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COM SH BEN INT · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 644323107
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $11.15.
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 249 |
| Q1 2026 | 250 |
| Q2 2026 | 256 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 111 | 146 |
| Q2 2026 | 122 | 112 |
Biggest buyers
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +1.1m |
| North Ground Capital | Added | +567.6k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Added | +534.2k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +484.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Added | +419.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +343.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +312.2k |
| Almitas Capital LLC | Added | +268.5k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Added | +202.2k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +198.6k |
Biggest sellers
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -201.7k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | Reduced | -96.8k |
| ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC | Sold out | -66.7k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | Reduced | -62.8k |
| COFG Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -61.6k |
| Mariner, LLC | Reduced | -60.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -55.7k |
| PERRYMAN FINANCIAL ADVISORY INC /AD | Sold out | -52.1k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -45.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -44.4k |
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | $1.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 4 | $651.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported since 1 Apr 2026.
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.7m $41.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 9.93% of their portfolio | 2.9m $32.3m | Added +91.9k |
| OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 4.57% of their portfolio | 2.9m $32.0m | Added +105.8k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 2.8m $31.2m | Added +484.9k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.55% of their portfolio | 2.6m $29.1m | Added +198.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $18.9m | Added +97.9k |
| GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 1.5m $16.7m | Added +53.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.4m $15.2m | Added +52.1k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $15.1m | Added +534.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.3m | Added +343.6k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.7m | Added +419.2k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 851.3k $9.5m | Reduced -201.7k |
| North Ground Capital 10.94% of their portfolio | 817.6k $9.1m | Added +567.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 700.0k $7.8m | Added +150.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 585.0k $6.5m | Added +312.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 576.8k $6.4m | Reduced -44.4k |
| Almitas Capital LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 537.3k $6.0m | Added +268.5k |
| Matisse Capital 2.32% of their portfolio | 519.0k $5.8m | Added +66.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.0k $5.6m | Reduced -62.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 428.9k $4.8m | Added +32.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 327.5k $3.7m | Added +59.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.6k $3.5m | Added +4.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.7k $3.2m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 267.3k $3.0m | Added +152.6k |
| COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.0k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 212.9k $2.4m | Reduced -45.7k |
| CHOREO, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 211.1k $2.4m | Added +19.7k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.5k $2.3m | Added +202.2k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.4k $2.0m | New |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. 1.86% of their portfolio | 170.3k $1.9m | Added +39.4k |
| Noble Wealth Management PBC 0.85% of their portfolio | 166.0k $1.9m | New |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 159.6k $1.8m | Added +1.3k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.9k $1.7m | Reduced -96.8k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.1k $1.4m | New |
| COFG Advisors, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 124.9k $1.4m | Reduced -61.6k |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 115.6k $1.3m | Added +41.1k |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 112.2k $1.3m | Added +39.4k |
| CERTIOR FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 107.2k $1.2m | Reduced -18.4k |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 99.1k $1.1m | Added +31.8k |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.9k $1.1m | Added +11.7k |
| Ellis Investment Partners, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 94.0k $1.0m | Reduced -1.1k |
| WEST MICHIGAN ADVISORS, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 87.1k $971.4k | Reduced -24.4k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.0k $936.3k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.9k $935.5k | Reduced -14.7k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $855.6k | Reduced -60.0k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.3k $850.8k | Added +59.0k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.3k $830.0k | Added +3.0k |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.3k $827.9k | Reduced -6.0k |
| OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 71.6k $798.0k | Added +240 |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.6k $720.3k | Added +29.0k |
| Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 64.2k $715.9k | Reduced -9.8k |
| JB Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.0k $714.0k | Reduced -10.0k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.7k $699.2k | Reduced -5.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.5k $685.3k | New |
| SUMMIT WEALTH GROUP LLC / CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 57.4k $640.0k | Added +14.1k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 55.9k $623.3k | Reduced -7.9k |
| ROBINSON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 53.4k $595.6k | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.5k $584.8k | Reduced -5.7k |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.2k $570.8k | New |
| GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.1k $569.6k | Added +24.4k |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.4k $561.5k | Added +1.1k |
| Plancorp, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.6k $542.0k | Added +31.9k |
| Inscription Capital, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 47.2k $526.8k | Reduced -6.5k |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $511.2k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.7k $498.1k | Added +18.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $476.2k | Reduced -14.4k |
| Diversify Advisory Services, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.2k $465.9k | New |
| DIVERSIFY WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.2k $465.9k | Added +3.9k |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.7k $465.0k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.0k $445.5k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.8k $421.3k | New |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.5k $418.4k | Reduced -14.6k |
| Maridea Wealth Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 36.9k $410.9k | New |
| Intrua Financial, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.7k $397.9k | Reduced -15.6k |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.7k $376.0k | New |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $371.5k | Added +4.1k |
| Trivium Point Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 33.2k $370.2k | Unchanged |
| Soltis Investment Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 33.1k $369.4k | Added +10 |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $357.4k | Reduced -6.8k |
| Seven Springs Wealth Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 32.8k $365.7k | Unchanged |
| IFG Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.7k $364.6k | New |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.7k $353.5k | Added +4.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.3k $348.6k | Reduced -55.7k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $340.5k | Added +2.4k |
| CX Institutional 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.5k $340.0k | Reduced -21.4k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.2k $336.9k | Reduced -789 |
| Advisor Resource Council 0.11% of their portfolio | 29.8k $331.8k | Unchanged |
| Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.7k $331.4k | Reduced -354 |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 29.2k $325.3k | Reduced -17.8k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.8k $321.0k | Added +9.9k |
| MONETA GROUP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.3k $315.5k | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $314.0k | Added +788 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.9k $311.2k | Added +470 |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $296.5k | Reduced -1.1k |
| Csenge Advisory Group 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.9k $288.6k | Added +67 |
| Financial Gravity Companies, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 25.8k $288.2k | First filing |
| Dakota Wealth Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.3k $282.5k | Reduced -260 |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.3k $270.6k | Reduced -845 |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2k $269.5k | Unchanged |
| BOS Asset Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.6k $263.7k | Unchanged |