In plain terms — Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
No daily net asset value is published for this fund on our feed, so we cannot say whether it trades above or below its assets.
It pays regular distributions worth about 8.1% a year of the share price. That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back.
Annual costs are 3.31% of assets.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 6 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1 year | — | — | — | 0 |
| 3 years | — | — | — | — |
| 5 years | — | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount — (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV —). 1-year range — to —. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -9.68% | -17.33% | -16.00% | -16.73% | +0.71% | -8.37% |
| Market price total return | -9.11% | -15.84% | -11.38% | -10.56% | +7.53% | -2.93% |
| NAV return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
The Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund operates as a closed-end mutual fund, established by Nuveen Investments, Inc., with a specialized focus on fixed-income securities. Jointly managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, this U.S.-domiciled fund commenced operations on November 21, 2002. Formerly known as the Nuveen California AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, its investment strategy primarily targets the fixed-income markets within California. The fund strategically acquires undervalued municipal bonds and other related investments, chosen specifically because their income is exempt from both regular federal and California income taxes. These holdings are mandated to possess a credit rating of at least Baa or BBB and currently maintain an average maturity of 20.17 years. Its portfolio is meticulously constructed using a bottom-up approach, guided by fundamental analysis. To assess its performance, the fund benchmarks itself against both the Standard & Poor's (S&P) California Municipal Bond Index and the S&P National Municipal Bond Index.
CEF Explorer research page for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.