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 — Year to date price TR
| # | Fund | Year to date price TRYTD share return | Year to date NAV TRYTD asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHY UBS Asset Management High Yield Credit Fund | +772.98% | -11.46% | 13.36% discount | 2.03% | $370M | High Yield |
| 2 | MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund | +479.52% | -6.60% | 6.46% discount | 1.51% | $292M | Investment Grade |
| 3 | MGF Aberdeen Government Markets Income Fund | +384.92% | -6.74% | 7.52% discount | 2.13% | $102M | Investment Grade |
| 4 | TWN Taiwan Fund | +82.90% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.58% | $641M | International Equity |
| 5 | KF Korea Fund | +54.46% | +61.39% | 15.38% discount | 2.54% | $365M | International Equity |
| 6 | STK Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund | +47.77% | +53.07% | 5.51% discount | 5.20% | $1B | Technology |
| 7 | PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund | +43.05% | +45.87% | 11.13% discount | 6.89% | $769M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 8 | BGR BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust | +41.25% | +50.56% | 10.19% discount | 6.46% | $419M | Energy & Natural Resources |
| 9 | BSTZ BlackRock Science & Technology Term Trust | +38.35% | — | NAV unavailable | 14.90% | $2.4B | Technology |
| 10 | AEF abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund | +33.81% | +33.16% | 6.24% discount | 10.21% | $461M | International Equity |
| 11 | BST BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | +32.83% | +32.34% | 4.48% discount | 13.51% | $1.9B | Technology |
| 12 | RMT Royce Micro-Cap Trust | +29.34% | — | NAV unavailable | 6.86% | $938M | U.S. Equity |
| 13 | EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund | +28.72% | +30.88% | 9.28% discount | 7.93% | $403M | International Equity |
| 14 | IAE Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund | +27.28% | +18.47% | 1.96% discount | 34.81% | $99.2M | International Equity |
| 15 | IHD Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund | +26.51% | +19.17% | 2.11% discount | 8.91% | $141M | International Equity |
Worst — Year to date price TR
| # | Fund | Year to date price TRYTD share return | Year to date NAV TRYTD asset return | Prem/discPrice vs. assets | TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo) | Net assetsFund size | CategoryCategory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HGLB Highland Global Allocation Fund | -21.86% | -7.55% | 38.34% discount | 15.59% | $299M | Global Equity |
| 2 | GOF Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund | -20.88% | +1.62% | 12.88% discount | 25.75% | $2.8B | Multi-Asset |
| 3 | NHS Neuberger High Yield Strategies Fund | -17.14% | -5.45% | 13.45% discount | 20.24% | $408M | High Yield |
| 4 | XFLT XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust | -15.35% | — | NAV unavailable | 10.38% | $585M | Senior Loans |
| 5 | JRI Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund | -14.38% | -1.12% | 14.05% discount | 15.18% | $712M | Multi-Asset |
| 6 | ISD PGIM High Yield Bond Fund | -14.14% | -1.30% | 10.97% discount | 11.87% | $452M | High Yield |
| 7 | IFN Aberdeen India Fund | -14.00% | -11.62% | 12.12% discount | 19.91% | $561M | International Equity |
| 8 | VCV Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust | -13.87% | -7.63% | 0.67% discount | 10.12% | $821M | Municipal Bonds |
| 9 | VLT Invesco High Income Trust II | -13.18% | -2.75% | 11.72% discount | 13.45% | $101M | High Yield |
| 10 | IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund | -12.65% | -12.47% | 12.65% discount | 9.09% | $247M | International Equity |
| 11 | HPF John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II | -12.54% | -5.26% | 8.39% discount | 11.29% | $528M | Preferred Securities |
| 12 | CRF Cornerstone Total Return Fund | -12.46% | +10.46% | 0.33% discount | 23.95% | $1.1B | Multi-Asset |
| 13 | BMN BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust | -12.44% | -6.12% | 6.20% discount | 5.10% | $262M | Municipal Bonds |
| 14 | HPS John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III | -12.26% | -5.19% | 7.70% discount | 11.27% | $705M | Preferred Securities |
| 15 | CIK UBS Asset Management Income Fund | -12.25% | -1.31% | 12.21% discount | 10.99% | $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.