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PDI $14.38 ▲2.86%D 2.7%DXYZ $28.88 ▼3.86%D 15.8%GOF $8.60 ▲1.44%D 13.5%VCX $25.44 ▲0.24%D 33.3%NEA $10.04 ▲2.53%D 1.9%PTY $10.82 ▲2.08%D 0.4%CLM $6.27 ▼0.61%P 0.0%NAD $10.32 ▲2.59%D 2.4%BCAT $13.14 ▼0.83%D 11.8%JPC $6.80 ▲2.06%D 7.9%PDO $11.94 ▲1.88%D 2.0%UTG $35.05 ▼1.04%D 1.4%BPRE $12.49 ▼0.48%D 46.9%NVG $10.83 ▲2.55%D 2.1%NZF $10.97 ▲2.88%D 1.5%BOT $26.18 ▼3.71%P 256.7%NMZ $9.11 ▲2.65%D 0.7%NAC $10.10 ▲2.74%D 2.1%CRF $5.93 ▼0.38%D 2.6%OXLC $8.36 ▲1.70%MQY $10.20 ▲3.01%D 7.2%UTF $25.53 ▲0.04%D 3.1%ECAT $13.57 ▲0.63%RQI $11.15 ▲1.55%D 8.0%HYT $7.74 ▲1.15%D 11.1%NUV $8.23 ▲1.51%D 4.0%DNP $9.83 ▼0.25%P 6.4%USA $5.98 ▲1.87%D 11.1%ADX $25.79 ▲0.55%D 2.9%MHD $10.34 ▲2.47%D 9.4%DSL $9.78 ▲1.45%D 9.8%MUC $9.70 ▲1.29%D 8.6%TYG $38.43 ▼1.31%D 9.8%MYI $9.78 ▲3.33%D 7.5%JFR $7.32 ▲1.36%D 10.2%BSTZ $27.95 ▼0.56%PCN $10.70 ▲1.90%D 1.5%ASGI $19.33 ▲0.78%D 8.9%EVV $8.35 ▲1.46%D 12.2%PHK $4.08 ▲1.49%D 4.0%

Ranking methodology

Universe, eligibility, snapshot consistency, tie-breakers and refresh schedule for the twelve lists.

Universe: active, SEC-verified, exchange-listed traditional closed-end funds with a current price. BDCs, unlisted funds and unverified listings are excluded from every list.

Snapshot consistency: NAV-dependent lists require each fund’s NAV date to be within 7 days of the newest NAV in the universe, so a current NAV is never ranked against a stale one.

Sample rules are specific to each list and printed on its page (minimum observations for Z-scores and risk statistics, 24-month freshness for fee data, 18 months for coverage, full-period history for returns).

Tie-breaker: higher 3-month average dollar volume, then ticker. Refresh: nightly after the U.S. close; price-dependent columns refresh during the session. Missing values are excluded, never treated as zero. Lists never pad to ten.

Independence: no paid placement, sponsorship or advertising affects ordering. Ranking language is descriptive; nothing is labelled “best to buy” or “safest”.

Trending counts fund-page views on this site over 7 days, excluding crawlers by user agent, minimum 3 views. It measures research interest here, not market activity.