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.) price TR
| # | Fund | 10 years (ann.) price TR10y (per yr) share return | 10 years (ann.) NAV TR10y (per yr) asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHY UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit Fund | +34.97% | -2.30% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | TWN Taiwan Fund | +27.96% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.58% | $641M | International Equity |
| 3 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +25.38% | -4.71% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +22.75% | +24.16% | 5.51% discount | 5.20% | $1B | Technology |
| 5 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +21.08% | -4.55% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 6 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +19.71% | +18.87% | 4.48% discount | 13.51% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 7 | ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund | +18.35% | +15.17% | 3.43% discount | 7.47% | $3.3B | U.S. Equity |
| 8 | GAM General American Investors Co | +16.71% | +14.47% | 13.19% discount | 9.88% | $1.8B | U.S. Equity |
| 9 | CSQ Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund | +16.00% | +15.68% | 9.38% discount | 7.45% | $4.9B | Multi-Asset |
| 10 | CET Central Securities Corp | +15.88% | — | NAV unavailable | 4.98% | $1.8B | Taxable Bonds |
| 11 | ASA ASA Gold & Precious Metals | +15.42% | — | 21.22% discount | 0.13% | $1.4B | U.S. Equity |
| 12 | CII BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund | +14.91% | +13.64% | 1.82% discount | 16.65% | $1.1B | U.S. Equity |
| 13 | ACV Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund | +14.72% | +13.26% | 5.27% discount | 10.70% | $380M | Convertible Securities |
| 14 | RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust | +14.29% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.86% | $938M | U.S. Equity |
| 15 | TY Tri-Continental Corp | +13.89% | — | NAV unavailable | 10.70% | $2.1B | U.S. Equity |
Worst — 10 years (ann.) price TR
| # | Fund | 10 years (ann.) price TR10y (per yr) share return | 10 years (ann.) NAV TR10y (per yr) asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | -4.86% | -4.47% | 8.61% discount | 14.40% | $1.4B | Infrastructure |
| 2 | FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund | -4.35% | — | NAV unavailable | 15.33% | $1.1B | Taxable Bonds |
| 3 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | -3.84% | -4.93% | 5.92% discount | 7.43% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 4 | PNI PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund II | -2.59% | -0.27% | 12.23% discount | 5.65% | $328M | Municipal Bonds |
| 5 | BKT BlackRock Income Trust | -1.98% | -2.31% | 7.27% discount | 11.00% | $397M | Taxable Bonds |
| 6 | PCQ PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund | -1.93% | +0.51% | 13.02% discount | 5.48% | $1B | Municipal Bonds |
| 7 | NCV Virtus Convertible & Income Fund | -1.51% | -0.58% | 9.56% discount | 10.94% | $601M | Convertible Securities |
| 8 | NCZ Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II | -0.94% | -0.50% | 7.61% discount | 10.38% | $463M | Convertible Securities |
| 9 | BHV BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | -0.78% | -0.56% | 13.55% premium | 4.78% | $29.1M | Municipal Bonds |
| 10 | PML PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II | -0.77% | +0.38% | 9.01% discount | 7.17% | $1.9B | Municipal Bonds |
| 11 | AWP abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund | -0.52% | -2.35% | 3.01% discount | 11.12% | $420M | Global Equity |
| 12 | NBH Neuberger Municipal Fund | -0.33% | +0.27% | 10.98% discount | 7.10% | $557M | Municipal Bonds |
| 13 | NMS Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund | -0.12% | +0.85% | 2.98% discount | 7.72% | $124M | Municipal Bonds |
| 14 | MHD BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund | +0.12% | +0.39% | 11.04% discount | 6.82% | $3.7B | U.S. Equity |
| 15 | DSM BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund | +0.29% | +0.49% | 11.28% discount | 6.13% | $485M | Municipal Bonds |
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.