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 — 3 years (ann.) price TR
| # | Fund | 3 years (ann.) price TR3y (per yr) share return | 3 years (ann.) NAV TR3y (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 | +124.54% | -2.58% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +90.42% | -2.85% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +78.54% | -2.14% | 7.52% discount | 2.11% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | TWN Taiwan Fund | +62.46% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.58% | $641M | International Equity |
| 5 | ASA ASA Gold & Precious Metals | +58.88% | — | 21.22% discount | 0.13% | $1.4B | U.S. Equity |
| 6 | KF Korea Fund | +42.56% | +42.20% | 15.38% discount | 2.56% | $365M | International Equity |
| 7 | BSTZ BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust | +37.45% | — | NAV unavailable | 14.89% | $2.4B | Technology |
| 8 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +37.08% | +41.26% | 5.51% discount | 5.26% | $1B | Technology |
| 9 | CEE Central & Eastern Europe Fund | +34.96% | +43.16% | 13.52% discount | 2.06% | $148M | International Equity |
| 10 | AEF abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | +34.69% | +29.52% | 6.24% discount | 10.29% | $461M | International Equity |
| 11 | EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | +33.67% | +30.65% | 9.28% discount | 8.02% | $403M | International Equity |
| 12 | GNT GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust | +29.05% | +21.55% | 2.12% discount | 8.12% | $157M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 13 | ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund | +29.05% | +22.02% | 3.43% discount | 7.49% | $3.3B | U.S. Equity |
| 14 | IHD Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund | +28.62% | +21.67% | 2.11% discount | 8.91% | $141M | International Equity |
| 15 | JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund | +28.57% | — | NAV unavailable | 9.15% | $354M | International Equity |
Worst — 3 years (ann.) price TR
| # | Fund | 3 years (ann.) price TR3y (per yr) share return | 3 years (ann.) NAV TR3y (per yr) asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XFLT XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust | -13.97% | — | NAV unavailable | 10.38% | $585M | Senior Loans |
| 2 | PCM PCM Fund | -3.33% | +8.59% | 7.24% discount | 15.73% | $73.7M | U.S. Equity |
| 3 | IFN Aberdeen India Fund | -2.70% | +1.81% | 12.12% discount | 20.00% | $561M | International Equity |
| 4 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | +0.04% | -2.69% | 5.92% discount | 7.44% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 5 | HFRO Highland Opportunities & Income Fund | +1.05% | — | NAV unavailable | 7.43% | $840M | Multi-Asset |
| 6 | GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | +1.43% | +13.68% | 12.88% discount | 25.88% | $2.8B | Multi-Asset |
| 7 | VVR Invesco Senior Income Trust | +1.58% | +4.97% | 13.37% discount | 15.47% | $787M | Senior Loans |
| 8 | MMD NYLIM MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund | +1.81% | +2.59% | 9.54% discount | 5.67% | $478M | Municipal Bonds |
| 9 | PML PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II | +1.97% | +1.75% | 9.01% discount | 7.09% | $1.9B | Municipal Bonds |
| 10 | BIT BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust | +2.16% | +7.02% | 11.09% discount | 13.34% | $747M | Multi-Asset |
| 11 | EVF Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust | +2.61% | +6.00% | 13.18% discount | 8.77% | $145M | Senior Loans |
| 12 | PCQ PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund | +2.87% | +2.14% | 13.02% discount | 5.44% | $1B | Municipal Bonds |
| 13 | MCN XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund | +2.93% | +7.75% | 13.45% discount | 13.68% | $128M | Covered Call / Option Income |
| 14 | GBAB Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust | +3.01% | — | NAV unavailable | 12.09% | $402M | Municipal Bonds |
| 15 | NXP Nuveen Select Tax Free Income Portfolio | +3.64% | +3.44% | 3.49% discount | 4.85% | $922M | 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.