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NUV vs WIA

Side-by-side comparison of Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc. (NUV) and Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund (WIA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NUV and WIA 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 7.2x WIA ($286.2M).
  • Over the past year, NUV is up 5.6% and WIA is down 0.2% - NUV leads by 5.8 points.
  • WIA has hit the wire 4 times in the past 4 weeks while NUV has been quiet.
PerformanceNUV+5.63%WIA-0.18%
2025-05-07+0.00%2026-05-07
MetricNUVWIA
Company
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.
Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund
Price
$9.19+0.05%
$8.22+0.43%
Market cap
$2.07B
$286.2M
1M return
-0.05%
+1.86%
1Y return
+5.63%
-0.18%
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1987
2003
News (4w)
0
4
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.

WIA

Western Asset Inflation-Linked Income Fund

Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Guggenheim Partners, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Ltd., and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade, inflation-linked securities such as U.S. TIPS, corporate bonds, and mortgage backed securities. It seeks to maintain an average portfolio duration of between zero to 15 years. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked 1-10 Year Index and Barclays U.S. Government Inflation-Linked All Maturities Index. Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Securities & Income Fund was formed on September 25, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.