Closed-End Fund Assets and Net Issuance
Washington, DC, June 4, 2024—The combined assets of the nation’s closed-end funds were $260.19 billion at the end of March 2024 according to ICI. The Institute’s quarterly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by closed-end funds.
Assets of Closed-End Funds by Type
End of Period, Millions of dollars
2024: Q1 | 2023: Q4 | 2022 | ||
Equity | 104,652 | 100,232 | 99,002 | |
Domestic | 78,369 | 74,716 | 74,813 | |
Global | 26,283 | 25,516 | 24,189 | |
Bond | 155,536 | 154,197 | 152,475 | |
Domestic Taxable | 55,399 | 53,916 | 52,045 | |
Domestic Municipal | 80,689 | 81,460 | 81,764 | |
Global | 19,447 | 18,821 | 18,666 | |
Total | 260,187 | 254,429 | 251,477 |
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding.
Highlights: Total closed-end fund assets increased $5.76 billion during the first quarter. Equity fund assets increased by $4.42 billion to $104.65 billion, and bond fund assets increased by $1.34 billion to $155.54 billion.
For the quarter, closed-end funds had net issuance of $114 million, compared with net issuance of -$917 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
There were 412 closed-end funds at the end of the first quarter. Bond funds numbered 258, and equity funds totaled 154. There were 413 closed-end funds in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Closed-End Funds
Millions of dollars
2024: Q1 | 2023: Q4 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Gross Issuance | 153 | 124 | 1,232 | 18,539 |
Gross Redemptions | 39 | 1,041 | 1,721 | 1,356 |
Net Issuance | 114 | -917 | -489 | 17,183 |
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding.
Number of Closed-End Funds by Type
2024: Q1 | 2023: Q4 | 2022 | ||
Equity | 154 | 154 | 163 | |
Domestic | 95 | 95 | 101 | |
Global | 59 | 59 | 62 | |
Bond | 258 | 259 | 277 | |
Domestic Taxable | 116 | 117 | 128 | |
Domestic Municipal | 111 | 111 | 117 | |
Global | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Total | 412 | 413 | 440 |