Rankings
Rankings are descriptive lists sorted by one measure at a time. Use them to find candidates, then read the fund page. A top rank is not a recommendation.
Twelve dynamically generated lists over the verified, exchange-listed CEF universe. Each page shows its Top 10 and the full eligible ranking, and states its metric, period, data date, sample rules and exclusions. Lists never pad to ten. None of them is a recommendation.
Highest Distribution Yield
Funds ranked by trailing 12-month distribution yield on market price (default) or by the current annualised regular distribution rate.
Best Historical Performance
Total return over a selected period, on NAV or market price. Today's movers are a separately labelled price-return view.
Largest Discounts to NAV
Funds ranked from the widest verified discount upward, with each fund's own history alongside.
Largest Premiums to NAV
Funds trading furthest above NAV. A valuation list, not an endorsement.
Lowest Discount/Premium Z-Scores
The most negative Z-scores over the selected window: discounts that are wide relative to each fund's own history.
Largest Funds
By common net assets (default), common-share market capitalisation, or total managed assets where comparable data exists.
Most Actively Traded Funds
Average daily dollar volume over the trailing 3 months (default), average share volume, or the current session's share volume.
Lowest Expenses
Total annual expense ratio as reported in the fund's SEC fee table, on common net assets. An operating-expense view excludes financing costs where the components are separately reported.
Trending CEFs
Funds attracting the most research interest on this site over the past 7 days.
Highest Reported NII Coverage
Net investment income ÷ common distributions for the same reporting period — only for funds where coverage is applicable and reported.
Best Historical Risk-Adjusted Returns
3-year Sharpe ratio (default) or Sortino ratio on NAV or market-price total return, using the 3-month Treasury bill as the risk-free rate.
Lowest Historical Volatility
Annualised standard deviation of daily total returns over 1 or 3 years, on market price or NAV.
See also the screener for your own filters and the ranking methodology page.