Here are lists of the five most-improved and five most-deteriorated closed-end fund ratings from Feb. 29 to March 31, according to TheStreet.com Ratings data.
The most-improved closed-end fund this month is the ING Global Equity Dividend & Premium Opportunity Fund(IGD Quote). The fund was upgraded to a rating of C, or hold, from a rating of E+, or sell.
Positive returns for March of 11.68% from General Electric(GE Quote), 11.53% from Fording Canadian Coal Trust(FDG Quote) and 11.02% from HSBC Holdings PLC(HBC Quote) helped this fund rebound, landing in the middle of the fund-rating pack over the long run.
In second place among closed-end funds on our most-improved rating list is the Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund(RQI Quote), also moving up five notches to a rating of C from E+. This fund is 97% invested in REITs, with nearly 96% of its assets in U.S. securities. ...
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