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08. Discount CEF/BDC Index

Data as of

About the Index

(1) Traditional closed-end funds (CEFs) according to CEFdata.com with $250K+ 90-day average trading dollar $ liquidity. The funds also meet the following criteria: Discount wider than -6.5%, 1-year Discount Range under 65%, 6-month Relative Z-stat under -0.25 and Comp Discount under 0. Rank the remaining funds by the 50 largest (smallest/lowest) discounts. (2) Business Development Companies (BDCs): Equity or Debt-Focused BDCs with -6.5% or lower Discounts, Comp Discount under 0 and below average 6-month Relative Z-Stats. Rank the remaining lowest 10 3-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. 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 2,120.24 0.11 -0.54 3.38 7.78 13.34 16.34 4.33 10.71 9.08 1.76 1.76 14.94
NAV 1,416.91 -0.12 -0.83 1.24 4.14 7.95 9.71 1.24 3.86 3.99 0.95 0.95 7.56
Difference -0.23 -0.28 -2.14 -3.64 -5.39 -6.63 -3.09 -6.85 -5.09 -0.81 -0.81 -7.38
* 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 1.83 2.04 3.65 7.69 -1.08 3.38 2.56 4.88 12.95 - - - - - - - - - -
NAV 0.05 1.58 2.62 4.30 -0.99 1.74 1.42 2.16 6.55 - - - - - - - - - -
Difference -1.78 -0.45 -1.03 -3.40 0.08 -1.63 -1.14 -2.72 -6.40 - - - - - - - - - -
2023 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2023
Price 10.13 -2.22 -0.74 6.88 0.82 -2.08 5.20 3.86 11.01 3.22 -2.07 -9.11 -8.13 -3.60 12.59 3.99 12.86 3.69 15.10
NAV 5.19 -3.06 0.98 2.97 1.09 -2.37 3.68 2.34 5.37 1.88 -2.39 -5.44 -5.96 -2.75 9.22 3.90 10.36 3.78 9.35
Difference -4.94 -0.84 1.72 -3.92 0.27 -0.29 -1.52 -1.53 -5.64 -1.33 -0.32 3.68 2.17 0.86 -3.37 -0.09 -2.51 0.09 -5.75
2022 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2022
Price -1.06 -1.52 1.29 -1.31 -6.05 0.88 -8.24 -13.03 -14.18 6.82 -1.07 -11.76 -6.74 4.92 7.69 -7.87 4.10 -2.92 -16.68
NAV -1.56 0.21 0.65 -0.71 -4.81 0.98 -7.09 -10.69 -11.33 4.70 -2.99 -7.34 -5.89 1.90 4.81 -0.37 6.40 0.14 -11.21
Difference -0.50 1.73 -0.63 0.60 1.24 0.10 1.15 2.34 2.84 -2.12 -1.92 4.42 0.86 -3.02 -2.88 7.49 2.30 3.05 5.47
2021 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2021
Price 3.28 5.05 4.22 13.07 6.24 3.97 1.66 12.29 26.97 -0.29 0.96 -0.58 0.09 3.57 -2.35 0.96 2.11 2.20 29.77
NAV 1.56 2.46 1.98 6.11 2.71 2.63 0.98 6.44 12.94 -2.47 0.57 -1.70 -3.58 1.99 -2.47 0.84 0.30 -3.29 9.22
Difference -1.72 -2.59 -2.24 -6.96 -3.53 -1.34 -0.68 -5.85 -14.03 -2.18 -0.39 -1.12 -3.67 -1.59 -0.12 -0.13 -1.81 -5.50 -20.54
2020 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2020
Price 0.53 -8.09 -26.99 -32.54 22.93 7.09 -1.31 29.93 -12.35 3.89 2.90 -2.97 3.74 -1.17 17.51 5.40 22.41 26.99 11.30
NAV -1.05 -4.85 -18.75 -23.50 14.76 2.78 -0.97 16.81 -10.64 3.75 1.49 -2.23 2.95 -0.23 8.34 3.06 11.40 14.69 2.48
Difference -1.58 3.24 8.24 9.04 -8.17 -4.31 0.34 -13.12 1.71 -0.14 -1.41 0.74 -0.79 0.93 -9.16 -2.34 -11.01 -12.30 -8.82
2019 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2019
Price 11.18 2.19 1.40 15.20 2.11 -2.58 3.67 3.13 18.81 1.03 -2.01 1.71 0.69 -0.90 0.39 4.95 4.41 5.13 24.90
NAV 4.80 1.14 1.71 7.81 0.92 -1.70 2.97 2.15 10.13 -0.21 -1.11 0.83 -0.50 -0.03 -0.01 3.81 3.76 3.24 13.70
Difference -6.38 -1.05 0.31 -7.40 -1.19 0.88 -0.70 -0.98 -8.68 -1.24 0.90 -0.88 -1.19 0.88 -0.41 -1.14 -0.64 -1.89 -11.20
2018 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2018
Price 1.63 -3.14 0.02 -1.54 0.68 0.27 -0.30 0.66 -0.89 1.33 0.78 -1.19 0.90 -3.67 1.69 -2.86 -4.84 -3.98 -4.84
NAV 1.58 -2.73 0.23 -0.97 0.29 0.09 -0.09 0.29 -0.69 1.14 -0.26 -0.01 0.87 -2.24 0.66 -0.75 -2.33 -1.49 -2.16
Difference -0.05 0.41 0.20 0.57 -0.40 -0.18 0.21 -0.37 0.21 -0.19 -1.04 1.18 -0.04 1.42 -1.03 2.11 2.50 2.49 2.67
2017 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2017
Price 4.12 1.93 0.42 6.58 1.74 0.14 0.46 2.36 9.10 2.50 -0.26 1.31 3.57 -1.80 -0.25 1.23 -0.85 2.70 12.04
NAV 2.01 1.68 0.45 4.19 0.48 0.10 0.26 0.84 5.06 1.63 0.29 0.57 2.50 -0.21 0.13 1.26 1.18 3.71 8.96
Difference -2.12 -0.25 0.02 -2.40 -1.26 -0.04 -0.21 -1.52 -4.03 -0.87 0.55 -0.74 -1.07 1.59 0.39 0.03 2.03 1.01 -3.08
2016 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2016
Price -4.86 0.96 8.62 4.33 4.78 0.74 2.87 8.59 13.29 4.60 1.81 1.40 7.99 -2.75 0.52 2.74 0.43 8.45 22.87
NAV -2.80 0.17 4.60 1.85 3.43 0.82 2.04 6.41 8.38 2.39 0.43 1.25 4.12 -1.64 -0.11 2.14 0.35 4.49 13.25
Difference 2.06 -0.78 -4.02 -2.48 -1.35 0.08 -0.83 -2.18 -4.91 -2.21 -1.38 -0.15 -3.87 1.11 -0.63 -0.60 -0.08 -3.96 -9.62
2015 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2015
Price 2.77 2.92 -0.12 5.65 2.09 -1.11 -3.29 -2.36 3.15 -2.06 -3.57 -3.71 -9.07 6.91 -1.58 -1.18 3.97 -5.46 -2.48
NAV 1.16 1.65 0.29 3.13 1.64 -0.26 -1.79 -0.45 2.67 -1.21 -3.32 -3.72 -8.03 3.35 -1.31 -3.14 -1.20 -9.14 -6.71
Difference -1.61 -1.27 0.41 -2.51 -0.46 0.84 1.50 1.91 -0.48 0.86 0.26 -0.01 1.03 -3.56 0.27 -1.95 -5.18 -3.68 -4.23
2014 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2014
Price 0.79 2.75 -0.28 3.28 1.60 2.33 2.15 6.19 9.67 -1.50 1.98 -3.60 -3.17 0.69 0.05 -3.64 -2.92 -5.99 3.10
NAV 0.57 2.64 0.55 3.79 1.25 2.03 1.54 4.89 8.87 -0.45 1.63 -1.96 -0.82 0.66 -0.07 -0.64 -0.05 -0.88 7.91
Difference -0.22 -0.11 0.82 0.52 -0.35 -0.30 -0.61 -1.30 -0.81 1.04 -0.35 1.64 2.34 -0.03 -0.12 3.00 2.87 5.12 4.81
2013 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2013
Price 4.09 0.22 0.94 5.29 0.99 -2.61 -3.30 -4.88 0.15 -0.11 -2.17 3.69 1.33 2.35 -1.07 1.62 2.90 4.26 4.42
NAV 2.41 0.29 0.98 3.72 2.02 -1.08 -3.40 -2.51 1.12 1.52 -1.86 3.38 3.00 2.22 0.06 0.99 3.30 6.40 7.59
Difference -1.68 0.07 0.05 -1.57 1.03 1.53 -0.11 2.38 0.97 1.62 0.31 -0.31 1.67 -0.13 1.13 -0.62 0.40 2.13 3.16
2012 - Monthly Performance (%)
Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 1H Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4 2H 2012
Price 6.93 2.71 -0.21 9.59 0.50 -4.31 2.17 -1.75 7.68 2.31 0.94 2.29 5.64 -0.27 -0.56 1.19 0.35 6.01 14.15
NAV 3.28 2.19 -0.09 5.44 0.83 -3.42 1.73 -0.92 4.47 1.79 0.82 1.77 4.45 0.03 0.60 1.38 2.02 6.56 11.32
Difference -3.66 -0.52 0.12 -4.15 0.33 0.90 -0.43 0.82 -3.22 -0.52 -0.11 -0.52 -1.19 0.29 1.16 0.20 1.67 0.55 -2.83

Performance Chart

Discount

Characteristics

PORTFOLIO
Weighted Average Data
Discount
-14.52%
1Yr Disc
-14.46%
3Yr Disc
-10.14%
5Yr Disc
-9.87%
Rel Disc Range (3yr)
29.54%
Mkt Yield
8.12%
Lev Adj NAV Yield
5.89%
After Tax Yield*
7.07%
Est Tax Friction*
1.05%
3Yr NAV Volatiliy
12.37
1 Yr RoC
46.43%
3 Yr Dest RoC
35.24%
Leverage
19.25%
Non Lev Exp Ratio
2.12%
Beta (2yr)
0.66
Equity Exposure
50.84%
Bond Exposure
46.28%
# Holdings
46
Cash Weighted Duration
2.35
Comp NAV TR
-2.19%
Comp Discount
-8.47%
Net Assets (M)
649
Liquidity - 90d (K)
1,697
* Based on marginal tax rates of 25% and long-term capital gains rates of 15%.

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation as reported by each fund's sponsor as of the last reporting period.

Constituents


46 Funds

Ticker Name Sponsor Allocation Discount Market Yield RoC(1yr) Leverage Net Assets Liquidity (90d)
HFRO Highland Opp & Incm Fd NexPoint 2.29 -53.99 7.70 19.63 16.00 891 1,548
BXSY Bexil Investment Tr Bexil 2.48 -36.36 7.67 0.00 0.00 263 336
HGLB Highland Glbl Alloc Fd NexPoint 2.44 -32.22 12.66 9.45 4.63 259 501
TEAF Ecofin Susble & Soc Impact Trm Tortoise 2.51 -18.28 8.95 65.94 8.70 199 448
JOF Japan Sml Caplz Fd Nomura 2.45 -18.12 3.42 0.00 0.00 269 370
CAF MS China A Shr Fd Morgan Stanley 2.30 -21.20 1.08 0.00 0.00 249 306
SPE Spl Opp Fd Bulldog 2.43 -15.77 8.61 26.01 26.33 170 308
BANX ArrowMark Fin Corp ArrowMark 2.50 -10.57 9.33 0.00 25.85 153 385
BIGZ BR Innovation & Gwth Trm Tr BlackRock 2.39 -12.36 14.68 100.00 0.00 1,851 5,396
EMF Tmp Emrg Mkt Fd Franklin Templeton 2.38 -13.73 5.90 0.00 2.28 218 217
ASA ASA Gd & Prcs Mtl Merk Investments 2.53 -9.96 0.16 0.00 0.00 397 853
RMT Royce Micro-Cap Tr Franklin Templeton 2.56 -11.03 6.22 0.00 0.38 550 882
RA Brkf Real Ast Incm Fd Brookfield 2.44 -12.18 10.97 44.44 20.17 813 3,132
RVT Royce Small-Cap Tr Franklin Templeton 2.58 -10.33 7.17 0.00 1.87 1,977 3,138
IGD Voya Glbl Eq Div & Prm Opp Voya 2.56 -8.71 11.01 67.47 0.00 471 1,460
BTT BR Muni 2030 Tgt Trm Tr BlackRock 2.41 -12.24 2.66 0.00 34.44 1,566 2,587
ZTR Virtus Tot Rtn Fd Virtus 2.46 -12.03 10.66 93.58 30.63 395 1,762
NCV Virtus Convt & Incm Fd Virtus 2.42 -10.05 12.33 91.55 37.43 333 2,223
DIAX Nuv Dow 30SM Dyn Owrt Fd Nuveen 2.46 -12.49 8.10 72.24 0.00 588 903
PFD F&C Pref & Incm Fd Flaherty & Crumrine 2.47 -9.39 6.59 0.00 37.10 153 386
CHW Calamos Glbl Dyn Incm Fd Calamos 2.38 -9.36 8.85 40.82 31.83 478 900
CTR CB MLP & Midstream Tot Rtn Fd Franklin Templeton 2.33 -13.64 7.04 0.00 27.82 159 780
PMO Putnam Muni Opp Tr Putnam 2.42 -10.38 4.05 14.76 29.66 359 1,015
BDJ BR Enh Eq Div Tr BlackRock 2.41 -10.62 8.17 17.46 0.00 1,718 3,666
PCQ PIMCO CA Muni Incm Fd PIMCO 2.39 -10.84 4.61 41.36 40.83 200 481
ERC Allspring Mlt-Sctr Incm Fd Allspring 2.43 -9.05 8.74 0.00 30.00 279 825
PMM Putnam Mgd Muni Incm Tr Putnam 2.40 -9.61 4.60 26.12 29.32 314 572
EOT EV Nat Muni Opp Tr Eaton Vance 2.40 -8.94 4.85 0.00 12.10 290 587
BXMX Nuv S&P 500 By-Wrt Inc Fd Nuveen 2.36 -10.96 7.23 58.98 0.00 1,530 2,194
QQQX Nuv Nasdaq 100 Dyn Owrt Fd Nuveen 2.33 -9.55 6.98 53.42 0.00 1,299 2,355
BRW Saba Cap Incm & Opp Fd Saba Capital 2.46 -8.24 14.09 63.17 15.14 336 1,036
FCT FT Sr Flt Rt Incm Fd II First Trust 2.46 -6.04 11.33 12.68 10.95 284 1,735
MCR MFS Charter Incm Tr MFS 2.41 -7.33 8.61 42.62 25.00 287 375
ETJ EV Risk-Mgd Divr Eq Incm Fd Eaton Vance 2.42 -3.78 8.78 53.91 0.00 623 1,289
RSF RivNth Cap & Income Fd RiverNorth 2.37 -7.87 11.03 8.62 42.10 64 303
TSI TCW Stgc Incm Fd TCW 2.44 -6.81 5.01 0.00 0.00 246 749
EQS Equus Total Return Equus 1.19 -62.13 0.00 N/A 53.43 46 8
TPVG TP Vntr Gwth BDC Corp TriplePoint Capital 1.37 -1.00 17.92 0.00 55.21 341 3,648
PSEC Prospect Capital Corp Prospect Capital 1.24 -38.71 13.07 0.00 51.14 3,756 8,826
PIAC Princeton Cap Corp House Hanover 1.31 -19.05 0.00 N/A 0.00 25 0
SAR Saratoga Inv Corp Saratoga 1.26 -13.45 12.74 0.00 67.81 369 1,681
RWAY Runway Gwth Fin Corp Runway Gwth Cap 1.25 -10.70 13.41 0.00 46.16 527 4,373
WHF WhiteHorse Finance H.I.G. Capital 1.26 -9.93 12.66 0.00 53.10 314 1,217
OFS OFS Capital Corp OFS Capital 1.18 -22.92 15.93 0.00 62.39 148 428
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp FS/KKR 1.30 -17.19 12.71 0.00 52.59 6,811 25,064
LRFC Logan Ridge Fin Corpn Mount Logan 1.23 -33.73 5.91 0.00 53.49 90 47

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