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 — 1 month NAV TR
| # | Fund | 1 month NAV TR1 mo asset return | 1 month price TR1 mo share return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +5.23% | +2.95% | 4.48% discount | 13.51% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 2 | EOS Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II | +3.86% | +0.97% | 12.39% discount | 8.84% | $1.3B | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 3 | QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | +3.44% | +3.45% | 3.83% discount | 8.84% | $1.6B | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 4 | ETY Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund | +3.17% | +1.79% | 11.85% discount | 8.57% | $2.5B | U.S. Equity |
| 5 | EOI Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund | +2.88% | +1.97% | 7.09% discount | 8.21% | $866M | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 6 | ETV Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund | +2.87% | -1.33% | 9.71% discount | 8.13% | $1.8B | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 7 | BGR BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust | +2.73% | +1.78% | 10.19% discount | 6.46% | $419M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 8 | ETJ Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund | +2.68% | -1.28% | 12.38% discount | 9.77% | $618M | U.S. Equity |
| 9 | ETB Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund | +2.56% | -0.22% | 10.67% discount | 8.35% | $495M | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 10 | PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund | +2.50% | -1.01% | 11.13% discount | 6.89% | $769M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 11 | JCE Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund | +2.49% | +3.31% | 5.92% discount | 8.12% | $302M | U.S. Equity |
| 12 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +2.06% | +1.79% | 5.51% discount | 5.20% | $1B | Technology |
| 13 | CII BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | +1.98% | -0.37% | 1.82% discount | 16.65% | $1.1B | U.S. Equity |
| 14 | BME BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | +1.93% | +2.28% | 3.72% discount | 7.08% | $573M | Healthcare |
| 15 | ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund | +1.92% | +1.22% | 3.43% discount | 7.47% | $3.3B | U.S. Equity |
Worst — 1 month NAV TR
| # | Fund | 1 month NAV TR1 mo asset return | 1 month price TR1 mo share return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors | -13.83% | -11.09% | 3.49% discount | 13.33% | $690M | Healthcare |
| 2 | ASA ASA Gold & Precious Metals | -11.21% | -6.13% | 21.22% discount | 0.13% | $1.4B | U.S. Equity |
| 3 | KF Korea Fund | -9.62% | -10.34% | 15.38% discount | 2.54% | $365M | International Equity |
| 4 | HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors | -8.15% | -9.77% | 7.52% discount | 13.03% | $1.4B | Healthcare |
| 5 | CAF Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund | -7.58% | -6.06% | 17.68% discount | 1.56% | $330M | International Equity |
| 6 | HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | -6.97% | -9.43% | 38.34% discount | 15.59% | $299M | Global Equity |
| 7 | GF New Germany Fund | -6.43% | -5.00% | 10.57% discount | 2.75% | $220M | International Equity |
| 8 | THW abrdn World Healthcare Fund | -6.25% | -8.29% | 4.33% discount | 11.57% | $689M | Healthcare |
| 9 | BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund | -5.79% | -5.71% | 9.28% discount | 7.22% | $938M | Multi-Asset |
| 10 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | -5.66% | -7.97% | 5.92% discount | 7.43% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 11 | BCV Bancroft Fund | -4.95% | -4.39% | 12.13% discount | 6.63% | $192M | U.S. Equity |
| 12 | CCD Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund | -4.90% | +1.07% | 6.67% premium | 10.40% | $939M | Convertible Securities |
| 13 | GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund | -4.86% | -7.97% | 3.40% discount | 11.97% | $97.4M | Convertible Securities |
| 14 | FUND Sprott Focus Trust | -4.76% | -4.50% | 10.09% discount | 6.31% | $314M | U.S. Equity |
| 15 | AWP abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund | -4.62% | -6.58% | 3.01% discount | 11.12% | $420M | Global 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.