MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (MMD)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE:MMD) today announced monthly dividend distributions of $0.06 per common share for the months of July, August, and September 2025. This amount is consistent with the Fund's June 2025 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around July 1, 2025 and can be retrieved here. Dividend Distribution Schedule: Month Declaratio.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE:MMD) today announced its monthly dividend distribution of $0.06 per common share for the month of April 2025. This amount is consistent with the Fund's March 2025 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around April 1, 2025 and can be retrieved here. Dividend Distribution Schedule: Month Declaration Date Ex-Date Rec.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE:MMD) today announced its monthly dividend distribution of $0.06 per common share for the month of March 2025. This amount is consistent with the Fund's February 2025 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around March 3, 2025 and can be retrieved here. Dividend Distribution Schedule: Month Declaration Date Ex-Date.

The closed-end fund space saw a significant narrowing of discounts throughout 2024 as equity markets charged higher and now discounts remain tight heading into 2025. In particular, equity CEFs have seen significantly narrowed discounts along with taxable fixed-income, though municipal bond funds look relatively attractive after widening discounts in December. We are screening for funds with the deepest discounts and widest z-scores to find potential buys and funds that may be getting a bit pricey as sell candidates.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE:MMD) today announced its monthly dividend distribution of $0.06 per common share for the month of January 2025. This amount is consistent with the Fund's December 2024 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around January 2, 2025 and can be retrieved here. Dividend Distribution Schedule: Month Declaration Date Ex-D.

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of November and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a positive week, with most sectors gaining except for higher-quality sectors like Munis and Agencies. MLPs led month-to-date returns with double-digit gains. The Western Asset Emerging Market Debt Fund raised its distribution by 4%, but its 70% coverage ratio makes it less appealing.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: MMD) today announced the preliminary results of a tender offer. As previously announced, the Fund conducted a tender offer allowing shareholders to offer up to 100% of their shares for repurchase for cash at a price per share equal to 100% of the net asset value per share determined on the date the tender offer expires. The tender offer expired on November 14, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Based on.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NYLI MacKay DefinedTerm Muni Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE:MMD) today announced monthly dividend distributions of $0.06 per common share for the month of November 2024. This amount is consistent with the Fund's October 2024 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share. Portfolio and municipal market commentary will be published on or around November 1, 2024 and can be retrieved here. Dividend Distribution Schedule: Month Declaration Date Ex-Dat.

NEW YORK , April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:MMD) today announced monthly dividend distributions of $0.06 per common share for the months of April, May, and June 2024. This amount is consistent with the Fund's January, February, and March 2024 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share.

NEW YORK , Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:MMD) today announced monthly dividend distributions of $0.06 per common share for the months of January, February and March 2024. This amount is consistent with the Fund's October, November and December 2023 dividend distribution, which was also $0.06 per common share.

MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund is a CEF focused on generating current income from investment grade municipal bonds. MMD has a conservative management team and a history of peer-leading performance in the municipal bond asset class. While I am cautious on long-duration bonds at the moment, I believe the MMD fund is worthwhile to put on a watchlist for when the bond markets eventually turn.

NEW YORK , Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE:MMD) today announced monthly dividend distributions of $0.06 per common share for the months of October, November and December 2023. This amount represents a decrease from the Fund's July, August and September 2023 dividend distributions, which were $0.07 per common share.

0 out of 22 closed-end fund sectors positive on price and 3 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. KIO rights offering results.

The January Effect boosted the valuation of most areas of the closed-end fund market. Taxable bond CEFs have rallied strongly while leaving munis behind. We think this is an opportunity for investors for 2023, as credit spreads are likely to widen, dragging down taxable bond NAVs. We favor munis and high-quality taxables.

The Municipal bond sector has taken a hit this year on the back of high and sticky inflation and the Fed's attempt to bring it to heel. We discuss the key themes driving the sector and why the upcoming Fed pause may offer an attractive entry point.

The municipal CEF sector has outperformed the broader CEF space over the last month for a change, supported by stabilizing Treasury yields and a lower sensitivity to rising credit spreads. We discuss some of the ongoing themes in the sector such as leverage costs, valuations, duration, and sub-sector positioning.