Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) Stock

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) offers S&P 500-like exposure with a higher distribution yield, currently at a minimum of 8% annual policy implemented earlier this year. The fund's discount remains appealing at a double-digit level but is probably trading at what could be considered the new average given the distribution policy change. Along with the broader equity market continuing to hit new all-time highs as measured by the S&P 500 Index, it would suggest that ADX isn't a particular bargain.

I know that plenty of our readers are self-directed investors who love nothing more than to build—and run—their own portfolios. Digging into a fund's prospectus and annual reports is something they look forward to.

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) declared today a year-end distribution of $1.96 per share. The total distributions by the Fund for 2024 will be $2.50 per share, including the distributions totaling $0.54 per share made in 2024 prior to today's announcement. The annual distribution rate represented by these distributions is 10.9%.

Usually, investors can access high yields with limited growth prospects, or relatively low yields with stronger and close to or even above double-digit income growth potential. However, in some instances, by being very selective and thoroughly assessing the fundamentals, it is possible to identify investments that offer both components. In this article, I share two picks, which provide decent yields with strong income growth potential.

For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ADX) today announced the Fund's results for the nine months ended September 30th. The total return on Adams Diversified Equity's net asset value, with dividends and capital gains reinvested, was 21.3%. Comparable figures for the S&P 500 and the Morningstar U.S. Large Blend category were 22.1% and 20.4%, respectively. The total return on the market price of the Fund's shares for the period was 24.9%.

Income investors often favor value investments like midstream infrastructure, equity REITs, and blue-chip cash cows for yields between 5% to 8%. Long-term alpha-like returns are unlikely with these assets, but they offer stable income streams that are suitable for defensive retirement portfolios. Some investors might, however, want to combine high yield with growth-like exposure.