Performance
Total return counts price change plus distributions. Asset (NAV) return is what the manager achieved; share (price) return is what a shareholder got. Periods over a year are shown per year.
Best and worst verified closed-end funds by total return over the selected period, through Oct 15, 2026. Funds under $25M of common net assets are excluded. Periods over one year are annualised. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Past performance does not predict future results; these lists describe what happened, not what to buy.
1 month3 months6 monthsYear to date1 year3 years (ann.)5 years (ann.)10 years (ann.)NAV total returnMarket-price total return
Best — 10 years (ann.) NAV TR
| # | Fund | 10 years (ann.) NAV TR10y (per yr) asset return | 10 years (ann.) price TR10y (per yr) share return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +24.16% | +22.75% | 5.51% discount | 5.20% | $1B | Technology |
| 2 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +18.87% | +19.71% | 4.48% discount | 13.51% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 3 | CSQ Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund | +15.68% | +16.00% | 9.38% discount | 7.45% | $4.9B | Multi-Asset |
| 4 | CRF Cornerstone Total Return Fund | +15.38% | +10.78% | 0.33% discount | 23.95% | $1.1B | Multi-Asset |
| 5 | CLM Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund | +15.34% | +11.49% | 2.55% premium | 23.60% | $2B | Multi-Asset |
| 6 | ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund | +15.17% | +18.35% | 3.43% discount | 7.47% | $3.3B | U.S. Equity |
| 7 | GAM General American Investors Co | +14.47% | +16.71% | 13.19% discount | 9.88% | $1.8B | U.S. Equity |
| 8 | CII BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | +13.64% | +14.91% | 1.82% discount | 16.65% | $1.1B | U.S. Equity |
| 9 | EOS Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II | +13.61% | +12.63% | 12.39% discount | 8.84% | $1.3B | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 10 | ACV Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | +13.26% | +14.72% | 5.27% discount | 10.70% | $380M | Convertible Securities |
| 11 | JCE Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund | +13.24% | +13.79% | 5.92% discount | 8.12% | $302M | U.S. Equity |
| 12 | ETO Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund | +13.07% | +12.57% | 12.01% discount | 6.87% | $756M | Global Equity |
| 13 | FFA First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | +13.01% | +13.21% | 11.33% discount | 7.14% | $491M | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 14 | EOI Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund | +12.88% | +13.10% | 7.09% discount | 8.21% | $866M | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 15 | QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | +12.82% | +13.12% | 3.83% discount | 8.84% | $1.6B | Covered Call / Option Income |
Worst — 10 years (ann.) NAV TR
| # | Fund | 10 years (ann.) NAV TR10y (per yr) asset return | 10 years (ann.) price TR10y (per yr) share return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | -4.93% | -3.84% | 5.92% discount | 7.43% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | -4.71% | +25.38% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | -4.55% | +21.08% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | -4.47% | -4.86% | 8.61% discount | 14.40% | $1.4B | Infrastructure |
| 5 | AWP abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund | -2.35% | -0.52% | 3.01% discount | 11.12% | $420M | Global Equity |
| 6 | BKT BlackRock Income Trust | -2.31% | -1.98% | 7.27% discount | 11.00% | $397M | Taxable Bonds |
| 7 | DHY UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit Fund | -2.30% | +34.97% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 8 | NCV Virtus Convertible & Income Fund | -0.58% | -1.51% | 9.56% discount | 10.94% | $601M | Convertible Securities |
| 9 | BHV BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | -0.56% | -0.78% | 13.55% premium | 4.78% | $29.1M | Municipal Bonds |
| 10 | NCZ Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II | -0.50% | -0.94% | 7.61% discount | 10.38% | $463M | Convertible Securities |
| 11 | PNI PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II | -0.27% | -2.59% | 12.23% discount | 5.65% | $328M | Municipal Bonds |
| 12 | MYN BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund | +0.15% | +0.68% | 8.78% discount | 6.94% | $1.7B | U.S. Equity |
| 13 | AFB AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund | +0.18% | +0.76% | 10.65% discount | 6.08% | $434M | Municipal Bonds |
| 14 | NRK Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | +0.21% | +1.66% | 2.55% discount | 8.63% | $1.6B | Municipal Bonds |
| 15 | MUC BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund | +0.25% | +0.43% | 9.24% discount | 6.63% | $2.4B | U.S. Equity |
NAV total return measures the manager’s result; market-price total return is what a shareholder experienced, including changes in the premium/discount. The two diverge when the discount moves. See methodology and the performance ranking for filters.