Nuveen Global High Income Fund offers investors a high level of income while diversifying their assets away from the United States. The JGH closed-end fund has a 10.27% yield, higher than most domestic fixed-income securities and many domestic junk bond funds. The JGH fund's long-term performance has been strong, outperforming both the U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index.
Many risk-averse investors are holding onto large amounts of cash, waiting to re-enter the investing game. Nuveen Investments recommends getting off the sidelines and positioning portfolios for attractive late-cycle opportunities. Nuveen offers several closed-end funds that meet the criteria for income investors in the current economic cycle, and here we review Nuveen Global High Income Fund.