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Top Asset Classes 1 Day Avg
Developed Market Funds 0.98%
Value Funds 0.76%
Opt Arbitrage/Opt Strat 0.71%
Global Funds 0.68%
Core Funds 0.67%
Bottom Asset Classes 1 Day Avg
Emerging Mkts Debt Funds -0.30%
Global Income Funds ** -0.20%
Corp Debt BBB Rated Fds -0.17%
Corp Debt BBB Leveraged -0.10%
MI Muni Debt Funds -0.09%
Average Asset Class performance at NAV as of 6/17/2013
** New Fund(s) within last six months, based on inception date of fund. 		View All Classes

     

Featured Content

QE Withdrawal: How Bad Will it Hurt? 
Douglas Elliott of The Brookings Institution, presented this informational piece at the Aberdeen Investment Conference in New York City on June 11th, 2013. Douglas Elliott was an investment banker for two decades, principally at J.P. Morgan. He was president and principal researcher for the Center on Federal Financial Institutions. He is an expert on the financial sector worldwide and its regulation, on pensions, and on the euro crisis. View full presentation

Strong Performance Driving Investment in MLP Closed-End Funds
Closed-End Funds investing in master limited partnerships (MLPs) have posted strong returns over the last several years, prompting an inflow of new capital to the sector as investors seek higher-yielding and tax-advantaged assets. View full report

Fitch Ratings CEF Outlook Video
Fitch Ratings has made their Closed-End Fund Outlook Video Report available. 

Fitch Publishes Leverage Dashboards for Closed-End Funds
Fitch Ratings has published two new reports highlighting major developments in the use of leverage by municipal closed-end funds and taxable CEFs. View full report

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