High Income Securities Fund

PCF

Market cap $116M

High Income Securities Fund offers an 11.3% yield but faces declining NAV and inconsistent earnings, warranting a continued hold rating. PCF's diversified 'fund of funds' approach provides broad income exposure, yet its performance is highly sensitive to interest rate movements and debt market risks. Despite trading at an 11.2% discount to NAV, PCF's reliance on below-investment-grade debt and a challenging rate environment limits its growth prospects.

NEW YORK, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (the “Fund”) has announced that the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan.

NEW YORK, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (the “Fund”) has announced that the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 10% (or 0.8333% per month) for 2025, based on the net asset value of $7.11 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2024.

PCF is a fund of funds CEF holding CEFs, BDCs, and SPACs, but lacks transparency in risk factors breakdowns. Performance lags peers like RIV and CEFS, with only a 44% five-year total return versus 60% and 100%, respectively. Its managed distribution policy is mostly covered, but high payouts and recent market euphoria increase downside risk.

PCF offers a high dividend yield of 11.8%, but recent performance and dividend cuts raise concerns about sustainability and NAV growth. The fund's strategy focuses on assets trading at a discount to NAV, which may include underperforming investments, particularly in BDCs and closed-end funds. The current high interest rate environment negatively impacts PCF's price and earnings, with limited prospects for improvement until rates decrease.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 10% (or 0.8333% per month) for 2025, based on the net asset value of $7.11 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2024.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atrium partners again with NFL Player Care Foundation and Microsoft Leap for job readiness programs to prepare NFL Legends for careers in technology.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 10% (or 0.8333% per month) for 2025, based on the net asset value of $7.11 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2024.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) announced that the annual stockholder meeting convened on December 27, 2024 and was adjourned until January 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time to afford stockholders additional time to vote their shares.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High Income Securities Fund (NYSE: PCF) (the “Fund”) announced that its tender offer to purchase up to 10,675,000 of the Fund's shares for cash at 98% of the per share net asset value (“NAV”) on the expiration date expired on December 9, 2024. Based on information provided by Equiniti, the depository for the tender offer, a total of 11,885,085 shares were validly tendered. As the total number of shares tendered exceeds 10,675,000 shares, approximately 90% of the shares tendered by each tendering shareholder will be accepted for payment at a price of $7.07 per share (98% of the NAV per common share of $7.21).