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Closed-End Fund Advisors' Presentation:

Educational presentation to American Association of Individual Investors, Atlanta Chapter on closed-end funds. View PDF or Download Audio

Closed-End Fund Association

Closed-End Fund Review — Fourth Quarter 2009

Jeff Margolin, Senior Vice President & Closed-End Fund Analyst at First Trust Advisors, examines the closed-end fund universe for the fourth quarter of 2009 and gives his outlook for 2010. Read more...

Today's Asset Class Leaders

Top Asset Classes	1 day Lipper Avg
Growth Funds	0.71%
Real Estate Funds †	0.47%
Intmdt Muni Debt Funds	0.17%
FL Muni Debt Funds	0.14%
Other States Muni Debt	0.12%

Bottom Asset Classes	1 day Lipper Avg
Pacific Ex Japan Funds	-2.34%
Emerging Markets Funds	-1.80%
Developed Market Funds	-1.22%
Global Funds †	-0.52%
Sector Equity Funds	-0.51%

Average Asset Class performance at NAV as of 2/5/2010
† New Fund(s) within last six months, based on inception date of fund.

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Distributions...

01-29—UBS Funds Release January Distribution Characteristics
01-20—First Trust Funds Announce Distributions
01-19—Aberdeen Funds Announce Record and Payment Dates for Distributions
01-15—Aberdeen Funds Announce Payment of Monthly Distribution
01-14—Petroleum & Resources Announces 2009 Performance
01-14—Adams Express Announces 2009 Performance
01-14—Petroleum & Resources Declares Dividend
01-14—Adams Express Declares Dividend
01-14—Liberty All-Star^(R) Funds Release 2009 Tax Information
01-12—First Trust Funds Declare Quarterly Distributions
01-11—UBS Funds Declare Distributions and Portfolio Statistics

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Today's Fund Leaders

1 day as of 2/5/2010

Fund Name (Ticker)	NAV Return	NAV Rank
Cohen & Steers Qual ... (RQI)
	2.23%	5
DWS RREEF Real Estat... (SRQ)
	1.98%	10
Cohen & Steers TR Rl... (RFI)
	1.54%	15
Royce Focus Trust (FUND)
	1.51%	15
Clay/Gugg Strat Opps (GOF)
	1.32%	3
Foxby Corp (FXBY)
	1.28%	34
Cohen & Steers Dvd M... (DVM)
	1.28%	5
First Tr Spec Fin&Fi... (FGB)
	1.28%	4
J Hancock Bank & Thr... (BTO)
	1.05%	8
Nuveen Real Estate I... (JRS)
	1.04%	20

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