -5.17 -6.36 -8.21 37.55 10.17 7.67 8.85 1.32 46.3 38.2 24.3 1.37 19.40 70.90 27.16 9 N/A 1.06 -0.02 0.21 565 1,922
06. Utilities / Infrastructure Index 8.88 10.84 14.16 16.59 8.25 34.14 9.41 8.62 8.16 1.25 45.6 33.8 20.1 1.39 17.15 90.99 8.10 8 N/A 0.80 -0.09 7.70 1,192 3,711
07. Master Limited Partnership (MLP) Fund Index -8.98 -12.74 -14.45 -14.36 -9.25 70.45 8.57 6.34 7.34 1.23 38.5 0.0 23.6 1.78 24.83 96.87 0.46 10 N/A 0.89 0.70 0.79 528 1,655
08. Preferred Equity Index -5.68 -6.82 -1.91 -0.18 -1.87 33.10 7.99 5.53 6.22 1.77 17.1 11.2 37.0 1.37 9.82 3.52 94.09 14 4.19 0.46 -0.05 0.79 704 2,025
09. Hybrid / Balanced Fund Index -11.59 -12.91 -5.73 -4.40 -6.62 31.67 10.10 7.58 9.20 0.90 60.3 39.2 18.6 1.62 15.34 68.73 28.20 18 N/A 0.70 -0.11 -0.63 660 1,670

Taxable Bond Sector Indexes

Index Discount 1 Yr Avg Discount 3 Yr Avg Discount 5 Yr Avg Discount 10 Yr Avg Discount Rel Disc Range(3yr) Mk Yield Lev Adj NAV Yield After Tax Yield * Est. Tax Friction* 1 Yr RoC % 3 Yr Dest RoC % Lev % Non Lev Expense Ratio 3 Yr NAV Volatility % Equity Exposure % Bond Exposure # Holdings Cash Weighted Duration Beta (2yr) Comp NAV TR Comp Discount Net Assets (M) Liquidity - 90 day (K)
01. Debt-Focused Business Development Company (BDC) Index 1.28 -2.52 1.18 -1.40 -0.41 56.78 10.92 7.11 8.20 2.72 0.0 0.0 52.1 4.35 5.06 9.00 86.55 32 N/A 0.75 0.80 4.98 1,878 11,148
02. BDC Baby Bond / Debt Index N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
03. High Yield Bond Index -4.61 -7.60 -6.22 -6.79 -7.26 54.30 10.42 8.11 8.22 2.20 20.5 15.5 23.1 1.38 6.98 0.67 97.17 22 3.81 0.55 0.18 0.63 418 1,562
04. Senior Loan Index -3.04 -9.03 -7.16 -8.62 -8.20 64.52 11.13 8.22 8.45 2.68 7.7 8.5 31.8 1.57 4.15 1.47 97.27 13 0.33 0.10 -1.19 0.60 436 2,010
05. Convertible Bond Index -0.46 -4.28 -3.58 -4.53 -5.26 46.94 9.61 7.14 8.74 0.87 49.4 31.7 32.2 1.48 15.77 5.68 93.06 10 2.30 0.78 0.90 0.73 378 1,266
06. Investment Grade Bond Index -4.26 -5.28 -4.23 -4.07 -5.20 37.53 7.68 6.18 6.14 1.54 28.5 28.8 19.1 0.97 8.39 1.27 95.48 19 7.46 0.97 -2.14 -2.46 355 1,144
07. Multisector Bond Fund Index -2.31 -2.96 -0.06 0.11 0.62 52.52 11.00 8.62 9.12 1.88 34.8 27.0 26.8 1.49 6.77 12.18 85.49 19 4.42 0.60 0.04 2.01 999 4,633
08. US Bond Index -1.82 -4.99 -3.96 -4.09 -4.40 52.96 10.39 8.05 7.91 2.48 9.0 6.9 27.5 1.97 6.79 7.42 90.56 63 3.06 0.43 0.84 1.53 473 2,248
09. International Bond Index -3.56 -4.67 -3.52 -4.37 -7.03 45.45 11.27 9.34 9.19 2.08 36.0 40.0 18.5 1.54 8.96 0.54 95.79 11 6.96 0.73 1.01 1.82 330 1,321

Tax-Free Bond Sector Indexes

Index Discount 1 Yr Avg Discount 3 Yr Avg Discount 5 Yr Avg Discount 10 Yr Avg Discount Rel Disc Range(3yr) Mk Yield Lev Adj NAV Yield After Tax Yield * Est. Tax Friction* 1 Yr RoC % 3 Yr Dest RoC % Lev % Non Lev Expense Ratio 3 Yr NAV Volatility % Equity Exposure % Bond Exposure # Holdings Cash Weighted Duration Beta (2yr) Comp NAV TR Comp Discount Net Assets (M) Liquidity - 90 day (K)
01. National Municipal Bond Index -10.64 -11.79 -6.70 -5.85 -5.31 26.58 5.27 3.59 5.27 0.00 12.0 6.8 31.3 0.91 6.68 0.07 98.77 22 11.61 1.07 -0.21 -0.20 951 2,554
02. High Yield Municipal Index -9.85 -10.69 -6.18 -5.68 -5.17 25.92 5.12 3.57 5.12 0.00 18.4 13.6 31.2 1.13 7.31 0.81 97.70 19 11.52 1.17 -0.02 0.63 605 1,705
03. Term Municipal Fund Index -7.78 -8.35 -4.83 -4.49 -5.40 30.59 5.74 4.16 5.72 0.02 49.2 37.2 27.3 1.58 6.28 14.15 84.33 13 7.81 0.74 0.43 2.67 392 1,248
04. California Municipal Index -10.91 -12.51 -9.03 -8.89 -7.51 36.08 4.88 3.33 4.88 0.00 8.1 4.4 31.1 0.94 6.40 0.00 98.73 7 11.82 1.03 0.00 -0.88 740 1,672
05. New York Municipal Index -11.20 -13.32 -9.47 -9.02 -8.04 34.98 4.81 3.23 4.81 0.00 8.0 4.3 32.6 0.92 6.74 0.00 99.14 7 13.03 1.08 0.18 -0.08 427 914
06. State Municipal Index (Non NY/CA) -12.52 -14.19 -7.79 -8.54 -8.52 23.31 4.74 3.00 4.74 0.00 5.3 3.8 38.2 1.04 6.23 0.59 97.28 10 12.12 1.01 0.04 0.11 316 557

* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%.


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