CEFSSaba Closed-End Funds ETF
Seeks capital appreciation and dividend income.
By SABA ETF · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
2.61%
#6,000 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$438M
#1,767 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+18.2%
Track Record
9 years
#1,517 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,788+17.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
AlternativeStrategy
Active selection
Holdings
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
59.3%
Cash
19.9%
Other
12.0%
Bonds
5.1%
Convertible
2.3%
Preferred
1.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
11.2%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-39.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.32Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.91Good 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 2026-09-18