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CEFSSaba Closed-End Funds ETF

Get income9y track recordRanked #958 of 1,650 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,997+20.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (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