

Foxby Corp. (OTCMKTS:FXBY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 306 shares, an increase of 102.6% from the December 15th total of 151 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 411 shares,

We closed out the first half of 2025, making it an appropriate time to give the overall CEF space a fresh look for potential opportunities. As the broader equity indexes have been performing quite well, discounts in the CEF space have narrowed overall. The best relative value more broadly is in the municipal bond space and the "hybrid" funds.

The closed-end fund space saw a significant narrowing of discounts throughout 2024 as equity markets charged higher and now discounts remain tight heading into 2025. In particular, equity CEFs have seen significantly narrowed discounts along with taxable fixed-income, though municipal bond funds look relatively attractive after widening discounts in December. We are screening for funds with the deepest discounts and widest z-scores to find potential buys and funds that may be getting a bit pricey as sell candidates.

Three out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 5 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. Delaware/Abrdn mergers are closed.

17 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. RSF offering results.