Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR)

Taxable closed-end fund discounts have narrowed, reducing their attractiveness, while credit spreads have tightened, producing returns in some areas of the CEF market. Municipal CEFs remain exceptiona...

Closed-end funds offer high income, diversification, and market-matching total returns for income-focused investors. Five CEFs with solid track records, high distributions, and attractive discounts ar...

20 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price. Nuveen senior loan funds merger is complete. The combined JFR boosted its distribution by 14%.

Nuveen has completed the merger of three funds into the Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund, making it the largest listed senior loan closed-end fund. The merger is expected to bring operational savings ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of July and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a good week overall as NAVs gained, however, discounts remain sluggish. The ...

Nuveen announced the merger of its senior loan funds: NSL, JRO, JSD and JFR. The merger is slated to close July 31, 2023. Currently, arbitrage opportunities are slim.

Investors desperately need income to maintain their lifestyles given today's incredibly high inflation rate. JFR invests in a portfolio of floating-rate securities that should hold their value more th...

Floating-rate fixed-income securities should hold their value better than traditional bonds during periods of rising interest rates. Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund invests primarily in a portfolio o...

The current rising interest-rate environment has had a devastating effect on most assets. JFR is a CEF that invests in a portfolio of adjustable-rate loans that should produce higher income as interes...

We highlight why one should invest in this senior loan CEF.