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Closed-End Fund Assets Up 7 Percent in 2010
By Daniel Schrass, Judy Steenstra, and Dorothy Donohue
March 18, 2011
Total closed-end fund assets were $241 billion at year-end 2010, up 7 percent from year-end 2009, according to our recently released annual research report on the closed-end fund market. On net, closed-end fund assets increased by $16 billion during 2010.
Closed-End Fund Total Net Assets Increased to $241 Billion
Closed-end fund total net assets by investment objective, billions of dollars, year-end, 2000–2010
Note: Components may not add to the total because of rounding.
Source: Investment Company Institute
The report contains much more detail, but here are a few key findings:
- Bond closed-end funds accounted for more than half of all closed-end fund assets. Bond funds have traditionally accounted for a majority of closed-end fund assets. At year-end 2010, bond closed-end fund assets were $140 billion, or 58 percent of closed-end fund assets. However, assets in equity closed-end funds grew from 26 percent a decade ago to 42 percent of all closed-end fund assets at year-end 2010.
- At year-end 2010, there were 624 closed-end funds. The number of closed-end funds has decreased since 2007, after several years of steady increases. Two-thirds of closed-end funds were bond funds at year-end 2010.
- Closed-end fund investors tended to have above-average household incomes and financial assets. An estimated 2.1 million U.S. households held closed-end funds in 2010. Households that owned closed-end funds tended to include affluent, experienced investors who owned a range of equity and fixed-income investments.
Besides reading the full report, those interested in closed-end funds can find more information in our closed-end funds FAQs. On our stats page, we provide quarterly updates on closed-end assets data.
Daniel Schrass is an ICI Associate Economist, Judy Steenstra is ICI Senior Director of Statistical Research, and Dorothy Donohue is ICI Senior Associate Counsel.
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