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NUV vs WEA

Side-by-side comparison of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc. (NUV) and Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest (WEA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NUV and WEA 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 13.2x WEA ($156.5M).
  • Over the past year, NUV is up 5.7% and WEA is down 3.8% - NUV leads by 9.5 points.
  • WEA has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while NUV has been quiet.
PerformanceNUV+5.66%WEA-3.83%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricNUVWEA
Company
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.
Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest
Price
$9.14+0.22%
$10.55-2.04%
Market cap
$2.07B
$156.5M
1M return
+1.39%
+0.81%
1Y return
+5.66%
-3.83%
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1987
2002
News (4w)
0
3
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.

WEA

Western Asset Bond Fund Share of Beneficial Interest

Western Asset Premier Bond Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Western Asset Management Company. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Ltd. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities, and mortgage related securities. It seeks to maintain an average duration of around two to three years with an average credit quality of BBB. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Credit Index. Western Asset Premier Bond Fund was formed on March 28, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.