About the Index
(1) US Equity, Non-US Equity and Specialty Equity groupings according to CEFdata.com with monthly or quarterly distributions. (2) Removing Preferred Equity, MLP Funds and Single Country Funds. (3) Funds with Market Yield of 6% or more. (4) Leverage Adjusted NAV Yield under 10%. (5) 1 Year Trailing Return of Capital dividend classification over 20%. (6) 1 Year Trailing Income + Short Term Capital Gains under 65%. (7) 90-day average trade dollar $ liquidity over $250K. (8) Removing funds with US / Non US Equity over 10% each. Equal weight each fund for the index. The index constituents will be rebalanced each quarter.
Index Performance
Current($) | Previous Day(%) | 1 Week(%) | 1 Month(%) | 3 Month(%) | 6 Month(%) | 1 Year(%) | 3 Year(%) | 5 Year(%) | 10 Year(%) | MTD(%) | QTD(%) | YTD(%) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price | 2,063.11 | -0.11 | 1.43 | 2.44 | 6.67 | 11.69 | 30.83 | 5.27 | 9.81 | 8.47 | -0.28 | -0.28 | 17.89 | ||||||
NAV | 1,882.73 | 0.10 | 1.03 | 1.44 | 5.87 | 8.78 | 27.08 | 5.60 | 9.48 | 7.42 | -0.03 | -0.03 | 14.00 | ||||||
Difference | 0.21 | -0.40 | -1.00 | -0.79 | -2.91 | -3.75 | 0.33 | -0.33 | -1.05 | 0.25 | 0.25 | -3.89 | |||||||
* Periods greater than 1 Year are annualized. ** On Inception Date (12/30/16), Index Price was $1,000 and NAV was $1,000.00 |
2024 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2024 | |
Price | 0.49 | 2.64 | 3.67 | 6.92 | -3.39 | 3.90 | 2.44 | 2.83 | 9.95 | 2.53 | 2.09 | 2.73 | 7.52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
NAV | -0.45 | 2.60 | 3.26 | 5.46 | -3.08 | 3.70 | 0.81 | 1.32 | 6.86 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 1.47 | 6.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Difference | -0.94 | -0.04 | -0.41 | -1.46 | 0.31 | -0.20 | -1.63 | -1.51 | -3.09 | 0.07 | 0.42 | -1.26 | -0.81 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2023 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2023 | |
Price | 7.33 | -3.02 | -0.66 | 3.40 | -0.88 | -2.34 | 5.26 | 1.89 | 5.36 | 3.38 | -3.36 | -4.36 | -4.45 | -4.54 | 8.79 | 4.18 | 8.20 | 3.39 | 8.92 |
NAV | 6.08 | -3.57 | 0.54 | 2.85 | 0.81 | -2.18 | 5.03 | 3.58 | 6.53 | 3.16 | -2.76 | -3.44 | -3.13 | -2.96 | 7.07 | 4.98 | 9.08 | 5.66 | 12.56 |
Difference | -1.25 | -0.55 | 1.20 | -0.55 | 1.69 | 0.16 | -0.23 | 1.69 | 1.17 | -0.22 | 0.60 | 0.93 | 1.32 | 1.58 | -1.72 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 2.28 | 3.64 |
2022 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2022 | |
Price | -3.56 | -2.36 | 2.93 | -3.08 | -7.01 | 0.40 | -6.40 | -12.61 | -15.30 | 7.77 | -2.03 | -12.01 | -7.09 | 6.51 | 6.13 | -4.12 | 8.38 | 0.69 | -14.72 |
NAV | -3.77 | -1.88 | 2.28 | -3.42 | -6.55 | -0.13 | -6.68 | -12.91 | -15.89 | 6.90 | -3.37 | -9.50 | -6.52 | 7.11 | 6.53 | -3.38 | 10.25 | 3.06 | -13.31 |
Difference | -0.20 | 0.48 | -0.66 | -0.34 | 0.46 | -0.53 | -0.28 | -0.30 | -0.59 | -0.88 | -1.34 | 2.51 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 1.88 | 2.37 | 1.40 |
2021 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2021 | |
Price | 1.26 | 5.29 | 5.35 | 12.32 | 4.95 | 3.00 | 1.38 | 9.59 | 23.09 | 0.22 | 1.91 | -4.13 | -2.08 | 4.87 | -1.07 | 3.18 | 7.05 | 4.82 | 29.02 |
NAV | 0.25 | 4.00 | 4.19 | 8.62 | 3.67 | 1.89 | 0.39 | 6.03 | 15.18 | 0.71 | 1.82 | -3.95 | -1.51 | 4.71 | -2.28 | 4.29 | 6.72 | 5.10 | 21.05 |
Difference | -1.01 | -1.29 | -1.16 | -3.69 | -1.28 | -1.11 | -1.00 | -3.56 | -7.91 | 0.49 | -0.09 | 0.18 | 0.57 | -0.16 | -1.20 | 1.11 | -0.33 | 0.29 | -7.97 |
2020 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2020 | |
Price | -0.36 | -11.43 | -17.84 | -27.49 | 11.82 | 4.61 | 0.59 | 17.67 | -14.68 | 3.39 | 4.25 | -5.19 | 2.19 | -2.41 | 16.87 | 4.44 | 19.12 | 21.74 | 3.87 |
NAV | -1.62 | -8.43 | -16.11 | -24.42 | 11.06 | 4.98 | 1.63 | 18.48 | -10.45 | 4.28 | 3.59 | -3.04 | 4.74 | -1.27 | 12.08 | 3.93 | 15.00 | 20.45 | 7.86 |
Difference | -1.26 | 3.00 | 1.73 | 3.07 | -0.76 | 0.36 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 4.23 | 0.89 | -0.67 | 2.15 | 2.54 | 1.14 | -4.79 | -0.51 | -4.12 | -1.29 | 3.99 |
2019 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2019 | |
Price | 11.38 | 2.27 | 1.29 | 15.38 | 1.80 | -4.92 | 6.69 | 3.27 | 19.15 | 0.63 | -2.54 | 2.39 | 0.42 | 2.15 | 1.94 | 3.09 | 7.34 | 7.79 | 28.43 |
NAV | 7.72 | 2.16 | 1.45 | 11.65 | 1.50 | -4.95 | 5.62 | 1.90 | 13.77 | 0.24 | -1.91 | 1.43 | -0.26 | 2.08 | 1.81 | 3.10 | 7.15 | 6.87 | 21.58 |
Difference | -3.66 | -0.11 | 0.16 | -3.73 | -0.29 | -0.03 | -1.07 | -1.36 | -5.38 | -0.38 | 0.63 | -0.96 | -0.68 | -0.07 | -0.12 | 0.01 | -0.19 | -0.92 | -6.84 |
2018 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2018 | |
Price | 3.04 | -4.37 | -1.48 | -2.92 | 3.25 | 1.64 | -0.18 | 4.74 | 1.69 | 2.37 | 1.16 | -0.20 | 3.36 | -9.82 | 2.92 | -9.17 | -15.70 | -12.87 | -11.40 |
NAV | 3.26 | -5.10 | -1.38 | -3.35 | 1.91 | 0.86 | -0.03 | 2.76 | -0.68 | 3.16 | 1.03 | -0.03 | 4.20 | -6.77 | 1.55 | -7.19 | -12.14 | -8.44 | -9.06 |
Difference | 0.22 | -0.73 | 0.10 | -0.43 | -1.33 | -0.78 | 0.15 | -1.98 | -2.37 | 0.79 | -0.13 | 0.17 | 0.85 | 3.05 | -1.37 | 1.98 | 3.57 | 4.43 | 2.34 |
2017 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2017 | |
Price | 4.64 | 2.25 | 1.36 | 8.45 | 3.07 | 1.20 | 1.02 | 5.37 | 14.28 | 2.92 | -0.96 | 2.99 | 4.97 | 0.51 | -0.07 | 2.55 | 3.00 | 8.12 | 23.55 |
NAV | 2.74 | 2.13 | 0.86 | 5.83 | 1.19 | 1.14 | 0.48 | 2.83 | 8.82 | 2.35 | 0.15 | 1.41 | 3.95 | 0.83 | 1.72 | 1.06 | 3.65 | 7.74 | 17.25 |
Difference | -1.90 | -0.12 | -0.50 | -2.63 | -1.88 | -0.06 | -0.55 | -2.54 | -5.45 | -0.57 | 1.11 | -1.57 | -1.02 | 0.32 | 1.79 | -1.49 | 0.65 | -0.38 | -6.31 |
2016 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2016 | |
Price | -6.71 | 0.01 | 7.89 | 0.66 | 2.02 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 4.97 | 5.66 | 3.89 | 0.55 | 0.86 | 5.37 | -3.07 | 0.86 | 1.43 | -0.84 | 4.48 | 10.39 |
NAV | -5.04 | -0.42 | 6.65 | 0.85 | 1.72 | 0.63 | 0.90 | 3.28 | 4.15 | 2.93 | -0.05 | 0.72 | 3.62 | -1.80 | 0.93 | 1.64 | 0.74 | 4.38 | 8.72 |
Difference | 1.67 | -0.44 | -1.24 | 0.18 | -0.30 | -0.78 | -0.56 | -1.69 | -1.51 | -0.97 | -0.60 | -0.14 | -1.75 | 1.28 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 1.58 | -0.09 | -1.68 |
2015 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2015 | |
Price | -0.01 | 4.32 | -1.23 | 3.03 | 1.64 | 0.51 | -2.85 | -0.75 | 2.25 | 0.13 | -5.75 | -4.57 | -9.94 | 8.41 | -0.32 | -0.47 | 7.56 | -3.13 | -0.95 |
NAV | -1.11 | 4.35 | -1.71 | 1.43 | 2.09 | 0.78 | -2.54 | 0.28 | 1.71 | 0.89 | -5.60 | -2.78 | -7.41 | 7.06 | -0.79 | -1.40 | 4.73 | -3.03 | -1.37 |
Difference | -1.09 | 0.02 | -0.48 | -1.60 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 1.03 | -0.54 | 0.76 | 0.15 | 1.79 | 2.53 | -1.35 | -0.47 | -0.93 | -2.83 | 0.10 | -0.42 |
2014 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2014 | |
Price | -2.17 | 4.72 | 0.32 | 2.77 | 2.03 | 3.11 | 1.51 | 6.79 | 9.75 | -1.58 | 3.15 | -4.00 | -2.54 | 1.44 | 1.75 | -3.75 | -0.66 | -3.18 | 6.26 |
NAV | -2.52 | 4.14 | -0.03 | 1.49 | 0.98 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 4.88 | 6.45 | -1.80 | 2.67 | -3.14 | -2.35 | 0.68 | 1.05 | -1.00 | 0.73 | -1.63 | 4.71 |
Difference | -0.35 | -0.58 | -0.34 | -1.28 | -1.04 | -1.22 | 0.43 | -1.90 | -3.29 | -0.22 | -0.49 | 0.86 | 0.19 | -0.75 | -0.70 | 2.75 | 1.39 | 1.55 | -1.54 |
2013 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2013 | |
Price | 6.58 | 0.39 | 2.95 | 10.17 | 1.70 | -0.33 | -2.83 | -1.51 | 8.50 | 3.33 | -3.13 | 2.29 | 2.40 | 4.42 | 0.60 | 2.79 | 7.97 | 10.56 | 19.97 |
NAV | 3.84 | -0.04 | 2.09 | 5.96 | 2.41 | -0.84 | -2.38 | -0.87 | 5.03 | 4.01 | -2.31 | 3.65 | 5.32 | 3.73 | 1.04 | 2.04 | 6.94 | 12.63 | 18.30 |
Difference | -2.75 | -0.44 | -0.87 | -4.21 | 0.71 | -0.52 | 0.45 | 0.64 | -3.47 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 1.36 | 2.92 | -0.69 | 0.44 | -0.75 | -1.03 | 2.06 | -1.67 |
2012 - Monthly Performance (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Q1 | Apr | May | Jun | Q2 | 1H | Jul | Aug | Sep | Q3 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Q4 | 2H | 2012 | |
Price | 8.71 | 4.20 | 0.62 | 13.98 | -0.26 | -6.01 | 4.12 | -2.39 | 11.26 | 3.01 | 2.65 | 2.85 | 8.75 | -1.41 | -0.80 | 0.28 | -1.92 | 6.66 | 18.67 |
NAV | 4.19 | 3.25 | 0.76 | 8.41 | 0.22 | -6.41 | 3.93 | -2.52 | 5.68 | 2.21 | 1.95 | 2.09 | 6.39 | -0.32 | 0.25 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 7.86 | 13.98 |
Difference | -4.51 | -0.95 | 0.14 | -5.58 | 0.48 | -0.40 | -0.19 | -0.13 | -5.58 | -0.80 | -0.70 | -0.76 | -2.37 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.18 | 3.31 | 1.20 | -4.69 |
Performance Chart
Discount
Characteristics
PORTFOLIO Weighted Average Data |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Discount -6.86% |
1Yr Disc -9.29% |
3Yr Disc -6.07% |
5Yr Disc -5.69% |
Rel Disc Range (3yr) 38.29% |
Mkt Yield 8.49% |
Lev Adj NAV Yield 7.46% |
After Tax Yield* 7.95% |
Est Tax Friction* 0.54% |
3Yr NAV Volatiliy 16.76 |
1 Yr RoC 68.36% |
3 Yr Dest RoC 23.74% |
Leverage 6.48% |
Non Lev Exp Ratio 1.17% |
Beta (2yr) 0.78 |
Equity Exposure 97.33% |
Bond Exposure 1.71% |
# Holdings 30 |
Cash Weighted Duration 0.06 |
|
Comp NAV TR 1.08% |
Comp Discount -0.34% |
Net Assets (M) 752 |
Liquidity - 90d (K) 1,701 |
|
* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%. |
Asset Allocation
Constituents
30 Funds
Ticker | Name | Sponsor | Allocation | Discount | Market Yield | RoC(1yr) | Leverage | Net Assets | Liquidity (90d) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AEF | abrdn Emrg Mkt Eq Incm Fd | abrdn | 3.44 | -13.69 | 6.90 | 87.17 | 9.38 | 341 | 330 |
AWP | abrdn Glbl Prmr Prop Fd | abrdn | 3.29 | 2.48 | 10.57 | 69.11 | 17.25 | 379 | 1,834 |
BCX | BR Res & Com Stgy Tr | BlackRock | 3.37 | -10.54 | 6.42 | 71.93 | 0.00 | 890 | 1,951 |
BGR | BR Nrg & Res Tr | BlackRock | 3.42 | -10.22 | 6.87 | 53.54 | 0.00 | 393 | 1,263 |
BGY | BR Enh Intl DivTr | BlackRock | 3.33 | -11.09 | 7.03 | 54.27 | 0.00 | 634 | 911 |
BME | BR Health Sci Tr | BlackRock | 3.32 | -7.20 | 6.14 | 43.99 | 0.00 | 610 | 1,203 |
BOE | BR Enh Glbl DivTr | BlackRock | 3.34 | -11.20 | 6.71 | 72.41 | 0.00 | 761 | 1,830 |
BXMX | Nuv S&P 500 By-Wrt Inc Fd | Nuveen | 3.38 | -9.43 | 6.94 | 74.96 | 0.00 | 1,569 | 2,703 |
DIAX | Nuv Dow 30SM Dyn Owrt Fd | Nuveen | 3.39 | -11.98 | 7.76 | 71.02 | 0.00 | 610 | 1,165 |
DPG | D&P Util & Infra Fd | Virtus | 3.33 | -9.58 | 7.17 | 95.31 | 26.21 | 494 | 1,484 |
EOS | EV Enh Eq Incm Fd II | Eaton Vance | 3.32 | -4.05 | 8.47 | 35.15 | 0.00 | 1,176 | 1,944 |
ETB | EV Tx-Mgd By-Wrt Incm Fd | Eaton Vance | 3.31 | -6.72 | 8.88 | 66.60 | 0.00 | 450 | 877 |
ETJ | EV Risk-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd | Eaton Vance | 3.34 | -4.76 | 8.48 | 53.10 | 0.00 | 651 | 1,347 |
ETV | EV Tx-Mgd By-Wrt Opp Fd | Eaton Vance | 3.32 | -5.25 | 8.69 | 75.26 | 0.00 | 1,689 | 2,768 |
ETW | EV Tx-Mgd Glbl By-Wrt Opp | Eaton Vance | 3.32 | -9.25 | 9.23 | 54.65 | 0.00 | 1,042 | 3,726 |
EXG | EV Tx-Mgd Glbl Divr Eq Incm | Eaton Vance | 3.28 | -9.62 | 9.22 | 66.81 | 0.00 | 2,897 | 4,686 |
FFA | FT Enh Eq Incm Fd | First Trust | 3.29 | -3.84 | 6.99 | 68.18 | 0.00 | 416 | 489 |
GAB | Gabelli Eq Tr | Gabelli | 3.33 | 0.00 | 10.97 | 68.93 | 17.00 | 1,667 | 3,078 |
GGN | GAMCO Glbl Gd NtrRes Incm | Gabelli | 3.39 | 1.17 | 8.29 | 89.33 | 11.00 | 662 | 1,598 |
GLQ | Clough Glbl Eq Fd | Clough | 3.33 | -13.84 | 10.47 | 99.48 | 29.89 | 151 | 539 |
GLU | Gabelli Glbl Util & Incm Tr | Gabelli | 3.29 | -1.10 | 7.41 | 92.68 | 25.00 | 98 | 282 |
IDE | Voya Infra Ind & Matrls Fd | Voya | 3.28 | -7.63 | 10.77 | 47.67 | 0.00 | 183 | 591 |
IGA | Voya Glbl Adv & Prm Opp Fd | Voya | 3.28 | -8.89 | 10.93 | 53.03 | 0.00 | 157 | 547 |
IGD | Voya Glbl Eq Div & Prm Opp | Voya | 3.29 | -8.26 | 10.81 | 73.94 | 0.00 | 477 | 1,595 |
IGR | CBRE Clr Glbl Rel-Est Incm Fd | CBRE Invst Mgmt | 3.26 | 2.89 | 11.25 | 53.78 | 28.77 | 871 | 4,576 |
JCE | Nuv Core Eq Alpha Fd | Nuveen | 3.37 | 0.40 | 8.44 | 51.59 | 0.00 | 245 | 700 |
LGI | Lzrd Glbl Tot Rtn & Incm Fd | Lazard | 3.28 | -5.87 | 10.07 | 57.69 | 30.09 | 246 | 904 |
NBXG | NB Nxt Gen Connectivity Fd | Neuberger Berman | 3.36 | -10.37 | 9.32 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 1,132 | 2,888 |
QQQX | Nuv Nasdaq 100 Dyn Owrt Fd | Nuveen | 3.41 | -9.62 | 6.67 | 69.19 | 0.00 | 1,360 | 2,690 |
SPXX | Nuv S&P 500 Dyn Owrt Fd | Nuveen | 3.36 | -7.90 | 7.10 | 78.17 | 0.00 | 323 | 631 |