Best Performing Closed End Funds in 2015
These best performing value stock closed end funds are sorted based on its 1 year total return up to May, 1 2015. You may find other fund review information: expense ratio, fund’s NAV, management, objective, yield, top holdings, etc.These bond funds may be rated among the best by variety of sites. Popular financial sites are Morningstar, US News, Yahoo Finance, etc.
Top performing government bond closed end funds 2015 are:
- AllianceBernstein Income Fund (ACG)
- Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund (FTT)
- EV Tax-Advantaged Bond & Option Fund (EXD)
- Western/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities (WIA)
- Western/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities Fund (WIW)
AllianceBernstein Income Fund
AllianceBernstein Income Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of high yielding government and corporate fixed income securities. This best performing fund is currently traded at 7.69% discount from its NAV. It has a high yield of 5.39%. The annual expense ratio is 0.65%.More: Best Short Term Government Bond ETFs 2015
Morningstar ranks this government bond closed end fund with silver rating. In 2015, it has YTD return of 5.71% as of May 2015. The average maturity is 14.16 years. Top 3 sectors are U.S. Treasuries, Corporate High Yield bond, investment grade corporate debt.
Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund
This Federated Enhanced Treasury Income Fund is seeking to provide current income, with total return as a secondary objective. The fund invests mainly in U.S. Treasury Securities and U.S. Government Agency Securities. This Federated Fund has $128 million of market value. The fund manager is J. Andrew Kirschler. It has a high yield of 3.83%. The annual expense ratio is 1.10%.More: Top 10 Best Government Bond Mutual Funds 2012
The past performances are as follow:
- Year 2014: 8.36%
- Year 2013: -5.43%%
- Year 2012: 4.99%
- Year 2011: -8.62%
Fund Performance
| No | Fund Name | Ticker | 1 Year Return % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AllianceBernstein Income Fund | ACG | 11.27% |
| 2 | Federated Enhanced Treasury In | FTT | 3.33% |
| 3 | EV Tax-Advantaged Bond&Option | EXD | 1.71% |
| 4 | Western/Claymore Infl-Lnkd Sec | WIA | 1.34% |
| 5 | Western/Claymore Infl-Lnk Opps | WIW | -0.28% |
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