Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NBB) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:NBB) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,600 shares, a growth of 232.8% from the March 31st total of 12,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 66,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund Price Performance

NBB opened at $14.62 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $15.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.26. Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund has a 1 year low of $13.67 and a 1 year high of $16.49.

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 15th will be issued a $0.073 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NBB. Wolverine Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund by 293.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 5,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 4,293 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. bought a new position in Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund during the third quarter worth about $149,000. Mystic Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund during the third quarter worth about $156,000. Integrated Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $167,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund during the first quarter worth about $194,000.

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund Company Profile

Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund also invests some portion of its portfolio in derivative instruments.