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NUV vs PCF

Side-by-side comparison of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc. (NUV) and High Income Securities Fund (PCF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NUV and PCF operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NUV is the larger of the two at $2.07B, about 26.3x PCF ($78.6M).
  • Over the past year, NUV is up 4.9% and PCF is down 8.6% - NUV leads by 13.5 points.
  • PCF has hit the wire 2 times in the past 4 weeks while NUV has been quiet.
PerformanceNUV+4.90%PCF-8.63%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricNUVPCF
Company
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.
High Income Securities Fund
Price
$9.11+0.05%
$5.72+1.42%
Market cap
$2.07B
$78.6M
1M return
+1.00%
+2.88%
1Y return
+4.90%
-8.63%
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1987
News (4w)
0
2
Recent ratings
0
0
NUV

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.

Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. 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. It invests in undervalued municipal securities and other related investments the income, exempt from regular federal income taxes that are rated Baa or BBB or better. It employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Standard & Poor's (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. was formed on April 8, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.

PCF

High Income Securities Fund

High Income Securities Fund is a closed-ended balanced income mutual fund launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in both convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite index comprising of 50% JPMorgan Developed High Yield Index and 50% BofA Merrill Lynch AllConvertibles Speculative Quality Index. The fund was formerly known as Putnam High Income Securities Fund High Income Securities Fund was formed on July 9, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.