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This page is designed to take advantage of the short to medium term deviations of CEF discounts from their 52-week average premium/discount relationships. The listings are rank ordered by their divergence from their 52-week average premium/discount. A possible trading strategy would be to buy the CEF's that have an unusually large divergence from their 52-week discounts and then sell when the discount comes back into the average range.


Closed-End Fund's
Symbol Issuer
Current
Price $
Net Asset
Value
Fund Premium
Average 52
Week Premium
Yield
Variance
FAX Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income $ 6.07 $ 6 - 5.16% - 5.49% 6.92% 0.33
IAF Aberdeen Australia Eqty Inc $ 13.90 $ 13 10.06% 4.43% 8.35% 5.62
ADX Adams Express Co $ 13.23 $ 15 - 14.48% - 13.99% 0.91% - 0.49
AVK Advent Claymore Conv Sec and Income $ 24.94 $ 26 - 5.35% - 6.06% 8.27% 0.70
LCM Advent Claymore Enhncd Gwth & Incm $ 17.74 $ 19 - 7.99% - 6.30% 9.02% - 1.69
RIF AEW Real Estate Income $ 19.83 $ 24 - 15.87% - 15.26% 6.96% - 0.61
RRE AIM Select Real Estate Income $ 16.51 $ 19 - 15.07% - 15.46% 7.56% 0.39
AMO Alliance All-Mkt Advantage $ 15.14 $ 15 2.32% 3.95% 9.30% - 1.63
AWG Alliance World Dollar Govmt Inc $ 12.76 $ 15 - 12.84% - 13.16% 6.49% 0.32
ASA ASA Bermuda Ltd $ 60.05 $ 69 - 12.71% - 12.55% 2.33% - 0.15
APB Asia Pacific Inc/The $ 18.16 $ 20 - 8.93% - 10.39% 0.66% 1.46
GRR Asia Tigers Inc $ 16.11 $ 16 - 1.17% - 6.10% 4.93
BCV Bancroft Conv Inc $ 18.68 $ 22 - 15.18% - 14.70% 3.85% - 0.48
BDV Blackrock Dvd Achievers Tr $ 13.05 $ 15 - 11.94% - 7.47% 6.90% - 4.47
BDJ BlackRock Enhncd Dvd Ach Tr $ 13.88 $ 14 - 3.21% - 1.82% 8.81% - 1.39
BGR BlackRock Gbl Energy and Res Tr $ 26.30 $ 30 - 11.15% - 8.95% 5.70% - 2.20
BOE BlackRock Gbl Opp Eqty Tr $ 24.84 $ 26 - 3.46% - 1.94% 9.16% - 1.52
BME Blackrock Health Sciences Tr $ 27.64 $ 29 - 4.06% - 4.70% 5.56% 0.64
BPP Blackrock Pfd Opportunity Tr $ 25.00 $ 25 1.71% - 1.87% 8.00% 3.58
Symbol Issuer
Current
Price $
Net Asset
Value
Fund Premium
Average 52
Week Premium
Yield
Variance
BDT BlackRock Strategic Dvd Ach Tr $ 13.70 $ 16 - 12.57% - 9.70% 6.57% - 2.88
BWC BlackRock World Invst Tr $ 15.93 $ 16 - 0.38% - 0.81% 8.57% 0.43
BLU Blue Chip Val Inc $ 5.92 $ 6 - 0.34% 13.35% 10.14% - 13.69
BTF Boulder Tot Ret Inc $ 17.60 $ 21 - 14.52% - 15.99% 0.97% 1.47
BZF Brazil Inc/The $ 60.25 $ 64 - 6.44% - 5.74% 2.64% - 0.70
CHY Calamos Conv and High Income $ 16.42 $ 15 6.62% 3.84% 8.91% 2.78
CHI Calamos Conv Opp and Income $ 20.80 $ 17 25.45% 18.33% 8.65% 7.12
CGO Calamos Gbl Tot Ret $ 14.44 $ 16 - 7.08% - 4.93% 6.23% - 2.15
CSQ Calamos Strategic Tot Ret $ 14.06 $ 15 - 7.56% - 7.53% 8.32% - 0.03
CII Capital and Income Strategies $ 18.40 $ 21 - 13.53% - 14.11% 6.52% 0.58
CVF Castle Conv Inc $ 23.38 $ 27 - 13.58% - 15.09% 2.91% 1.51
CEE Central Europe and Russia Inc/The $ 49.55 $ 49 0.18% - 5.50% 0.67% 5.68
CET Central Sec Corp $ 24.60 $ 28 - 14.10% - 13.71% 2.03% - 0.39
CWF Chartwell Dvd and Income Inc $ 10.45 $ 9 15.98% 20.04% 9.57% - 4.05
CH Chile Inc/The $ 17.27 $ 15 15.60% - 1.08% 6.14% 16.68
CHN China Inc $ 28.20 $ 27 6.30% 9.10% 0.77% - 2.80
GLV Clough Gbl Allocation $ 24.75 $ 24 2.53% 8.40% 5.82% - 5.87
GLQ Clough Global Equity Fund $ 22.99 $ 23 - 0.52% 3.15% 5.74% - 3.67
RLF Cohen & Steers Adv Income Rlty $ 23.25 $ 25 - 6.44% - 7.17% 8.00% 0.73
DVM Cohen & Steers Dvd Majors Inc $ 18.57 $ 22 - 15.01% - 10.92% 6.46% - 4.09
Symbol Issuer
Current
Price $
Net Asset
Value
Fund Premium
Average 52
Week Premium
Yield
Variance
RPF Cohen & Steers Premium Income Rlty $ 22.97 $ 26 - 11.04% - 10.50% 8.10% - 0.54
RQI Cohen & Steers Quality Income Rlty $ 21.94 $ 24 - 9.34% - 10.30% 7.93% 0.97
RNP Cohen & Steers REIT and Pfd Income $ 27.91 $ 31 - 9.12% - 10.66% 8.38% 1.55
RTU Cohen & Steers REIT and Utlty Income $ 19.16 $ 23 - 16.41% - 15.34% 7.36% - 1.07
UTF Cohen & Steers Select Utility Inc $ 20.72 $ 25 - 16.22% - 14.64% 5.94% - 1.57
RFI Cohen & Steers Tot Ret Rlty $ 19.03 $ 20 - 2.46% - 0.30% 6.94% - 2.16
RWF Cohen & Steers Worldwide Rlty Income $ 20.55 $ 21 - 2.79% 0.09% 7.01% - 2.89
CLM Cornerstone Strategic Val Inc $ 7.05 $ 6 29.66% 23.15% 14.81% 6.51
CRF Cornerstone Tot Ret Inc $ 15.65 $ 11 55.76% 34.65% 13.50% 21.12
DSF Defined Strategy Inc $ 16.83 $ 19 - 9.76% - 8.53% 3.44% - 1.23
DDF Delaware Invsts Dvd & Income $ 12.42 $ 13 - 3.26% - 5.66% 7.73% 2.40
DGF Delaware Invsts Gbl Dvd & Income $ 12.95 $ 12 7.33% 0.62% 7.41% 6.71
DCA Dvd Cptl Rlty Income Allocation $ 13.65 $ 15 - 6.38% - 2.66% 9.23% - 3.72
DNP DNP Select Income Inc $ 10.85 $ 9 26.71% 26.62% 7.19% 0.09
DPD Dow 30 Premium & Dvd Income $ 19.28 $ 20 - 2.08% 0.71% 9.34% - 2.80
GCS DWS Gbl Commodities Stock $ 15.63 $ 18 - 14.50% - 13.31% 1.09% - 1.19
SRO DWS RREEF Real Estate II $ 17.11 $ 20 - 16.09% - 15.35% 7.36% - 0.74
SRQ DWS RREEF Real Estate Inc $ 22.58 $ 27 - 15.68% - 14.84% 7.02% - 0.85
EOI EtnVnc Enhncd Eqty Income $ 19.67 $ 20 - 3.63% 0.42% 8.36% - 4.04
EOS EtnVnc Enhncd Eqty Income II $ 19.40 $ 20 - 2.12% 0.56% 8.91% - 2.68
Symbol Issuer
Current
Price $
Net Asset
Value
Fund Premium
Average 52
Week Premium
Yield
Variance
EVG EtnVnc Short Dur Divers Income $ 16.68 $ 19 - 10.52% - 8.09% 8.32% - 2.43
ETW EtnVnc Tax-Mgd Gbl Buy-Write Opp $ 18.49 $ 19 - 5.04% - 2.27% 9.74% - 2.76
EVT EtnVnc Tax-Adv Dvd Income $ 23.62 $ 26 - 10.16% - 11.07% 6.22% 0.92
ETG EtnVnc Tax-Adv Gbl Dvd Income $ 21.82 $ 24 - 9.08% - 9.50% 6.38% 0.42
ETO EtnVnc Tax-Adv Gbl Dvd Opp $ 25.18 $ 28 - 10.30% - 10.92% 6.31% 0.62
ETV EtnVnc Tax-Mgd Buy-Write Opp $ 19.33 $ 20 - 2.13% - 1.07% 9.83% - 1.06
ETB EtnVnc Tax-Mgd Buy-Write Income $ 19.22 $ 20 - 2.54% 0.10% 9.37% - 2.64
ECF Ellsworth Ltd $ 8.04 $ 9 - 14.48% - 14.42% 3.48% - 0.06
ETF Emerg Mkts Telecom $ 12.65 $ 14 - 12.64% - 13.32% 0.68
FEN Energy Income and Gwth $ 21.06 $ 23 - 10.02% - 2.63% 6.36% - 7.39
EGX Engex Inc $ 8.30 $ 7 9.85% 12.89% - 3.04
ECV Enhncd Eqty Yld & Premium Inc $ 18.21 $ 19 - 3.55% - 2.76% 11.26% - 0.79
EEF Enhncd Eqty Yld Inc $ 19.15 $ 19 - 0.67% 0.11% 10.44% - 0.78
EGF Enhncd Govmt Inc $ 18.65 $ 19 - 1.53% - 0.49% 7.51% - 1.04
BEO Enhncd S&P 500 Covered Call Inc $ 18.28 $ 19 - 6.02% - 4.01% 6.02% - 2.01
EF Europe Inc $ 11.87 $ 13 - 10.28% - 9.71% - 0.57
EEA European Eqty Inc/The $ 10.17 $ 11 - 10.87% - 11.10% 0.59% 0.24
EBI Evergreen Intl Balanced Income $ 19.23 $ 20 - 3.51% - 2.85% 9.10% - 0.66
FMO Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opp $ 18.76 $ 20 - 7.05% - 4.03% 6.66% - 3.03
FF First Financial Inc $ 16.10 $ 15 5.78% 6.40% 1.24% - 0.62
Symbol Issuer
Current
Price $
Net Asset
Value
Fund Premium
Average 52
Week Premium
Yield
Variance
ISL First Israel Inc $ 16.23 $ 18 - 8.36% - 8.89% 0.53
FHI First Tr Strategic High Income $ 19.49 $ 19 3.18% 0.40% 9.85% 2.78
FVL First Tr Val Line 100 $ 16.37 $ 18 - 11.37% - 12.11% 0.74
FVD First Tr Val Line Dvd $ 14.66 $ 17 - 12.43% - 14.45% 2.93% 2.03
FFA First Tr/Fiduciary Asset Mgt Cov Call $ 18.68 $ 20 - 4.74% - 0.97% 8.57% - 3.78
FVI First Tr/Val Line & Ibb Eqty Allc $ 20.84 $ 24 - 12.47% - 12.85% 0.19% 0.38
PFD Flhty & Crumrine Pfd Income Inc $ 15.94 $ 16 5.61% 6.74% 6.47% - 1.13
PFO Flhty & Crumrine Pfd Income Opp $ 11.76 $ 12 - 6.25% 0.44% 6.63% - 6.68
FFC Flhty & Crum/Clay Pfd Sec Incm $ 20.00 $ 23 - 13.15% - 6.39% 7.65%