closed-end funds

Long before the rise of exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds were mutual funds that traded on exchanges alongside stocks. In fact, CEFs date back all the way to the late 19th century. CEFs are similar to ETFs in many ways, but there are several key differences. What's A Closed-End...

The concept of a portfolio arose out of the desire to diversify investments and, in the process, minimize risk. One of the several avenues to invest in a portfolio is through a closed-end fund, or CEF. In this educational piece, Benzinga set out to clarify for investors the rationale behind a CEF...

Last week, I had a chance to spend some time chatting with Rajeev Das, Head Trader and a principal at Bulldog Investors. Bulldog is one of the leading firms in the fascinating and potentially lucrative closed-end fund activism business. I have long been a fan of buying discounted closed-end funds...

“So, real simple, it's kind of like a decathlon of three events,” said YieldShares founder and CEO Christian Magoon, discussing the strategy the company uses to evaluate closed-end funds for its signature YieldShares High Income ETF Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (NYSE: YYY)....

Income investors are always hungry for new high-yield opportunities and one small corner of the marketplace that seeks to fill that demand is closed-end funds (CEFs). A closed-end fund is different from a traditional mutual fund or ETF in that it has a fixed number of shares (similar to an...