CEFSSaba Closed-End Funds ETF
Seeks capital appreciation and dividend income.
By SABA ETF · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
2.61%
#5,817 of 5,854 · expensive
Fund Size
$427M
#1,723 of 5,854 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
6.01%
Track Record
9 years
#1,506 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,997+20.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
AlternativeStrategy
Active selection
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 61.2% of fundconcentrated
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd.
12.1%
BBH SWEEP VEHICLE
10.5%
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust
9.2%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust
7.3%
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
6.5%
Gabelli Divid & Income Tr
4.0%
General American Investors Company, Inc.
3.3%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund
3.0%
Neuberger Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc.
2.6%
Neuberger Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc.
2.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
61.5%
Cash
18.2%
Other
11.7%
Bonds
4.2%
Convertible
2.9%
Preferred
1.4%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
10.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-39.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.23Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.76Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation and dividend income.
- Strategy
- Actively manages an ETF investing primarily in securities issued by closed-end funds, including equity and fixed income securities, high yield, and non-investment grade securities. The Fund may invest in Underlying Funds domiciled outside the U.S. and utilize various investment techniques, including derivatives and short positions for risk management.
- Inception date
- March 20, 2017
- Fund family
- SABA ETF
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Data updated on 2026-08-03