Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It has an objective of achieving total return consisting of high current income and potential capital appreciation through investments in the common stock of closed-end management investment companies that invest in equity or income-producing securities. The company was founded on September 14, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Apple

AbbVie

Abbott Labs

Blackrock Inc

Disney

Global X SuperDividend US ETF

Corning

Home Depot

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Mastercard

Medtronic

Global X MLP ETF

Altria

Microsoft

NIKE

Realty Income Corp

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Prudential Financial

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

Starbucks

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

The portfolio provided $776 in dividend income during May. However, that amount was 15% lower than a year ago. I added shares to several existing holdings; ABT, DIS, WCLD, VPN, MSFT, AAPL, NKE, and O. I also added QQQM to the portfolio for a growth boost.

My Dividend Growth Portfolio May Update: 35 Holdings And 9 Buys

FOF has a 7.4% yield. Attractive if the distribution is well supported. I continue my series where I look at CEFs beyond the yield.

Evaluating CEFs: FOF - Extra Level Of Fees Drags On Performance

Ares Capital

Baker Hughes Co

Citizens Financial Group

Chevron

DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund

Devon Energy

Dynex Capital

Edison

Enterprise Products Partners

Gladstone Capital

LTC Properties

LyondellBasell Industries

Main Street Capital

Marathon Petroleum

NiSource

ONEOK

Prospect Capital

Phillips 66

STAG Industrial

AT&T

AT&T 5.35 % Notes 2017-01.11.66 Global

Tortoise Essential Assets Income Term Fund

Valero Energy

October-December Kiplinger Today published four articles: 11 Best Monthly Dividend[s], 21 Best Stocks, 11 Dividend Growth Stocks, and 25 Dividend Stocks Analysts Love. Stocks therein I called "Kiplinger Top Stocks For 2021." Then, in March, Barron's Weekly published Retire on Dividends listing 10 to start. All told, five Kip/Bar articles listed 78 stocks. Three duplicates left 75, with 66 paying dividends.

Kiplinger And Barron's 75 Top Stocks For 2021 Show 17 As May Flies

With this article, I open a series on building a sustainable retirement-income portfolio. The goal is high income, in the 7% to 8% range, with capital preservation.

FOF: Building A Sustainable Income Portfolio

ConocoPhillips

Entergy

Fifth Third Bancorp

Williams

October-December KiplingerToday published four articles: 11 Best Monthly Dividend[s].for 2021; 21 Best Stocks To Buy.; 11 Dividend Growth Stocks; 25 Dividend Stocks Analysts Love. These I called Kiplinger Top-Stocks for2021. These 68 stocks included two duplicates (tinted yellow) leaving 66. Of those, 57 paid dividends and, per the Dogcatcher dividend return rule, 20 are now ripe to buy.

2021 Kiplinger Top Stocks Include 57 Paying Dividends And 20 Priced To Buy

A long-time reader asked for my thoughts on FOF. FOF is an actively-managed CEF investing in other fixed income and equity funds, mostly other CEFs.

FOF: CEF Fund Of Funds Providing Asset Class Diversification, Yields 8.2%, And Is A Buy

Alerian MLP ETF

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred & Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

You can fund your retirement in many ways. Low rates are like an annoying roommate, they aren't going away.

Light Up 2021 With The Power Of Dividends

ETRACS Monthly 2x Leveraged Closed End Fund ETN

Saba Closed-End Funds ETF

Gs Financial Exchange Traded Notes

First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF

Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF

Special Opportunities Fund Inc

YieldShares High Income ETF

I am returning to the subject of closed-end funds. There is no sector of the markets that is more overlooked, less understood, and more full of promise, than closed-end funds.

Going For The Gusto

The only space left with any real yield are some of the closed-end funds. Many of the ones that I like have monthly dividends and while most have leverage, the cost of leverage is just this side of zero.

The White Hot Spotlight

Since there is barely any yield in investment grade bonds, people and institutions are scrambling. Closed-end funds: the most overlooked sector of the capital markets.

Going For The Gold

First Trust Income Opportunity ETF

Cohen & Steers MLP Income & Energy Opportunity Fund Inc

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

A fund of funds approach can give instant diversification. The strategy is approached and is utilized in active CEFs or passive ETFs.

Income Lab Ideas: 'Fund Of Funds'

FOF has been called dull and boring over the years, but still gets the job done for investors seeking a professionally-managed, highly-diversified, "all-in-one" closed-end fund portfolio.

Cohen & Steers' Closed-End Opportunity Fund: Getting Paid To Wait For CEFs To 'Revert To The Mean'

Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust

Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund

Optimized CEF Portfolios Outperform In The Drawdown

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

CEF Beta Plays For An Eventual Recovery

Closed-End Funds Without The Work: The Funds Of Funds

Finding Yield While Wandering In Wonderland

FOF: This 'Fund Of Funds' Portfolio Changes

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