Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund closed at $16.79 on Sep 28, down 0.12%, 2.8% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 6.8K shares was 0.22× its 20-day average (below normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -1.3% over one month, +18.8% over six months, +8.5% over one year.
Short interest was 33.3K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, down 12.1% from the prior report (1.0 days to cover).
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What does Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund do?
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek attractive total return with less volatility than the S&P 500 Index.
What is JCE's market cap?
$285.47M, based on the Sep 28 close of $16.79.
Does Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.364 per share (ex-date Sep 15), an annualised yield of 8.67%.
About Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek attractive total return with less volatility than the S&P 500 Index. The Fund invests in a portfolio of actively managed large-capitalization U.S. common stocks, using the sub-adviser's proprietary quantitative process designed to provide the potential for long-term outperformance. Additionally, the Fund seeks to reduce the volatility of its returns relative to the returns of the Equity Portfolio over extended periods by writing (selling) index call options and/or call options on custom baskets of securities.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
