Closed End Fund News

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE: ASA) (the “Company”), a registered closed-end management investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, today announced that Paul Kazarian has been appointed President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) of the Company. Axel Merk and Peter Maletis no longer serve as officers of the Company. The Company also announced that, as the Special Committee of the Board of Directors continues its work evaluating...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today the results of the special meeting of shareholders of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE: FCT) (the “Fund”) held on June 25, 2026. Shareholders of FCT, a diversified, closed-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust, have approved the reorganization of FCT with and into First Trust Flexible Income ETF, a newly formed series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of distributions for 157 exchange-traded fund(s) (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations:   Expected Ex-Dividend Date: June 25, 2026 Record Date: June 25, 2026 Payable Date: June 30, 2026 Ticker Exchange Fund Name Frequency Ordinary Income Per Share Amount     ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS       First Trust Exchang...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 24, 2026, the Board of Trustees of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest, payable on July 23, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 9, 2026. The ex-dividend date is July 9, 2026. The previous dividend declared in May was $0.0175 per share of beneficial interest. Important Information BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.,...

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust” or “FTA”), a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched the FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF (NYSE Arca: ACYQ) (the “fund”). ACYQ is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide investors with a high level of distributions while providing reduced downside risk to equity markets. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by entering into...

MISSION WOODS, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (NYSE: PSBD) (“Palmer Square” or the “Company”), an externally managed business development company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2026 supplemental dividend of $0.03 per share. Shareholders of record as of June 26, 2026, will receive the supplemental dividend, payable on July 13, 2026. The supplemental dividend will be paid out of the excess of the Company’s quarterly undistributed...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. announced today that the three incumbent Board nominees for each of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. (“LEO”) and BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (“DSM”), closed-end investment management companies, will continue to steward the Funds, according to certified voting results of the Funds’ annual stockholders meetings held on June 11, 2026. The certified results reflect strong stockholder turnout at the Funds’ annual...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Two Funds...

OAKVILLE, Onatrio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. (“Harvest”) announces the following distributions for Harvest High Income Shares ETFs™ for the month ending June 30, 2026. The distribution will be paid on or about July 6, 2026 to securityholders of record on June 30, 2026 with an ex-dividend date of June 30, 2026. Harvest High Income Shares ETF TSX Ticker Distribution Harvest Eli Lilly High Income Shares ETF LLYH $0.1500 per unit Harvest Eli Lilly High Income Shares ETF (US) LL...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The updated release reads: INFRACAP MLP ETF (NYSE ARCA: AMZA) TAX UPDATE InfraCap MLP ETF (NYSE Arca: AMZA or the “Fund”) has modified the estimate of its deferred tax liability based on changes in its valuation allowance offsetting capital losses. Changes in the valuation allowance are based on sales and to some extent on the information reported by the Master Limited Partnersh...