JQC: Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
Nuveen · CEF - Fixed Income
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year JQC paid 13.4% but returned +2.5% in total, so about 16% of the payout was earned; the rest came back out of the fund's own value (its price fell).
| Earned % (3 months) | -40% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 16% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 34% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 44.9 / 100 · rank #193 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.25 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.17 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 117% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.30 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.35 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -7.9% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -19.8% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. HYG (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 75% |
| Downside capture | 69% |
| Capture ratio | 1.08 |
| Beta | 1.03 |
| Correlation | 0.35 |
| Tracking | – |
On days HYG rose, JQC caught 75% of the gain; on days it fell, JQC took 69% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-09-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-04-15 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.0500 |
| 2026-02-13 | $0.0540 |
| 2026-01-15 | $0.0540 |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.0540 |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.0540 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.9% | 4.8% | +4.7% | 98% | 15% | -4% | – | 75 | 75 | Downtrend |
| CLOA iShares AAA CLO Active ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.7% | 4.3% | +4.5% | 103% | 13% | -4% | – | 74 | 74 | Downtrend |
| CLOI VanEck CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 4.7% | 4.6% | +4.6% | 98% | 14% | -5% | – | 72 | 82 | Mixed |
| PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 5.0% | 5.5% | +4.9% | 91% | 24% | 3% | – | 65 | 91 | Uptrend |
| KNRG Simplify Kayne Anderson Energy and Infrastructure Credit ETF | CLO / Credit | 6.6% | 6.8% | +4.7% | 69% | 67% | 53% | – | 60 | 67 | Downtrend |
| BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF | CLO / Credit | 7.4% | 6.4% | +4.0% | 66% | 50% | 34% | – | 58 | 75 | Downtrend |
| JBBB Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 6.2% | 6.2% | +3.8% | 64% | 50% | 36% | – | 57 | 68 | Downtrend |
| PGP PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund | CEF - Fixed Income | 10.1% | 10.1% | +5.9% | 57% | 162% | 145% | – | 57 | 47 | Downtrend |
| CLOZ Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF | CLO / Credit | 8.0% | 7.2% | +4.4% | 61% | 34% | 18% | – | 56 | 66 | Downtrend |
| JFR Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund | CEF - Fixed Income | 12.8% | 13.2% | +4.3% | 34% | 81% | 61% | – | 53 | 48 | Downtrend |
About JQC
| Issuer | Nuveen |
| Structure | CEF |
| Category | CEF - Fixed Income |
| Strategy | Senior loans + high yield with leverage |
| Underlying | Loans, HY |
| Exposure | Credit / High Yield / CLOs |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Uses leverage | Yes |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
| Tax notes | Ordinary |
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