News for Barings Corporate Investors (MCI)

The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the ”œTrust”) today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share

Total Return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period. Check out the ratio of my portfolio's Total Return to NAV performance.

Barings Corporate Investors is a CEF investing in privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt. Learn more about MCI here.

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A dividend is the portion of profits that a company distributes to its shareholders at the end of the fiscal year. Click here for a detailed analysis.

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Discover why MCI offers high income with covered distributions, despite concerns over private placements and premium over NAV.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. aims for a high total return via income and capital appreciation, primarily targeting current income. Read more here.

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Today, I favor CEFs and ETFs that, in addition to providing regular income, show a positive NAV performance since inception. Explore more details here.

For CEFs, 21 out of 22 sectors were positive on price (up from 16 last week) and the average price return was +0.94%. Check out the weekly CEF roundup.

9 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 8 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV. Voya option income CEFs go monthly, including IGA. Read more here.

With 11,000 employees and a 170-year history, Barings/MassMutual has lots of bench strength and market credibility to draw on. Read what investors need to know.

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The Western Asset High Income Fund II is undergoing a rights offering, which has pushed the fund to a deep discount. Click here to read more about HIX Fund.

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For income investors, CEFs remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Read more here.

Positive performance recorded in 19 out of 22 CEF sectors, KYN/KMF merger finalized, and SRV rights offering commences. Read our weekly closed-end fund update.