US Stock Funds
The US equity funds are investing in U.S. companies’ stocks. These funds are typically less volatile than international stock funds. You can find the fund review below.Best performing US general equity closed end funds in 2015 are:
- Denali Fund (DNY)
- Boulder Total Return Fund (BTF)
- Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE)
- Boulder Growth & Income Fund (BIF)
- Adams Express (ADX)
- Guggenheim EW Enhanced Equity Fund (GEQ)
- Tri-Continental Corporation (TY)
- Source Capital Inc (SOR)
- Zweig Fund (ZF)
- General American Investors Fund (GAM)
Denali Fund
This Denali Fund objective is to provide total return through income & capital growth. This closed end fund has $133 million of assets. The fund managers are Brendon Fischer and Stewart R. Horejsi. It invests in stocks & bonds. The expense fee is 2.10%.More: Top Core Funds Closed End Funds 2014
This top performing US equity closed end fund has returned 19.84% over the past 1 year, 21.12% over the past 3 year, and 14.22% over the past 5 year. The highest return occurred in 2009 with 37.87%. Top 3 stocks are Berkshire Hathaway Inc A, Ventas Inc, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Boulder Total Return Fund
Boulder Total Return Fund has total assets of $476 million. The expense ratio fee is 2.02%. This actively managed fund utilizes its assets to purchase common stocks & income producing securities. The current share price is $27.03.More: 25 Largest Closed End Funds (CEFs)
The fund performance for the past 3 year is as follows:
- Year 2014: 21.79%
- Year 2013: 28.00%
- Year 2012: 19.47%
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund has a high yield of 7.08%. With assets of $277 million, this Nuveen fund objective is to provide long term capital growth. Its expense fee is only 1.03%. This equity fund has returned 15.44% over the past 1 year, and 18.25% over the past 5 year.Top 4 stocks in its portfolio are Southwest Airlines Co, Home Depot Inc, Northrop Grumman Corp, and Apple Inc. There are 362 holdings. Top 3 sectors are aerospace & defense; oil, gas & consumable, and media.
Fund Performance
| No | Fund Name | Ticker | Distribution Rate | 1Y Rtn on Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali Fund | DNY | 0.40% | 19.84% |
| 2 | Boulder Total Return Fund | BTF | -- | 17.81% |
| 3 | Nuveen Core Equity Alpha | JCE | 7.08% | 15.44% |
| 4 | Boulder Growth & Income | BIF | 0.22% | 14.23% |
| 5 | Adams Express | ADX | 8.85% | 12.68% |
| 6 | Guggenheim EW Enhanced Equity | GEQ | 9.15% | 12.25% |
| 7 | Tri-Continental Corporation | TY | 3.59% | 9.52% |
| 8 | Source Capital Inc | SOR | 4.77% | 9.03% |
| 9 | Zweig Fund | ZF | 7.14% | 8.75% |
| 10 | General American Investors | GAM | 1.67% | 8.43% |
| 11 | Eagle Capital Growth | GRF | 0.28% | 4.78% |
| 12 | Central Securities Corporation | CET | 0.77% | 4.02% |
| 13 | Liberty All-Star Equity | USA | 6.99% | 3.81% |
| 14 | Cornerstone Total Return | CRF | 20.05% | 0.95% |
| 15 | Royce Micro Cap Trust | RMT | 9.88% | 0.73% |
| 16 | Foxby Corp | FXBY | 1.09% | -0.54% |
| 17 | Royce Value Trust | RVT | 9.28% | -1.36% |
| 18 | Royce Focus Trust | FUND | 6.18% | -1.78% |
| 19 | Liberty All-Star Growth | ASG | 6.49% | -3.71% |
| 20 | Special Opportunities Fund | SPE | 9.80% | -3.99% |
| 21 | Cornerstone Strategic Value | CLM | 22.34% | -7.04% |
| 22 | Cornerstone Progressive Return | CFP | 23.16% | -11.46% |
| 23 | Gabelli Equity Trust | GAB | 12.06% | -19.30% |
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