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JPS (Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund) is no longer actively trading.
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The Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund functions as a closed-end mutual fund, focusing exclusively on fixed income investments. It was established by Nuveen Investments, Inc., and its management responsibilities are shared between Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. The fund allocates its capital within the fixed income markets of the United States. Its primary investment strategy targets high-quality preferred debt securities, convertible debt instruments, and convertible preferred securities. These holdings must maintain a minimum credit rating of BBB/Baa or…
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The mergers of Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE: JPT) and Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund (NYSE: JPS) into Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: JPC) were successfully completed prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on November 6, 2023. The fund's newly consolidated portfolio contains nearly $4 billion in assets under management—the largest among listed preferred securities closed-end funds. Through the mergers, a wh.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen today announced that three Nuveen Closed-End Funds have declared pre-merger distributions. The specific distribution dates and amounts are detailed below. As previously announced, common and preferred shareholders, as applicable, of Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund (NYSE: JPT), Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund (NYSE: JPS), and Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: JPC), have approved a proposal to merge the funds. The mergers will.
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund offers a high level of current income with a 7.34% yield, higher than money market funds. The fund has experienced disappointing performance, with shares down 2.66% since July, but distributions have offset some losses. The fund's asset allocation is more heavily weighted towards bonds than preferred stocks, which may be a strategy to preserve capital in the event of further rate hikes.
Nuveen has announced plans to merge the Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund and Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund into the Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund. I briefly review each CEF, including how they invest currently. I then combined their holdings to come up with my pro forma of what JPC will look like post-merger. I provide actionable paths forward for holders of each of the three CEFs. In short, stay the course.
Investors are in desperate need of income to sustain their lifestyles in the face of the rapidly-rising cost of living. Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund invests in a portfolio of fixed-income securities and then applies a layer of leverage to provide a very high yield to its shareholders, providing much-needed income. The Fed has stated that it will raise rates twice more this year, which will almost certainly push down bond prices from their present levels.