September CEF Press Release Summary
| Type of Annoucement | Sep-12 | 3Q 2012 |
| AGM – Annual Meeting | 1 | 83 |
| CEF Merging into CEF | 3 | 31 |
| CEF Merging into ETF | 0 | |
| CEF Open-Ending | 0 | |
| Dividend Cuts (-) | 26 | 50 |
| Dividend Cuts 5%+ | 22 | 38 |
| Dividend Raises (+) | 17 | 43 |
| Dividend Raises 5%+ | 2 | 6 |
| Dividend Maintains (0%) | 377 | 1149 |
| Fund Liquidation | 2 | |
| Fund Shareholders | 0 | |
| Investment Policy Change | 28 | 33 |
| IPO Announcement | 0 | |
| IPO Now Trading | 2 | |
| Leverage Amount Change | 1 | 1 |
| Name Change | 1 | 3 |
| Proposals (AGM etc) | 0 | |
| Repurchase | 2 | 3 |
| Rights Issue | 5 | |
| Tender Offer | 2 | 43 |
| Trustee/BOD Resignation | 0 | |
| Conference Call/Webcast | 6 | 15 |
| Director Change | 0 | |
| Fund Manager Change | 3 | 11 |
| Manager Change | 0 | |
| New Discount Management Program | 0 | |
| New Issue (Secondary Offering) | 1 | |
| New Fund President | 0 | |
| Termination of Negotiations | 0 | |
| Announcement | 26 | |
| CEO Change | 0 | |
| Distribution Policy Change | 1 | |
| Leverage Type Change | 1 | |
| Management Group Change | 0 | |
| Stock Split | 0 | |
| Identifier Change | 0 | |
| Refinancing | 1 | |
| Redomestication | 4 | |
| Repositioning | 2 | |
| Total Press Releases | 467 | 1510 |
September Dividend Decreases (-) 26
3rd Quarter Dividend Decreases (-) 50
September Dividend Increases (+) 17
3rd Quarter Dividend Increases (+) 43
September Dividend Decreases (-) (0%-5%) 4
September Dividend Decreases (-) (5%-10%) 12
September Dividend Decreases (-) (>10%) 10
September Dividend Increases (+) (0%-5%) 15
September Dividend Increases (+) (5%-10%) 1
September Dividend Increases (+) (>10%) 2
| Date of Release | Ticker | CEF Name | Fund Sector / Investment Objective | Dividend Change % |
| 9/5/2012 | IF | Aberdeen Indonesia Fund | Asian Equity – Single Country Funds | -73.61% |
| 9/4/2012 | BQR | BlackRock EcoSolutions Investment Trust | Energy Natural Resources Funds | -23.70% |
| 9/4/2012 | BGY | BlackRock International Growth and Inc Trust | Global Equity | -23.68% |
| 9/4/2012 | BCF | BlackRock Real Asset Equity Trust | Energy Natural Resources Funds | -18.51% |
| 9/4/2012 | CII | BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income | Covered Call Funds | -16.67% |
| 9/18/2012 | EDD | Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic DebtFund | Emerging Market Income- Non Leveraged | -16.67% |
| 9/12/2012 | IRR | ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund | Covered Call Funds | -15.15% |
| 9/12/2012 | IID | ING International High Dividend Equity Income | Global Equity Dividend | -10.47% |
| 9/12/2012 | IAE | ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income | Asian Equity – Regional Funds | -10.35% |
| 9/12/2012 | IGA | ING Global Advantage and Premium Opp | Covered Call Funds | -10.26% |
| 9/12/2012 | IDE | ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials | Global Equity | -10.00% |
| 9/12/2012 | IHD | ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity | Emerging Market Equity | -10.00% |
| 9/12/2012 | IGD | ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Oppo Fund | Global Equity Dividend | -9.68% |
| 9/4/2012 | NUJ | Nuveen NJ Div Adv Muni 2 | New Jersey (NJ) – Leveraged / NonInsured | -6.99% |
| 9/4/2012 | JHS | JH Income Securities Trust | Investment Grade Bond- Leveraged | -6.96% |
| 9/4/2012 | NJV | Nuveen NJ Municipal Value Fund | One Fund States | -6.90% |
| 9/4/2012 | NQU | Nuveen Quality Income Muni | Muni National – Leveraged / Non Insured | -6.33% |
| 9/4/2012 | NPM | Nuveen Premium Income Muni 2 | Muni National – Leveraged / Non Insured | -6.29% |
| 9/4/2012 | NXZ | Nuveen Dividend Advantage 2 | Muni National – Leveraged / Non Insured | -6.25% |
| 9/11/2012 | KHI | DWS High Income Trust | High Yield Bond Funds- Leveraged | -5.93% |
| 9/4/2012 | NUV | Nuveen Municipal Value Fund | Muni National – Leveraged / Non Insured | -5.13% |
| 9/4/2012 | NXP | Nuveen Select TaxFree Income | Muni National – Non Leveraged / NonInsured | -5.04% |
| 9/4/2012 | VBF | Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund | Investment Grade Bond- Non Leveraged | -3.13% |
| 9/11/2012 | FTT | Federated Enhanced Treasury Income | US Government Bond Funds | -1.37% |
| 9/4/2012 | MGF | MFS Government Markets Income | Multisector Bond Funds- Non Leveraged | -0.71% |
| 9/21/2012 | LOR | Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund | Global Equity | -0.08% |
| 9/10/2012 | GHI | Global High Income Fund Inc. | Global Income Funds- Non Leveraged | 0.77% |
| 9/4/2012 | MFV | MFS Special Value | US Growth & Income Funds | 1.43% |
| 9/5/2012 | JFC | JF China Region Fund | Asian Equity – Regional Funds | 1.83% |
| 9/10/2012 | SGL | Strategic Global Income Fund, Inc. | Global Income Funds- Leveraged | 1.95% |
| 9/4/2012 | JSD | Nuveen Shrt Duration Cred Opps | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 2.01% |
| 9/4/2012 | JHI | JH Investors Trust | Investment Grade Bond- Leveraged | 2.15% |
| 9/11/2012 | EFR | EV Senior Floating-Rate Trust | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 2.22% |
| 9/11/2012 | EFT | EV Floating-Rate Income Trust | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 2.33% |
| 9/4/2012 | GBAB | Guggenheim Build America Bonds Managed Duration Trust | Muni National – Non Leveraged / NonInsured | 2.48% |
| 9/4/2012 | EVF | EV Senior Income Trust | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 2.63% |
| 9/4/2012 | PPR | ING Prime Rate Trust | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 2.86% |
| 9/4/2012 | JRO | Nuveen Floating Rate Inc Opps | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 3.23% |
| 9/4/2012 | JFR | Nuveen Floating Rate Income | Loan Participation- Leveraged | 3.40% |
| 9/18/2012 | SPE | Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. | General Equity Funds | 4.38% |
| 9/11/2012 | LBF | DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc. | Emerging Market Income- Leveraged | 4.76% |
| 9/4/2012 | CMK | MFS Intermarket Income | Global Income Funds- Non Leveraged | 5.26% |
| 9/7/2012 | NAI | AGIC International & Premium Strategy Fund | Covered Call Funds | 31.25% |
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