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Closed End Fund Discount

Closed-end funds trading at deep discounts to NAV — structural arbitrage

CEF discounts to NAV historically mean-revert. Get NAV appreciation PLUS discount compression while collecting 6-10% yields

3Y
Total Return
+42.5%
3Y
Sharpe Ratio
0.90
3Y
Max Drawdown
-14.8%
3Y
Win Rate
57.8%
3Y
Alpha
-53.8%
3Y
Comp. Score *
0.11
Risk Parameters
Max Allocation13.2%
Stop Loss14.8%
Take Profit6.3%
Max DD Tolerance14.8%
Rebalancemonthly
Execution Guidance
Order TypeLimit
Entry RuleBuy 0.5% below market in uptrend.
TimingSAFE TO BUY. *
ScalingEnter in 3 tranches over 1-2 weeks.
Positions — Vol-Adjusted Sizing
SymbolActionVol Stop LossTake ProfitSizeLinks
PDI BUY 15% 9.4% below entry 4.0% above entry 20.9% TVYH
PTY BUY 13% 7.8% below entry 3.3% above entry 25.2% TVYH
BST BUY 21% 13.4% below entry 5.7% above entry 14.7% TVYH
BSTZ BUY 24% 14.9% below entry 6.3% above entry 13.2% TVYH
UTF BUY 15% 9.1% below entry 3.9% above entry 21.6% TVYH
UTG BUY 18% 11.0% below entry 4.7% above entry 17.8% TVYH
GOF BUY 17% 10.5% below entry 4.5% above entry 18.7% TVYH
▶ For Passive Investors (Buy & Hold)

This strategy is suitable for passive investing. - Take profit: Rebalance when any position exceeds 2x its target weight. Trim back to target, redeploy to underweight positions. - Stop loss: NO price-based stop loss. This strategy recovered from 37% drawdown to deliver positive long-term returns. - Exit rule: Review annually. Exit if strategy underperforms its benchmark for 3 consecutive years.

Avg 5Y Return
40.7%
Avg 5Y Sharpe
0.29
10Y Return
94.2%
10Y Sharpe
0.26
HODL Composite
0.25
Consistency
82%
Suitable for passive
Yes