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 year price TR
| # | Fund | 1 year price TR1y share return | 1 year NAV TR1y asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHY UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit Fund | +756.43% | -12.15% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +481.39% | -7.40% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +383.06% | -7.68% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | TWN Taiwan Fund | +95.96% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.35% | $641M | International Equity |
| 5 | KF Korea Fund | +82.38% | +92.74% | 15.38% discount | 2.46% | $365M | International Equity |
| 6 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +54.30% | +56.21% | 5.51% discount | 5.15% | $1B | Technology |
| 7 | PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund | +50.93% | +51.35% | 11.13% discount | 6.96% | $769M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 8 | BSTZ BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust | +48.91% | — | NAV unavailable | 14.72% | $2.4B | Technology |
| 9 | BGR BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust | +46.87% | +57.07% | 10.19% discount | 6.48% | $419M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 10 | AEF abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | +45.35% | +41.30% | 6.24% discount | 10.16% | $461M | International Equity |
| 11 | EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | +40.60% | +38.48% | 9.28% discount | 8.00% | $403M | International Equity |
| 12 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +35.26% | +33.98% | 4.48% discount | 13.40% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 13 | BCX BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust | +31.56% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.92% | $924M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 14 | IHD Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund | +31.54% | +23.00% | 2.11% discount | 8.91% | $141M | International Equity |
| 15 | IAE Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund | +31.35% | +22.02% | 1.96% discount | 34.81% | $99.2M | International Equity |
Worst — 1 year price TR
| # | Fund | 1 year price TR1y share return | 1 year NAV TR1y asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | -28.64% | +4.09% | 12.88% discount | 25.41% | $2.8B | Multi-Asset |
| 2 | RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund | -26.55% | +3.59% | 13.69% premium | 9.70% | $458M | Multi-Asset |
| 3 | HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | -26.50% | -18.46% | 38.34% discount | 15.88% | $299M | Global Equity |
| 4 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | -20.80% | -13.91% | 5.92% discount | 7.49% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 5 | XFLT XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust | -17.88% | — | NAV unavailable | 10.25% | $585M | Senior Loans |
| 6 | IFN Aberdeen India Fund | -16.30% | -13.27% | 12.12% discount | 19.79% | $561M | International Equity |
| 7 | HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III | -16.18% | -5.24% | 7.70% discount | 11.29% | $705M | Preferred Securities |
| 8 | JRI Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund | -14.76% | -0.24% | 14.05% discount | 15.29% | $712M | Multi-Asset |
| 9 | PTY PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund | -14.50% | +4.05% | 2.39% discount | 13.18% | $2.5B | Multi-Asset |
| 10 | HPI John Hancock Preferred Income Fund | -14.37% | -5.64% | 4.30% discount | 11.02% | $659M | Preferred Securities |
| 11 | PCM PCM Fund | -14.23% | +1.44% | 7.24% discount | 15.57% | $73.7M | U.S. Equity |
| 12 | HPF John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II | -14.20% | -5.38% | 8.39% discount | 11.42% | $528M | Preferred Securities |
| 13 | PDI PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | -13.86% | +3.55% | 5.41% discount | 18.40% | $7.5B | Taxable Bonds |
| 14 | NHS Neuberger High Yield Strategies Fund | -13.30% | -3.88% | 13.45% discount | 20.30% | $408M | High Yield |
| 15 | CIK UBS Asset Management Income Fund | -12.99% | -1.13% | 12.21% discount | 10.92% | $222M | Taxable 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.