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The Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF (PCEF) is an exchange-traded fund structured to track the performance of the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund IndexSM. Functioning as a "fund-of-funds," this ETF primarily invests at least 90% of its total assets directly into the common shares of the closed-end funds that constitute its benchmark, foregoing direct investment in individual securities. The underlying Index encompasses closed-end funds (CEFs) that allocate capital to taxable investment-grade bonds, taxable high-yield bonds, and others that employ an equity option selling strategy. Both PCEF and its reference Index are subject to quarterly rebalancing and reconstitution.
Is PCEF's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
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Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF (PCEF) is upgraded to 'Hold' after delivering a robust +11% total return over the past year. PCEF aggregates CEFs in a passive 60/40 equity/fixed income allocation, offering a high 7.5% distribution rate with monthly payouts. While PCEF underperforms the actively managed CEFS, it closely tracks the vanilla 60/40 ETF AOR, demonstrating solid standalone performance.
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