Nuveen Credit Strategies Income FundJQC
JQC
About: Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide high current income and total return. The fund meets its investment objectives by investing its managed assets in senior secured and second lien loans, and its managed assets across the capital structure of companies (including equity securities) with a primary emphasis on high yield bonds, convertible securities and other forms of income-producing securities.
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Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 12
5.15% more ownership
Funds ownership: 27.63% [Q4 2024] → 32.77% (+5.15%) [Q1 2025]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 148 [Q4 2024] → 154 (+6) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 45
77% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $971M [Q4 2024] → $221M (-$749M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for JQC.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
JQC Provides High-Yield Exposure, But Underperforms Peer Strategies
JQC offers high yield (11.85%) via exposure to senior loans, high-yield debt, and CLOs, but carries elevated risk from credit quality and leverage. Macroeconomic factors like trade tariffs and interest rates pose significant risks to high-yield issuers, potentially impacting JQC's portfolio performance. JQC charges relatively high fees (202bps) and has historically underperformed peers like ARDC, despite a stable distribution since Q3'23.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
3 weeks ago
5 Stocks and ETFs Priced at $5 and Lower Pay Massive 10% to 19% Dividends
While Most of Wall Street focuses on large and mega-cap stocks, as they provide a degree of safety and liquidity, many investors are limited in the number of shares they can buy.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
Get Paid 10%+ a Year? These Monthly Dividend Stocks Actually Deliver
Although double-digit yields were normal during the 1980s, lower interest rates and a robust stock market have rendered yields of 10% or higher obscure.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
Stocks and ETFs $5 and Lower With Massive Monthly Ultra-High-Yield Dividends
Investors love dividend stocks, especially the ultra-high-yield variety, because they offer a significant income stream and have massive total return potential.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund Announces the Preliminary Results of Rights Offering
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (NYSE: JQC) (the “Fund”) today announced the preliminary results of its transferable rights offering (the “Offer”) which expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on April 29, 2025 (the “Expiration Date”). The Offer entitled the rights holders to subscribe for additional common shares of the Fund (“Common Shares”). The Offer is expected to result in the issuance of approximately 12.2 million Common Shares (including notices of guaranteed.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
JQC Rights Offering Underway - Here's What To Do
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund's 1-for-5 rights offering has a subscription price based on the higher of 90% of NAV or 95% of the average closing price. The "higher of" condition prevents a vicious cycle of discount widening, effectively creating a discount floor and limiting how wide the discount can get. Investors should not subscribe if JQC's discount widens beyond -10%, as it would be cheaper to purchase the fund on the open market.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
CEF Insights: Navigating Senior Loans For Income
CEF Insights welcomes back Nuveen Head of Senior Loans Scott Caraher. Who shares new insights into senior loans, which continue to offer many potential benefits in today's evolving market. Gain updates on the senior loan market environment and outlook, Nuveen's strategy for income and more.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund Announces Rights Offering Update
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (NYSE: JQC) announced today that, in connection with the Fund's transferable Rights Offering that commenced March 31, 2025, trading of the Fund's transferrable subscription rights (“Rights”) (NYSE: JQC RT) will be suspended from trading on the NYSE effective before market open on April 7, 2025. The Rights are being suspended from trading on the NYSE due to the Rights trading at a price below $0.01. The NYSE may reinstate trading in.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
CEF Weekly Review: Fixed Distribution Policies Can Get Unfixed
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of March and highlight recent market action. Nearly all CEF sectors were up, with MLPs rebounding and loan funds lagging; month-to-date, most sectors remain down due to lower equity prices and wider credit spreads. Invesco credit CEFs VLT and VVR cancelled their fixed managed distribution policies with VVR price falling hard on the news.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
JQC: Tempting Distribution Rate, But Lack Of Coverage And Narrow Discount
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund offers a high distribution rate into the double digits, but its narrow discount and weak distribution coverage raise concerns. JQC primarily invests in senior loans, high-yield corporate debt, and CLOs, with a hefty amount of leverage increasing both risk and potential returns. JQC has put up relatively strong performance against the senior loan and high-yield bond ETF benchmarks since the 'transition' but has performed more in line with other hybrid CEFs.
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