Closed End Fund News

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust"), a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced it has launched the FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Buffer & Resilient Income ETF (NYSE Arca: ACYB) (the “fund”). ACYB is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide investors with distributions while providing reduced downside risk to equity markets. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by entering into swap agreements and/or option cont...

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Credit Company (NYSE: EARN) ("we" or the "Fund") today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a monthly common distribution of $0.08 per share, payable on November 30, 2026 to common shareholders of record as of October 30, 2026. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 19...

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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The TCW Group, a leading global investment firm, announced today that the TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: TSI) has declared a monthly distribution of $0.0283 per share payable on October 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 16, 2026. Distributions are based on the Fund’s accumulated net investment income and/or other sources for the applicable month. The Directors continue to monitor conditions and circumstances relating to the distribution of divi...

NEW YORK,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS Investment Bank today announced coupon payments for 9 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on the NYSE Arca and expected coupon payments for 3 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on NASDAQ (together, the “ETNs”). NYSE Ticker ETN Name and Prospectus Supplementa Coupon Valuation Date Ex-Date Record Date Payment Date Coupon Amount Payment Schedule Current Yield (annualized) MLPBb ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index ETN Series B 9/30/2026 10/13/2026 10/13/2026 10/...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Korea Fund, Inc. (NYSE: KF) (the “Fund”) has appointed Canaccord Genuity LLC, (the “Program Manager”) to serve as its agent and broker for purposes of implementing the Fund’s Discount Management Program (the “Program”), with effect as of October 5, 2026. The Program provides that the Fund may repurchase annually up to 10% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on June 30th of the prior year in open mark...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voya Investment Management, the asset management business of Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today that shareholders of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IAE) (“IAE Fund”) and Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE: IHD) (“IHD Fund,” and together with IAE Fund, the “Target Funds”) approved the reorganization of each Target Fund with and into Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (“MM EME Fund” or t...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNY Mellon Municipal Bond Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DMB) today announced a distribution of $0.0500 per share of common stock, payable on November 2, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 19, 2026. The ex-dividend date is October 19, 2026. The previous distribution announced in September was $0.0500 per share of common stock. The Fund intends to make regular monthly distributions to its common shareholders at a level rate based on it...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund’s common shares as summarized below. For the following Funds, the distributions are payable on November 2, 2026 to shareholders of record on October 13, 2026, with an ex-dividend date of October 13, 2026: Monthly Distribution Per Share Fund NYSE Symbol Amount Change From Previous Month Percentage Change...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) listed below announced today the results of the Measurement Period (as defined below) under their previously announced discount management programs (the “Programs”). Under the Programs, if a Fund’s common shares trade at an average daily discount to net asset value ("NAV") of greater than 10.00% during the 9-month measurement period (the "Measurement Period"), the Fund intends to offer to repurchase, as soon as practicable...