International closed-end funds
Funds investing outside the United States. Discounts here are often wide and can stay wide for years.
U.S.-listed CEFs with international or global investment exposure (12 funds in the current view). Funds are placed here by mandate and by their latest reported country allocation, not by where they trade. “Global” funds may hold U.S. assets; the actual allocation is on each fund’s Holdings tab. Currency exposure is not inferred from country allocation.
All funds in this view
| Fund | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | Z (1y) | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | ExpensesAnnual cost | LeverageBorrowing | Net assetsFund size▼ | 1y NAV TR1y asset return | 3y NAV TR3y asset return (per yr) | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund | NAV unavailable | — | 15.30% | — | — | $1.1B | — | — | Taxable Bonds |
| AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund | 13.08% discount | -2.10 | 8.19% | — | — | $982M | +1.76% | +8.97% | High Yield |
| EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 12.37% discount | -3.40 | 12.06% | 2.91% | 0.03% | $852M | +4.41% | +14.13% | Taxable Bonds |
| CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | 9.52% discount | +0.55 | 8.23% | — | — | $836M | +11.06% | +21.27% | Taxable Bonds |
| GHY PGIM Global High Yield Fund | 12.33% discount | -2.30 | 12.73% | — | — | $629M | +1.35% | +10.56% | High Yield |
| JGH Nuveen Global High Income Fund | 13.44% discount | -3.47 | 10.98% | — | — | $508M | +2.26% | +11.68% | High Yield |
| BGH Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund | 9.39% discount | -1.97 | 11.34% | 3.53% | 25.11% | $410M | +0.35% | +10.88% | High Yield |
| EDD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund | 8.11% discount | -1.10 | 13.36% | — | — | $396M | +13.90% | +15.19% | Taxable Bonds |
| TEI Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund | 10.87% discount | -2.46 | 19.32% | — | — | $395M | +22.16% | +23.15% | Taxable Bonds |
| EHI Western Asset Global High Income Fund | 11.79% discount | -1.91 | 15.73% | — | — | $277M | -0.00% | +7.36% | High Yield |
| MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund | 12.43% discount | -2.52 | 8.68% | — | — | $165M | +5.51% | +12.91% | Taxable Bonds |
| EDF Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund | 5.73% discount | -2.27 | 16.25% | — | — | $157M | +13.59% | +23.26% | Taxable Bonds |
Country exposure across international funds
United Kingdom · 18South Korea · 11Japan · 10Cayman Islands · 9Taiwan · 9France · 9India · 8Netherlands · 8Mexico · 6Canada · 6Australia · 5Germany · 4China · 4Switzerland · 4South Africa · 3Brazil · 3Argentina · 2Kazakhstan · 2Spain · 2Egypt · 2Hong Kong · 1Luxembourg · 1EC · 1Malaysia · 1Colombia · 1Poland · 1Sweden · 1Singapore · 1Türkiye · 1UZ · 1
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Where classifications differ between sources, ours is labelled “rules” and the fund’s own mandate language is in its description. Emerging/frontier membership follows the fund’s stated mandate or country focus, not a proprietary index provider list.