News by subject: Closed End Fund

MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) is making a portfolio management team announcement for MFS® Government Markets Income Trust and MFS® Intermediate Income Trust , each a closed end fund. Effective May 31, 2023, Jake Stone will join the portfolio...

On April 26, 2023, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.015 per share of beneficial interest, payable on May 24, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close...

The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), declared on its 5.95% cumulative preferred stock, series B, a dividend and distribution of $0.371875 per...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust") announced today that it has been awarded the Consensus Economics 2022 Forecast Accuracy Award for most accurately predicting GDP growth and Consumer Price Inflation in the United States. "The First Trust...

Greycroft, a seed-to-growth venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs who build category-defining companies, today announced the closing of more than $1 billion of capital commitments across new funds. The firm's two flagship vehicles,...

Ares Capital Management II LLC today announced that monthly fund composition and performance data for Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. as of March 31, 2023 is now available via www.arespublicfunds.com. About Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation...

MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for April 2023: MFS® Charter Income Trust , MFS® Government Markets Income Trust , MFS® Intermediate High-Income Fund , MFS® Intermediate...

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022 February 28, 2022 Total Assets (a) $...

Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023.   Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q   February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022...

Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022 February 28, 2022 Total Assets (a) $...

Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022 February 28, 2022 Total Assets (a) $...

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023.   Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022...

Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. today announced the financial position of the Fund as of February 28, 2023. Current Q Previous Q Prior Yr Q February 28, 2023 November 30, 2022 February 28, 2022 Total Assets (a) $...

The Boards of Directors of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated , Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated , Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated , Flaherty &...

First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's monthly common share distributions for May, June and July of $0.05 per share for each month. The payable, record and expected ex-dividend dates, as well as the...

First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's monthly common share distributions for May, June and July of $0.0375 per share for each month. The payable, record and expected ex-dividend dates, as well as the...

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.055 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The ex-dividend date...

First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.0525 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The...

First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.10 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The ex-dividend...

First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.07 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The...

First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.13 per share payable on May 25, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations:   Expected Ex-Dividend Date:...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.092 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The...

First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.1075 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2,...

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.105 per share payable on May 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 2, 2023. The...

The Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. today announced that Ellen Elberfeld, CFA, will retire from her position as co-portfolio manager of the fund, effective May 5, 2023. The fund's Chief Investment Officer and Co-Portfolio...

Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund previously announced the following monthly distribution on March 3, 2022: Amount of Distribution Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date $0.18 April 12, 2023 April 13,...

Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. ("CPREIF" or the "Fund") Class S Shares (CPRSX), Class T Shares (CPRTX), Class D Shares (CPRDX) and Class I Shares (CPREX) announced today the results of its issuer tender offer for up to 5.0% of the...

The following Funds announced today their share repurchase activity during the first quarter of 2023. Ticker Fund Name Share Repurchases (1/1/23 - 3/31/23) Repurchases Since Inception of Each Fund's Repurchase Program...

KKR Income Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") today announced its monthly distributions of $0.1215 per common share, payable on the dates below. Based on the Fund's current share price of $10.95 per share (as of market close on April 14, 2023), the...

Voya Investment Management, the asset management business of Voya Financial, Inc. , announced today the monthly distribution on the common shares of one of its closed-end funds. With respect to the Fund, the distribution will be paid on May 15,...

The European Equity Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") announced today that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for the Fund will be held at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time on June 22, 2023 at the offices of DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., 875 Third Avenue,...

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. and The New Germany Fund, Inc. (each, a "Fund," and, collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for each Fund will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time on June 22,...

Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund and Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (the "Funds") today announced important information concerning the Funds' distributions declared in March 2023. This press release is issued...

Nuveen today announced that the Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund has declared a post-merger distribution. The distribution follows the pre-merger distribution, announced on April 3, 2023. The following dates apply to today's post-merger...

The Board of Trustees of First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") , CUSIP 33738C103, previously approved a managed distribution policy for the Fund (the "Managed Distribution Plan") in reliance on exemptive relief received from the...

The Board of Trustees of First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") , CUSIP 33740D107, previously approved a managed distribution policy for the Fund (the "Managed Distribution Plan") in reliance on exemptive relief received from the...

The mergers of Nuveen Ohio Quality Municipal Income Fund and Nuveen Georgia Quality Municipal Income Fund into Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund were successfully completed prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on April 17, 2023....

Please replace the release dated April 11, 2023, with the following corrected version due to changes in the table, "Summary of share repurchase activity since Repurchase Program inception as of March 31, 2023". The updated release reads: ...

OFS Credit Company, Inc. ("OFS Credit", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our"), an investment company that primarily invests in collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") equity and debt securities, today announced the following net asset value ("NAV")...

ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. (the "Fund") today announced that, based on preliminary voting results from the Fund's 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), holders of shares of the Fund's preferred stock...

The Boards of Trustees of Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund , Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund , and Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund have approved a proposal to merge the funds. The proposed mergers, if approved by shareholders,...

The 19(a) monthly distribution notices for Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust are now available. These informational notices provide further details on the sources of the funds' monthly distributions and...

Putnam Investments announces that 19(a) notices are available for the following distributions declared on the March 24, 2023 press release. EX RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS* DATE DATE...

TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND, INC. ("TDF" or the "Fund") today announced a management fee reduction, which will become effective on May 1, 2023. The Fund's investment management fee reduction, as described below, was approved by the board of trustees on...

First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund (the "Fund") has declared the Fund's regularly scheduled quarterly distribution of $0.30 per share. The distribution will be payable on April 28, 2023, to shareholders of record as of April 24, 2023. The...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distribution for First Trust Income Opportunities ETF, advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration: Expected Ex-Dividend Date:  ...

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Multi-Strategy Credit Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has approved the Fund's quarterly tender offer (the "Tender Offer") with the following terms: Number of Shares...

Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE: FT] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0425 per share, payable on April 28, 2023, to shareholders of record on April 20, 2023 (Ex-Dividend Date: April 19, 2023). The Fund's...

On April 10, 2023, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund declared its monthly cash distribution of $0.1125 per share. The record date for the monthly cash distribution is April 20, 2023 and the payable date is April 28, 2023. The Fund will trade...