Morgan Stanley India Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

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IIF has started 2024 on a positive note. The fund's intact fundamentals point to more outperformance to come. A wider-than-usual NAV discount makes the risk/reward especially interesting.

5 Best CEFs This Month For A 9% Yield (April 2024)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

India remains one of the most attractive equity markets in the world. With a major election on the horizon, positioning via a quality active manager like IIF makes a lot of sense. A wider than usual NAV discount and ongoing buybacks add to investors' safety margin.

The Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund is a well-established closed-end fund that has been around for almost 3 decades. IIF has a good track record of delivering returns and witnessing lower volatility over time. We touch upon why IIF may represent a good investment at this juncture.

Morgan Stanley's India Investment Fund has extended its relative outperformance this year. Yet, the market has continued to punish fund investors, pricing shares at a record-high NAV discount. Patient investors could reap a few extra percentage points of performance with IIF over time.

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

For the second straight month, both equity (-3.12% on a NAV basis) and fixed income (-1.94%) CEFs on average suffered downside performance. At month end, 9% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 11% of equity CEFs and 8% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory. Energy MLP CEFs (-0.72%), for the second month in a row, mitigated losses better than the other classifications in the equity CEF universe for September.

Indian equities have been on a roll this year. Valuations don't screen cheaply but are more than justified by the earnings trajectory. The discounted India Investment Fund is a compelling option for those favoring an actively managed vehicle.

Closed-end funds offer high income, diversification, and market-matching total returns for income-focused investors. Five CEFs with solid track records, high distributions, and attractive discounts are highlighted in this monthly series. The selected CEFs offer an average distribution rate of over 9%, have strong historical performance, and trade at an average discount of -6.5% to NAV.