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Nick Ackerman

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Two Global Closed-End Funds With Monthly Pay

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By Nick Ackerman
| Seeking Alpha
Jun 12, 2026, 10:09 AM ET, Summary Closed-end funds provide many different choices for investors in terms of strategies employed and underlying portfolio exposure. These choices can help to provide actively managed and diversified exposure in a manner consistent with an investor's objectives and goals. Today, we are highlighting two CEFs that provide some global exposure for greater diversification, trade at deep discounts and offer monthly distributions to investors as well.
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STEW: Deep Discount Gets Deeper (Rating Upgrade)

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By Nick Ackerman
| Seeking Alpha
Jun 10, 2026, 8:19 PM ET, , , , , , , , , , , , Summary SRH Total Return Fund trades at a wide discount, deeper than its historical range, making it relatively attractive. STEW is highly concentrated in Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan, with performance lagging the S&P 500, with some pressure on BRK shares. The Horejsi family controls nearly 50% of STEW, limiting activist influence and reducing the likelihood of significant structural changes.
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XMPT: Monthly Payout From Underlying Muni CEFs But Not Attractively Priced

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By Nick Ackerman
| Seeking Alpha
Jun 06, 2026, 10:28 PM ET, , Summary VanEck CEF Muni Income ETF offers diversified, tax-exempt muni bond exposure via a passive, fund-of-funds structure. XMPT's underlying CEFs employ leverage, increasing volatility and interest rate sensitivity; the current effective duration is 13.48 years. Distribution yield is 5.69%, but significant portions are return of capital, not fully covered by earnings, raising concerns about sustainability.
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