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 — 6 months price TR
| # | Fund | 6 months price TR6 mo share return | 6 months NAV TR6 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 | +806.88% | -8.19% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +494.28% | -4.94% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +382.19% | -5.84% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +28.12% | +24.51% | 4.48% discount | 13.40% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 5 | TWN Taiwan Fund | +27.17% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.35% | $641M | International Equity |
| 6 | BSTZ BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust | +25.41% | — | NAV unavailable | 14.72% | $2.4B | Technology |
| 7 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +19.01% | +23.90% | 5.51% discount | 5.15% | $1B | Technology |
| 8 | BGR BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust | +17.38% | +18.10% | 10.19% discount | 6.48% | $419M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 9 | BMEZ BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust | +17.36% | — | NAV unavailable | 8.01% | $1.1B | Healthcare |
| 10 | PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund | +16.76% | +18.39% | 11.13% discount | 6.96% | $769M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 11 | IAE Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund | +16.47% | +9.67% | 1.96% discount | 34.81% | $99.2M | International Equity |
| 12 | BME BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | +15.77% | +14.41% | 3.72% discount | 7.03% | $573M | Healthcare |
| 13 | JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund | +15.49% | — | NAV unavailable | 9.04% | $354M | International Equity |
| 14 | XFLT XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust | +13.82% | — | NAV unavailable | 10.25% | $585M | Senior Loans |
| 15 | SPXX Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | +12.92% | — | NAV unavailable | 8.11% | $2.9B | Covered Call / Option Income |
Worst — 6 months price TR
| # | Fund | 6 months price TR6 mo share return | 6 months NAV TR6 mo asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA ASA Gold & Precious Metals | -19.92% | -18.31% | 21.22% discount | 0.13% | $1.4B | U.S. Equity |
| 2 | IGR CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund | -18.62% | -12.91% | 5.92% discount | 7.49% | $1B | Real Estate |
| 3 | NMT Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund | -16.46% | -7.69% | 0.60% premium | 7.42% | $187M | Municipal Bonds |
| 4 | HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | -15.94% | -7.08% | 38.34% discount | 15.88% | $299M | Global Equity |
| 5 | GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | -15.54% | +0.55% | 12.88% discount | 25.41% | $2.8B | Multi-Asset |
| 6 | BMN BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust | -15.35% | -7.36% | 6.20% discount | 5.12% | $262M | Municipal Bonds |
| 7 | NMCO Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund | -15.18% | — | NAV unavailable | 9.41% | $1B | Municipal Bonds |
| 8 | HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III | -15.17% | -6.78% | 7.70% discount | 11.29% | $705M | Preferred Securities |
| 9 | NPV Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund | -15.01% | -8.63% | 7.51% discount | 8.04% | $367M | Municipal Bonds |
| 10 | NAZ Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund | -14.99% | -7.94% | 2.70% premium | 7.28% | $234M | Municipal Bonds |
| 11 | NMS Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund | -14.13% | -9.78% | 2.98% discount | 7.71% | $124M | Municipal Bonds |
| 12 | ASGI abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund | -14.08% | — | NAV unavailable | 14.80% | $706M | Infrastructure |
| 13 | HPF John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II | -13.87% | -6.89% | 8.39% discount | 11.42% | $528M | Preferred Securities |
| 14 | TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp | -13.86% | -5.56% | 8.61% discount | 14.55% | $1.4B | Infrastructure |
| 15 | UTG Reaves Utility Income Fund | -13.56% | -11.81% | 0.34% discount | 6.93% | $4.5B | Utilities |
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.