About the Index
(1) Traditional CEFs with $250K+ 90-day average trading dollar $, a Discount narrower than -6.5% (above), 1-year Discount Range over 50%, 6 month Relative Z-Stat over 0 and Comp Discount over 0. The remaining funds ranked by 25 largest (highest) CEF premiums. Business Development Companies (BDC): Equity or Debt-Focused BDCs with -6.5% or higher Discounts, Comp Discount over 0 and above average 6-month Relative Z-Stats. The remaining funds are ranked by the highest 8 1-year Relative Discounts. Traditional CEFs are an 87.5% allocation and BDCs are an 12.5% allocation for this index with the underlying funds equal weighted into their overall allocation. If no BDC funds meet the criteria, the allocation will be split between the qualifying traditional CEFs. The index constituents will be rebalanced each quarter. We manually have removed DXYZ from firm benchmarks.
Index Performance
Current($) | Previous Day(%) | 1 Week(%) | 1 Month(%) | 3 Month(%) | 6 Month(%) | 1 Year(%) | 3 Year(%) | 5 Year(%) | 10 Year(%) | MTD(%) | QTD(%) | YTD(%) | |||||||
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Price | 923.87 | 0.10 | 2.29 | -4.20 | -5.51 | -6.41 | -1.52 | -0.92 | 1.61 | -1.58 | -4.20 | -4.20 | -5.48 | ||||||
NAV | 1,753.25 | 0.36 | 1.49 | -0.85 | -1.99 | 0.53 | 8.45 | 6.47 | 9.35 | 6.21 | -0.85 | -0.85 | -0.23 | ||||||
Difference | 0.26 | -0.80 | 3.35 | 3.52 | 6.94 | 9.97 | 7.39 | 7.74 | 7.79 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 5.25 | |||||||
* Periods greater than 1 Year are annualized. ** On Inception Date (12/30/16), Index Price was $1,000 and NAV was $1,000.13 |
2025 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2025 | |
Price | 1.38 | -0.92 | -1.78 | -1.34 | -4.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NAV | 2.62 | -0.00 | -1.94 | 0.63 | -0.85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Difference | 1.24 | 0.92 | -0.16 | 1.97 | 3.35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2024 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2024 | |
Price | 0.66 | 1.04 | 1.16 | 2.89 | -1.84 | 2.04 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 3.89 | 2.18 | 0.90 | 2.48 | 5.65 | -2.66 | 2.05 | -3.50 | -4.14 | 1.28 | 5.23 |
NAV | 1.08 | 0.74 | 1.64 | 3.49 | -0.50 | 1.63 | 1.12 | 2.25 | 5.82 | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.97 | 6.03 | -0.76 | 2.68 | -2.10 | -0.24 | 5.77 | 11.93 |
Difference | 0.41 | -0.30 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 1.34 | -0.41 | 0.30 | 1.28 | 1.93 | -0.20 | 1.07 | -0.51 | 0.38 | 1.90 | 0.63 | 1.40 | 3.89 | 4.49 | 6.71 |
2023 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2023 | |
Price | 3.62 | -3.05 | -0.88 | -0.42 | -0.80 | -2.94 | 4.27 | 0.40 | -0.02 | 4.86 | -3.17 | 0.30 | 1.84 | -6.10 | 7.78 | 3.39 | 4.64 | 6.57 | 6.55 |
NAV | 5.38 | -2.99 | 0.63 | 2.87 | 0.22 | -0.81 | 3.18 | 2.57 | 5.51 | 2.42 | -0.56 | -3.42 | -1.64 | -1.64 | 6.59 | 3.98 | 9.02 | 7.23 | 13.14 |
Difference | 1.76 | 0.05 | 1.51 | 3.29 | 1.02 | 2.13 | -1.09 | 2.17 | 5.53 | -2.44 | 2.61 | -3.73 | -3.48 | 4.46 | -1.20 | 0.60 | 4.38 | 0.66 | 6.59 |
2022 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2022 | |
Price | -6.56 | -3.13 | 0.22 | -9.28 | -8.57 | -2.49 | -8.03 | -18.01 | -25.62 | 6.56 | -3.32 | -11.57 | -8.90 | 4.05 | 4.74 | 3.08 | 12.33 | 2.34 | -23.88 |
NAV | -2.81 | -1.34 | -0.13 | -4.24 | -6.37 | -0.03 | -7.02 | -12.97 | -16.66 | 5.62 | -2.08 | -6.71 | -3.52 | 3.69 | 6.27 | -3.32 | 6.54 | 2.79 | -14.34 |
Difference | 3.75 | 1.78 | -0.35 | 5.04 | 2.20 | 2.47 | 1.01 | 5.04 | 8.96 | -0.95 | 1.24 | 4.86 | 5.38 | -0.36 | 1.54 | -6.40 | -5.80 | 0.45 | 9.54 |
2021 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2021 | |
Price | 0.50 | 1.51 | 3.08 | 5.15 | 2.30 | 0.91 | 2.12 | 5.42 | 10.85 | -0.74 | 0.01 | -4.01 | -4.71 | 1.49 | -0.83 | 1.31 | 1.97 | -2.83 | 7.71 |
NAV | 0.35 | 0.45 | 1.86 | 2.68 | 2.56 | 1.42 | 1.59 | 5.67 | 8.50 | 0.83 | 1.51 | -1.38 | 0.94 | 1.92 | -0.74 | 2.58 | 3.77 | 4.75 | 13.66 |
Difference | -0.15 | -1.05 | -1.21 | -2.47 | 0.26 | 0.51 | -0.53 | 0.25 | -2.35 | 1.57 | 1.50 | 2.63 | 5.65 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 1.26 | 1.80 | 7.59 | 5.95 |
2020 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2020 | |
Price | 1.20 | -9.40 | -21.67 | -28.18 | 2.94 | 5.87 | 1.90 | 11.05 | -20.25 | 2.00 | 2.37 | -1.35 | 3.01 | -1.99 | 9.31 | 3.65 | 11.05 | 14.39 | -8.77 |
NAV | 2.16 | -2.29 | -15.42 | -15.57 | 3.55 | 5.74 | 3.35 | 13.16 | -4.46 | 4.13 | 2.30 | -0.32 | 6.18 | 0.72 | 5.74 | 2.59 | 9.25 | 16.01 | 10.84 |
Difference | 0.96 | 7.11 | 6.25 | 12.61 | 0.61 | -0.13 | 1.46 | 2.11 | 15.79 | 2.13 | -0.08 | 1.04 | 3.17 | 2.71 | -3.58 | -1.06 | -1.79 | 1.62 | 19.61 |
2019 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2019 | |
Price | 7.34 | 1.90 | 1.64 | 11.16 | -0.09 | -2.39 | 4.16 | 1.59 | 12.93 | 0.75 | -3.03 | 1.25 | -1.08 | -0.39 | -0.17 | 2.10 | 1.53 | 0.43 | 13.42 |
NAV | 5.18 | 1.21 | 2.36 | 8.97 | 1.65 | -1.43 | 3.11 | 3.32 | 12.58 | 0.23 | -0.61 | 0.86 | 0.48 | 0.12 | -0.31 | 2.94 | 2.74 | 3.23 | 16.21 |
Difference | -2.16 | -0.69 | 0.72 | -2.20 | 1.75 | 0.96 | -1.05 | 1.73 | -0.34 | -0.52 | 2.42 | -0.39 | 1.56 | 0.51 | -0.14 | 0.84 | 1.21 | 2.79 | 2.80 |
2018 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2018 | |
Price | -2.63 | -2.95 | -0.80 | -6.26 | 3.26 | 2.25 | -1.18 | 4.33 | -2.20 | 1.65 | 1.27 | -0.94 | 1.98 | -7.25 | 1.85 | 1.58 | -4.05 | -2.15 | -4.31 |
NAV | 1.18 | -2.30 | -0.61 | -1.75 | 1.79 | 1.80 | -0.03 | 3.60 | 1.79 | 1.29 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 2.61 | -2.75 | 0.09 | -2.02 | -4.62 | -2.14 | -0.39 |
Difference | 3.81 | 0.64 | 0.20 | 4.51 | -1.46 | -0.44 | 1.15 | -0.73 | 3.99 | -0.36 | -0.61 | 1.57 | 0.63 | 4.50 | -1.76 | -3.60 | -0.57 | 0.01 | 3.92 |
2017 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2017 | |
Price | 2.10 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 2.95 | 2.44 | 1.54 | -0.01 | 4.00 | 7.07 | 0.49 | -0.79 | 0.80 | 0.49 | -0.46 | -0.74 | 1.02 | -0.19 | 0.30 | 7.39 |
NAV | 1.46 | 1.56 | 0.52 | 3.58 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 0.17 | 2.83 | 6.51 | 1.25 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 2.27 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 1.95 | 4.26 | 11.06 |
Difference | -0.64 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 0.63 | -1.07 | -0.27 | 0.18 | -1.17 | -0.56 | 0.76 | 1.32 | -0.32 | 1.78 | 1.08 | 1.40 | -0.36 | 2.14 | 3.97 | 3.67 |
2016 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2016 | |
Price | -2.61 | 1.39 | 3.81 | 2.51 | 4.47 | -0.03 | 4.45 | 9.09 | 11.82 | 2.68 | 0.53 | -1.61 | 1.56 | -5.01 | -1.71 | 0.69 | -5.98 | -4.52 | 6.77 |
NAV | -1.37 | 0.13 | 2.09 | 0.82 | 4.51 | 1.22 | 3.13 | 9.09 | 9.98 | 1.18 | 0.47 | 1.69 | 3.38 | -0.75 | -2.50 | 2.04 | -1.25 | 2.08 | 12.27 |
Difference | 1.24 | -1.26 | -1.72 | -1.68 | 0.04 | 1.24 | -1.32 | -0.00 | -1.84 | -1.49 | -0.05 | 3.30 | 1.82 | 4.26 | -0.79 | 1.35 | 4.73 | 6.60 | 5.50 |
2015 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2015 | |
Price | -2.05 | 1.51 | -1.76 | -2.31 | 0.74 | -1.39 | -5.22 | -5.84 | -8.02 | -0.91 | -4.17 | -4.03 | -8.87 | 6.68 | -3.72 | -0.92 | 1.76 | -7.27 | -14.70 |
NAV | -0.62 | 2.22 | -0.60 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 0.69 | -1.96 | -0.24 | 0.74 | 0.43 | -3.16 | -2.48 | -5.15 | 4.95 | -2.06 | -3.15 | -0.44 | -5.57 | -4.87 |
Difference | 1.43 | 0.71 | 1.16 | 3.29 | 0.31 | 2.08 | 3.26 | 5.60 | 8.76 | 1.35 | 1.01 | 1.55 | 3.72 | -1.72 | 1.66 | -2.23 | -2.20 | 1.69 | 9.83 |
2014 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2014 | |
Price | 1.89 | 2.54 | 0.28 | 4.76 | 1.67 | 3.08 | 2.03 | 6.93 | 12.02 | -2.13 | 3.99 | -2.36 | -0.63 | 1.72 | 1.47 | -0.74 | 2.45 | 1.80 | 14.04 |
NAV | 1.46 | 2.29 | 0.55 | 4.36 | 1.42 | 2.03 | 2.61 | 6.19 | 10.82 | -1.25 | 2.95 | -1.29 | 0.35 | -0.51 | -0.40 | -1.99 | -2.87 | -2.53 | 8.01 |
Difference | -0.42 | -0.25 | 0.27 | -0.41 | -0.25 | -1.05 | 0.58 | -0.74 | -1.20 | 0.88 | -1.04 | 1.07 | 0.98 | -2.23 | -1.86 | -1.25 | -5.32 | -4.33 | -6.03 |
2013 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2013 | |
Price | 6.40 | 1.67 | 0.48 | 8.70 | 2.11 | -1.01 | -1.75 | -0.69 | 7.95 | -0.44 | -1.61 | 2.01 | -0.07 | 2.47 | 0.10 | 2.17 | 4.81 | 4.74 | 13.06 |
NAV | 3.84 | 0.45 | 2.02 | 6.42 | 2.00 | -0.08 | -2.17 | -0.29 | 6.11 | 1.79 | -1.68 | 2.59 | 2.67 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 1.01 | 3.84 | 6.61 | 13.12 |
Difference | -2.56 | -1.21 | 1.54 | -2.28 | -0.11 | 0.93 | -0.42 | 0.40 | -1.84 | 2.23 | -0.07 | 0.57 | 2.74 | -0.47 | 0.67 | -1.16 | -0.97 | 1.87 | 0.06 |
2012 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2012 | |
Price | 5.58 | 2.84 | 0.06 | 8.64 | 1.38 | -2.44 | 3.24 | 2.11 | 10.94 | 2.83 | 0.97 | 2.39 | 6.31 | -0.67 | -1.12 | -1.22 | -2.98 | 3.14 | 14.42 |
NAV | 4.00 | 2.55 | 0.19 | 6.85 | 0.91 | -2.37 | 1.24 | -0.27 | 6.56 | 2.14 | 1.54 | 1.84 | 5.62 | 0.59 | 0.64 | -0.02 | 1.22 | 6.91 | 13.92 |
Difference | -1.58 | -0.30 | 0.13 | -1.79 | -0.47 | 0.06 | -2.01 | -2.39 | -4.38 | -0.69 | 0.57 | -0.55 | -0.68 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 3.78 | -0.49 |
Performance Chart
Discount
Characteristics
PORTFOLIO Weighted Average Data |
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Discount 8.76% |
1Yr Disc 7.01% |
3Yr Disc 1.53% |
5Yr Disc 0.95% |
Rel Disc Range (3yr) 70.99% |
Mkt Yield 10.69% |
Lev Adj NAV Yield 9.40% |
After Tax Yield* 9.04% |
Est Tax Friction* 1.65% |
3Yr NAV Volatiliy 11.24 |
1 Yr RoC 37.47% |
3 Yr Dest RoC 23.80% |
Leverage 25.48% |
Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.91% |
Beta (2yr) 0.65 |
Equity Exposure 27.74% |
Bond Exposure 68.96% |
# Holdings 33 |
Cash Weighted Duration 3.29 |
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Comp NAV TR 1.69% |
Comp Discount 12.59% |
Net Assets (M) 1,169 |
Liquidity - 90d (K) 7,580 |
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* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%. |
Asset Allocation
Constituents
33 Funds
Ticker | Name | Sponsor | Allocation | Discount | Market Yield | RoC(1yr) | Leverage | Net Assets | Liquidity (90d) |
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FCO | abrdn Glbl Incm Fd | abrdn | 3.63 | 89.71 | 14.24 | 70.76 | 30.56 | 42 | 427 |
MCI | Barings Corp Invstr | Barings | 3.20 | 18.87 | 7.79 | 0.00 | 11.77 | 485 | 1,020 |
GOF | Gghm Stgc Opp Fd | Guggenheim Funds | 3.44 | 27.96 | 15.11 | 57.04 | 18.09 | 1,904 | 17,593 |
PDI | PIMCO Dyn Incm Fd | PIMCO | 3.45 | 10.72 | 14.32 | 24.40 | 32.41 | 6,270 | 49,995 |
MPV | Barings Partcp Invstr | Barings | 3.53 | 7.37 | 8.68 | 0.00 | 12.39 | 235 | 598 |
NXG | NXG NextGen Infra Incm Fd | Cushing | 3.47 | 4.72 | 14.69 | 100.00 | 29.86 | 147 | 2,010 |
PFL | PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd | PIMCO | 3.56 | 4.80 | 11.78 | 21.54 | 10.91 | 353 | 1,419 |
PDO | PIMCO Dyn Incm Opp Fd | PIMCO | 3.60 | 5.53 | 11.34 | 9.12 | 34.18 | 1,660 | 9,167 |
MSD | MS Emrg Mkt Dbt Fd | Morgan Stanley | 3.58 | 3.38 | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150 | 659 |
PFN | PIMCO Incm Stgy Fd II | PIMCO | 3.56 | 4.00 | 11.84 | 12.02 | 8.21 | 651 | 2,661 |
MHF | WA Muni Hi Incm Fd | Franklin Templeton | 3.57 | 4.05 | 5.67 | 37.83 | 2.53 | 150 | 444 |
BTO | JH Fin Opp Fd | John Hancock | 3.43 | 1.04 | 8.12 | 6.80 | 16.84 | 626 | 1,536 |
PGP | PIMCO Glbl Stk+ & Incm Fd | PIMCO | 3.59 | 3.00 | 10.48 | 12.66 | 16.25 | 89 | 356 |
UTF | C&S Infra Fd | Cohen&Steers | 3.65 | 3.09 | 7.33 | 4.84 | 29.00 | 2,375 | 5,998 |
RNP | C&S REIT & Pref Incm Fd | Cohen&Steers | 3.56 | 2.64 | 7.64 | 1.16 | 31.00 | 995 | 2,251 |
SRV | NXG Cushing Midstream Nrg Fd | Cushing | 3.21 | -0.39 | 14.14 | 94.49 | 23.57 | 154 | 1,445 |
GHY | PGIM Glbl Hi Yld Fd | Prudential | 3.45 | -2.41 | 10.04 | 29.61 | 20.63 | 526 | 2,710 |
ISD | PGIM Hi Yld Bnd Fd | Prudential | 3.54 | -0.22 | 9.20 | 28.02 | 18.93 | 456 | 1,547 |
AWP | abrdn Glbl Prmr Prop Fd | abrdn | 3.67 | 1.58 | 12.44 | 79.97 | 12.10 | 329 | 1,210 |
NAZ | Nuv AZ Qlty Muni Incm Fd | Nuveen | 3.64 | 4.28 | 7.28 | 50.72 | 39.33 | 133 | 268 |
BLW | BR Ltd Dur Incm Tr | BlackRock | 3.61 | 0.87 | 9.82 | 18.57 | 38.75 | 523 | 1,742 |
IGR | CBRE Clr Glbl Rel-Est Incm Fd | CBRE Invst Mgmt | 3.57 | 1.01 | 14.46 | 62.14 | 32.12 | 723 | 3,724 |
DSL | DbLin Incm Solutions Fd | Doubleline | 3.53 | 0.08 | 10.95 | 13.71 | 21.17 | 1,326 | 6,066 |
THQ | abrdn Health Opp Fd | abrdn | 3.47 | 1.30 | 11.12 | 51.63 | 20.50 | 794 | 2,435 |
NKX | Nuv CA AMT-Fr Qlty Muni Incm | Nuveen | 3.52 | 0.58 | 7.57 | 42.70 | 41.97 | 577 | 1,378 |
TSLX | Sixth St Splty Lending | Sixth St Splty Lending | 1.51 | 21.83 | 8.86 | 0.00 | 53.07 | 1,601 | 10,516 |
GLAD | Gladstone Cap Corp | Gladstone | 1.49 | 15.99 | 7.94 | 0.00 | 38.71 | 480 | 2,808 |
BXSL | Blackstone Secur Lending Fd | Blackstone | 1.52 | 6.97 | 10.51 | 0.00 | 52.38 | 6,240 | 39,409 |
TRIN | Trinity Capital | Trinity Capital | 1.62 | 8.84 | 14.04 | 0.00 | 49.47 | 823 | 8,727 |
ARCC | Ares Capital Corp | Ares | 1.52 | 4.24 | 9.29 | 0.00 | 49.16 | 13,669 | 114,910 |
MAIN | Main Street Cap Corp | Main Street Capital | 1.55 | 69.23 | 5.60 | 0.00 | 41.44 | 2,803 | 31,133 |
PFLT | PennantPark Flt Rt Cap | PennantPark | 1.49 | -10.85 | 12.17 | 0.00 | 57.26 | 997 | 15,762 |
HRZN | Horizon Tech Fin Corp | Horizon Tech Fin | 1.31 | -1.72 | 17.74 | 0.00 | 59.65 | 305 | 3,045 |