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 16, 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 price TR
| # | Fund | 1 month price TR1 mo share return | 1 month NAV TR1 mo asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHY UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit Fund | +895.10% | -2.33% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +507.65% | -1.31% | 6.46% discount | 1.50% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +393.05% | -1.23% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | GRX Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust | +3.54% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.74% | $228M | Healthcare |
| 5 | QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | +3.45% | +3.44% | 3.83% discount | 8.84% | $1.6B | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 6 | BMEZ BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust | +3.43% | — | NAV unavailable | 8.10% | $1.1B | Healthcare |
| 7 | JCE Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund | +3.31% | +2.49% | 5.92% discount | 8.14% | $302M | U.S. Equity |
| 8 | VPV Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust | +3.09% | -2.67% | 14.63% premium | 8.51% | $296M | Municipal Bonds |
| 9 | UTF Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund | +2.98% | -0.36% | 3.11% discount | 7.51% | $4.3B | Infrastructure |
| 10 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +2.95% | +5.23% | 4.48% discount | 13.74% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 11 | PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | +2.49% | -1.64% | 5.41% discount | 18.56% | $7.5B | Taxable Bonds |
| 12 | EFT Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust | +2.39% | -0.84% | 10.40% discount | 8.42% | $468M | Senior Loans |
| 13 | BME BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | +2.28% | +1.93% | 3.72% discount | 7.15% | $573M | Healthcare |
| 14 | ASG Liberty All Star Growth Fund | +2.22% | +1.05% | 13.37% discount | 9.48% | $398M | U.S. Equity |
| 15 | USA Liberty All Star Equity Fund | +2.22% | +0.15% | 12.78% discount | 11.38% | $2B | U.S. Equity |
Worst — 1 month price TR
| # | Fund | 1 month price TR1 mo share return | 1 month NAV TR1 mo asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDF Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund | -13.46% | -2.66% | 5.73% discount | 16.25% | $157M | Taxable Bonds |
| 2 | HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors | -11.09% | -13.83% | 3.49% discount | 13.35% | $690M | Healthcare |
| 3 | HFRO Highland Opportunities & Income Fund | -10.62% | — | NAV unavailable | 7.46% | $840M | Multi-Asset |
| 4 | KF Korea Fund | -10.34% | -9.62% | 15.38% discount | 2.56% | $365M | International Equity |
| 5 | TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | -10.08% | -1.02% | 8.61% discount | 14.33% | $1.4B | Infrastructure |
| 6 | NAZ Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund | -10.07% | -3.08% | 2.70% premium | 7.31% | $234M | Municipal Bonds |
| 7 | HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors | -9.77% | -8.15% | 7.52% discount | 13.01% | $1.4B | Healthcare |
| 8 | HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | -9.43% | -6.97% | 38.34% discount | 15.81% | $299M | Global Equity |
| 9 | BMN BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust | -9.36% | -2.70% | 6.20% discount | 5.05% | $262M | Municipal Bonds |
| 10 | BHV BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | -9.27% | -3.44% | 13.55% premium | 4.90% | $29.1M | Municipal Bonds |
| 11 | NMT Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund | -8.70% | -3.57% | 0.60% premium | 7.41% | $187M | Municipal Bonds |
| 12 | JRI Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund | -8.66% | -3.43% | 14.05% discount | 15.17% | $712M | Multi-Asset |
| 13 | HPF John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II | -8.57% | -3.44% | 8.39% discount | 11.31% | $528M | Preferred Securities |
| 14 | EMO ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund | -8.46% | -2.29% | 12.24% discount | 8.61% | $1.5B | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 15 | THW abrdn World Healthcare Fund | -8.29% | -6.25% | 4.33% discount | 11.61% | $689M | Healthcare |
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.