Taxable CEF Index
About
Performance
Index Returns
Average Discount
Asset Class Weightings
Constituents
Disclosures

About the Index

The RiverNorth Closed-End Fund ("CEF") Index is an equal weighted index of 75 taxable closed-end funds. The rules-based index has two objectives: 1) to ensure the index constituents provide asset class exposures similar to the broader taxable closed-end fund market, and, 2) to ensure the index constituents have trading liquidity. To accomplish these objectives, the RiverNorth methodology weights the asset classes based on their respective net asset values within the taxable closed-end fund market and second, selects the most liquid closed-end funds within each asset class, and equally weights each security to represent the asset class in the index. The index is rebalanced annually on June 30th.

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See also: Municipal CEF Index

Performance as of 5.31.2023

1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Year Weighted
Average
Discount
RiverNorth Taxable CEF Index (Price) Performance -2.04% -3.85% 2.66% -7.26% 8.64% -6.98%
RiverNorth Taxable CEF Index (NAV) Performance -1.75% -0.52% 2.48% -4.52% 8.17% - -

Index Returns as of 5.31.2023

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Average Discount1 as of 5.31.2023

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Asset Class Weightings as of 5.31.2023

Asset Class Allocation
Specialized Equity 17.70%
Covered Call 12.50%
US Equity 12.48%
All Hybrid 8.93%
High Yield 6.87%
Multi-Sector 6.84%
Bank Loans 6.63%
Preferreds 5.94%
Investment Grade (IG) 4.18%
Global Income 4.13%
Real Estate 3.34%
Global Equity 2.75%
Convertibles 2.64%
Non-US Equity 2.39%
Emerging Income 1.39%
Limited Duration 1.29%
Specialized Equity 17.70%
Covered Call 12.50%
US Equity 12.48%
All Hybrid 8.93%
High Yield 6.87%
Multi-Sector 6.84%
Bank Loans 6.63%
Preferreds 5.94%
Investment Grade (IG) 4.18%
Global Income 4.13%
Real Estate 3.34%
Global Equity 2.75%
Convertibles 2.64%
Non-US Equity 2.39%
Emerging Income 1.39%
Limited Duration 1.29%

Constituents as of 5.31.2023

Symbol Weighting Fund Name
NRGX 1.52%PIMCO Energy & Tactical Credit Opps
PTY 1.52%PIMCO Corporate & Income Opps
CLM 1.51%Cornerstone Strategic Value
NBXG 1.50%Neuberger Brmn Nxt Gnrtn Cnnctvty
BGY 1.49%BlackRock Enhanced Intl Div Trust
CSQ 1.49%Calamos Strategic Total Return
IFN 1.47%India Fund Inc
NML 1.47%NB MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc.
ETY 1.47%EV Tax-Managed Div Equity Income
GGN 1.47%GAMCO Glb Gold Natural Res & Income
BST 1.47%BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
CRF 1.47%Cornerstone Total Return
BGR 1.47%BlackRock Energy & Resources
GOF 1.46%Guggenheim Strategic Opp Fund
DHY 1.45%Credit Suisse High Yield Bond
ADX 1.45%Adams Diversified Equity Fund
BCAT 1.45%BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust Ordin
EXG 1.45%EV Tax-Mgd Gbl Div Equity Income
CIK 1.43%Credit Suisse Asset Mgmt Income
NFJ 1.41%Virtus Divid, Interest & Prem
VVR 1.41%Invesco Senior Income Trust
DSL 1.40%DoubleLine Income Solutions
AOD 1.40%abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend
BMEZ 1.40%BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
EMD 1.39%Western Asset Emerg Mkts Debt
ETW 1.39%EV Tax-Managed Glb B-W Opps
USA 1.39%Liberty All-Star Equity
FAX 1.38%abrdn Asia-Pacific Income
BIGZ 1.38%BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust
WDI 1.37%Western Asset Diversified Income Fund
JQC 1.37%Nuveen Credit Strategies Income
KYN 1.37%Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure
OXLC 1.37%Oxford Lane Capital Corp
BTZ 1.37%BlackRock Credit Allocation Inc
DHF 1.37%BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund
BDJ 1.36%BlackRock Enhanced Equity Div
BCX 1.36%BlackRock Resources & Commdty
PDI 1.36%PIMCO Dynamic Income
NSL 1.35%Nuveen Senior Income
PHK 1.35%PIMCO High Income
NCZ 1.35%Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
FEI 1.35%First Trust MLP & Energy Inc Fund
MIN 1.34%MFS® Intermediate Income
EOD 1.34%Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity
ETJ 1.34%EV Risk-Mgd Divers Equity Inc
DNP 1.33%DNP Select Income
RA 1.32%Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc.
BSTZ 1.31%BlackRock Science & Technology Trust II
HYT 1.30%BlackRock Corp High Yield
ETV 1.30%EV Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opps
KMF 1.30%Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy&Infras
PFN 1.30%PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
BKT 1.30%BlackRock Income Trust
NCV 1.29%Virtus Convertible & Income Fund
EVV 1.29%EV Limited Duration Income
IGD 1.28%Voya Global Equity Dividend&Premium Opp
RVT 1.27%Royce Value Trust
ASG 1.26%Liberty All-Star Growth
GAB 1.26%Gabelli Equity Trust
PTA 1.23%Cohen & Steers Tax-adv Prd Sec and Inc
JPS 1.23%Nuveen Pref & Income Securities Fund
UTG 1.23%Reaves Utility Income
CHW 1.21%Calamos Global Dynamic Income
UTF 1.18%Cohen & Steers Infrastructure
RQI 1.18%Cohen & Steers Qty Inc Realty
RIV 1.18%RiverNorth Opportunities
JPC 1.17%Nuveen Pref & Income Opps Fund
FPF 1.16%First Trust Inter Dur Pref & Income Fund
FFC 1.15%Flah&Crum Pref Securities Income
HFRO 1.13%Highland Income Fund
ZTR 1.12%Virtus Total Return Fund Inc.
AWP 1.11%abrdn Global Premier Property
IGR 1.05%CBRE Global Real Estate Income
GLO 0.97%Clough Global Opportunities
TDF 0.92%Templeton Dragon Fund

Disclosures

The index was created and developed by RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC. RiverNorth does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the index or any data included therein and RiverNorth shall have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions therein. RiverNorth makes no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of the index or any data included therein. RiverNorth makes no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall RiverNorth have any liability for any special, punitive, direct, indirect or consequential damages (including lost profits) arising out of matters relating to the use of the index, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

The historical values above have not been verified by an independent third party. The historical performance data is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the actual performance of any investment product. No representation is being made that any investment will achieve performance similar to that shown. The index does not charge management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees or expenses were deducted from the historical performance shown. The index is unmanaged and an investor cannot invest directly in the index.

Performance information for the index is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the performance of any actual investment. The historical performance of the price and NAV of the index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the index's value on any date. The data for the historical performance of the index was calculated on materially the same basis on which the performance of the index is now calculated.

1 Discounts are the result of a closed-end fund’s market price deviating from its Net Asset Value (NAV).