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✓	Name	Symbol	RSf	Rtn-1d	Rtn-5d	Rtn-1mo	Rtn-3mo	Rtn-6mo	Rtn-1yr	$vol-21
	Columbia Seligman Premium Tech Gr	STK	38.67	1.70	1.85	-0.87	-5.27	13.42	26.05	1m
	Virtus Global Div & Inc Fund	ZTR	36.03	1.68	2.62	1.30	6.94	16.61	-0.22	3m
	JH Tax-Advantaged Dividend Inc	HTD	70.84	1.37	2.89	8.02	10.95	24.87	9.41	1m
	Cushing MLP Total Return Fund	SRV	97.02	1.23	8.19	-0.70	29.76	30.62	49.49	1m
	PIMCO High Income Fund	PHK	35.12	1.18	-0.46	-0.46	-0.75	12.60	15.48	3m
	DNP Select Income	DNP	14.65	1.01	3.32	1.53	6.59	4.15	-7.44	5m
	PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II	PFN	54.25	1.00	0.16	2.22	1.15	17.71	18.79	2m
	Reaves Utility Income	UTG	68.75	0.94	5.10	7.53	12.55	17.59	7.72	7m
	PIMCO Corporate & Income Opps	PTY	43.41	0.91	-2.08	-0.01	3.22	9.45	20.65	10m
	PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund	PDI	55.35	0.89	-0.16	-0.16	3.05	16.14	20.23	27m
	PIMCO Corporate & Income Strgy	PCN	14.98	0.76	-1.30	-5.76	-2.84	6.85	9.17	4m
	Apollo Tactical Income	AIF	81.87	0.69	1.26	3.73	3.65	18.64	31.58	1m
	EV Limited Duration Income	EVV	43.57	0.68	1.01	2.92	1.26	12.62	16.07	3m
	CBRE Clarion Global Real Est I	IGR	53.94	0.59	2.20	2.85	4.60	27.55	8.75	3m
	BlackRock Util & Infra Trust	BUI	64.07	0.57	4.96	10.97	10.99	20.89	6.24	1m
	AllianzGI NFJ Div Interest & Prem	NFJ	45.33	0.57	2.23	1.23	3.06	17.19	15.46	2m
	DoubleLine Income Solutions	DSL	53.37	0.56	0.96	4.29	2.44	15.27	19.94	5m
	Apollo Senior Floating Rate	AFT	89.11	0.55	0.76	3.30	9.83	18.78	32.25	1m
	Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund	ARDC	91.21	0.48	2.89	4.80	9.39	20.91	34.16	1m
	BlackRock Global Opportunities	BOE	48.88	0.48	2.65	3.53	4.36	15.57	11.98	2m
	JH Premium Dividend Fund	PDT	67.14	0.48	-0.49	3.94	8.81	20.19	7.23	1m
	BlackRock Floating Rate Inc Tr	BGT	89.22	0.45	3.56	3.47	9.09	17.94	33.59	1m
	KKR Income Opportunities	KIO	89.27	0.45	0.54	1.59	7.85	20.77	35.47	2m
	Gabelli Dividend & Income	GDV	60.88	0.44	2.31	1.45	3.66	21.86	17.48	3m
	BlackRock Enhanced Cap & Inc	CII	36.02	0.37	0.79	0.78	0.36	10.46	15.67	1m
	BlackRock Health Sciences	BME	16.06	0.35	1.49	3.17	-3.88	10.47	2.61	1m
	Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund	THQ	85.46	0.35	2.11	6.18	10.78	30.26	17.09	3m
	Tri-Continental Corporation	TY	64.51	0.33	1.77	0.76	4.32	17.40	22.13	1m
	EV Senior Floating Rate	EFR	74.79	0.30	0.23	1.01	4.24	14.62	30.45	1m
	Calamos Global Dynamic Income	CHW	90.23	0.30	-0.75	2.08	10.19	29.08	26.45	1m
	H&Q Healthcare Investors	HQH	39.38	0.29	2.52	5.11	2.53	16.96	7.87	3m
	Blackstone/GSO Strategic Cred	BGB	72.97	0.25	0.63	2.94	6.32	15.51	24.29	2m
	BlackRock Muni Inter Duration	MUI	61.26	0.25	5.07	5.34	6.27	19.75	10.69	2m
	Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend	AOD	43.23	0.24	1.86	2.61	4.20	15.35	9.73	2m
	Invesco Adv Muni Inc II	VKI	32.00	0.23	1.30	4.07	1.00	12.51	5.55	1m
	BlackRock Float Rate Strat	FRA	77.79	0.23	0.91	2.14	6.95	16.68	27.33	2m
	JH Preferred Income II	HPF	88.29	0.22	4.18	8.02	9.11	24.93	28.33	1m
	H&Q Life Sciences Investors	HQL	48.53	0.22	1.91	4.92	2.77	20.10	9.62	1m
	EV Tax Advantaged Dividend Inc	EVT	73.20	0.21	2.78	1.86	8.94	23.80	16.70	3m
	SRH Total Return Fund	STEW	50.91	0.21	1.26	-0.20	2.38	15.06	20.28	1m
	Adams Express	ADX	88.35	0.20	2.23	1.91	5.23	22.96	36.24	4m
	First Trust Senior FR Inc II	FCT	68.04	0.19	1.46	2.32	7.41	12.17	22.54	1m
	Calamos Strategic Total Return	CSQ	78.00	0.19	1.89	-0.12	3.98	24.41	28.51	3m
	Nuveen Credit Strat. Income	JQC	87.17	0.18	1.07	3.98	8.94	19.73	28.04	3m
	First Trust Inter Dur Pref & Income Fund	FPF	80.69	0.17	-0.57	1.87	3.34	22.85	27.01	2m
	EV Tax-Mgd Gbl Div Equity Income	EXG	66.69	0.12	1.97	2.58	7.03	19.80	16.39	3m
	Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	TYG	93.94	0.12	7.12	7.73	20.42	25.83	27.88	1m
	Western/Claymore Infl-Lnk Opps	WIW	23.15	0.12	0.35	1.92	2.28	4.93	2.22	1m
	EV Tax Adv Global Dividend Inc	ETG	70.84	0.11	2.19	1.77	4.20	22.66	22.29	2m
	Cohen & Steers Qty Inc Realty	RQI	33.02	0.09	2.24	-0.44	-0.99	18.18	8.49	4m
	Cohen & Steers Infrastructure	UTF	69.61	0.08	2.25	5.07	10.24	21.21	10.92	5m
	Deutsche Municipal Income	KTF	68.24	0.00	1.23	2.44	6.54	20.40	14.37	1m
	Liberty All-Star Equity	USA	75.47	0.00	0.59	-0.90	5.36	20.94	26.04	5m
	General American Investors	GAM	82.63	0.00	2.77	3.03	6.43	19.80	26.23	1m
	Prudential Global Short Dur Hi	GHY	57.68	0.00	0.90	3.01	4.21	15.03	18.92	2m
	First Trust Energy Infra. Fund	FIF	93.55	0.00	0.06	0.66	16.03	18.71	36.06	1m
	Avenue Income Credit Strategy	ACP	67.13	0.00	1.81	2.43	4.51	20.99	22.22	2m
	BlackRock Core Bond	BHK	25.60	0.00	0.19	0.66	-1.26	12.08	4.28	1m
	Voya Global Equity Dividend&Premium Opp	IGD	43.75	0.00	0.78	2.17	3.75	13.63	12.61	1m
	Nuveen S&P500 Buy-Write Inc Fnd	BXMX	32.65	0.00	2.02	1.08	2.12	11.34	7.85	2m
	India Fund Inc	IFN	26.97	-0.06	-2.60	-10.61	-9.53	9.16	21.10	5m
	First Trust Energy Inc&Growth	FEN	94.48	-0.06	-0.25	1.99	18.31	18.38	39.47	1m
	AllianzGI Convertible & Income	NCV	32.46	-0.07	0.13	1.04	-0.25	13.03	11.11	2m
	EV Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opps	ETV	45.17	-0.08	1.09	1.34	3.65	12.91	17.41	3m
	Nuveen Dividend Advantage	NAD	26.39	-0.09	1.17	2.22	0.52	9.48	3.43	9m
	Calamos Convertible & High	CHY	18.19	-0.09	-0.36	-1.68	-4.77	3.63	14.69	2m
	Nuveen NY AMT-Free Muni Inc	NRK	42.85	-0.09	0.00	2.97	1.71	17.77	9.57	1m
	AllianceBernstein Glb High Inc	AWF	51.37	-0.10	0.29	2.78	3.07	14.34	16.52	2m
	BlackRock Muni Target Term Tr	BTT	11.30	-0.10	0.83	1.43	-1.51	3.49	1.04	3m
	EV Risk-Mgd Divers Equity Inc	ETJ	53.93	-0.12	1.44	0.80	4.31	15.13	17.17	1m
	BlackRock Enhanced Equity Div	BDJ	50.64	-0.12	1.35	3.02	5.97	18.48	8.60	3m
	BlackRock Multi-Sector Income	BIT	38.02	-0.13	-0.71	0.10	0.97	9.65	14.22	1m
	Flah&Crum Pref Secs	FFC	54.69	-0.14	-0.07	1.95	3.86	13.21	21.85	2m
	EV Municipal Bond	EIM	43.88	-0.14	4.12	4.92	2.95	16.74	8.53	1m
	Cohen & Steers REIT & Preferred Inc	RNP	65.04	-0.15	1.55	2.53	2.57	24.74	19.64	2m
	EV Floating Rate Income	EFT	81.07	-0.15	0.52	1.27	3.78	18.69	32.21	1m
	ClearBridge Energy MLP	CEM	97.46	-0.17	2.76	3.87	19.32	39.77	60.79	2m
	BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	DSU	60.41	-0.18	1.39	2.88	0.19	14.09	26.34	2m
	Gabelli Equity Trust	GAB	55.66	-0.18	2.24	2.82	6.79	19.43	11.29	2m
	Western Asset Emerg Mkts Debt	EMD	59.94	-0.21	0.76	0.95	3.95	16.26	20.81	2m
	BlackRock Limited Duration Inc	BLW	39.62	-0.22	0.51	1.67	0.75	10.86	15.20	1m
	Invesco Senior Income	VVR	88.51	-0.23	2.33	2.88	8.80	16.23	33.56	3m
	Nuveen Floating Rate Income	JFR	70.57	-0.23	0.23	1.50	5.39	15.23	22.44	4m
	EV Tax-Managed Glb B-W Opps	ETW	43.46	-0.25	1.12	0.86	4.65	14.99	9.78	2m
	Cohen & Steers Ltd Dur Prf&Inc	LDP	68.20	-0.26	-1.31	0.05	3.20	16.78	28.32	1m
	Saba Cap Income Opps II	SABA	15.78	-0.26	-0.03	3.73	2.05	2.24	1.19	1m
	Western Asset High Income Opp	HIO	26.38	-0.26	0.80	-0.11	-2.12	7.39	11.50	1m
	Royce Value Trust	RVT	77.05	-0.27	2.34	2.13	4.39	25.00	27.25	2m
	EV Enhanced Equity Income	EOI	81.72	-0.27	0.16	-0.27	5.03	23.20	26.25	1m
	Duff&Phelps Global Utility Inc Ord	DPG	56.04	-0.30	4.53	9.01	15.94	21.03	-13.12	1m
	Invesco Muni Invst. Grade T	VGM	31.26	-0.30	2.07	3.35	0.58	12.10	5.61	1m
	Nuveen Municipal Value	NUV	14.69	-0.35	1.17	2.22	-1.38	5.08	1.97	3m
	BlackRock MuniAssets Fund	MUA	67.93	-0.36	2.19	1.82	4.32	23.80	14.27	1m
	BlackRock MuniYield Qty III	MYI	34.07	-0.36	1.18	0.82	0.68	12.68	6.83	2m
	Liberty All-Star Growth	ASG	36.00	-0.38	1.55	-1.02	-1.39	16.01	13.59	1m
	First Trust High Inc Long/Shrt	FSD	53.19	-0.38	0.26	2.56	3.16	13.01	17.95	1m
	Neuberger Berman MLP Income	NML	95.08	-0.39	5.02	6.27	23.43	24.98	34.96	2m
	Cornerstone Strategic Value	CLM	50.63	-0.39	1.47	0.87	8.95	15.20	14.51	10m
	Invesco Strategic Opp Fund	GOF	46.89	-0.41	-0.55	4.01	8.73	18.60	5.38	8m
	Invesco Muni Opps. Trust	VMO	32.77	-0.42	1.80	2.54	0.79	14.13	5.85	2m
	BlackRock MuniVest	MVF	37.15	-0.42	2.33	2.47	1.87	12.77	8.51	1m
	JH Financial Opportunities	BTO	61.02	-0.45	1.31	4.98	2.90	13.40	35.71	1m
	Cornerstone Total Return	CRF	66.36	-0.45	1.25	0.67	10.11	16.76	21.03	5m
	Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Inc	NEA	24.79	-0.46	0.84	1.60	0.21	9.10	1.88	8m
	Nuveen Muni High Inc Opp	NMZ	49.57	-0.47	2.11	3.15	7.18	18.10	7.15	2m
	Nuveen Dividend Advantage 3	NZF	38.97	-0.50	1.35	2.50	3.21	13.02	8.31	5m
	BlackRock MuniHoldings CA Qty	MUC	30.02	-0.50	0.51	1.79	-0.63	12.90	5.59	2m
	Invesco Value Muni Income	IIM	26.75	-0.51	1.65	2.53	0.59	10.88	3.51	1m
	EV Tax-Managed Div Equity Inc	ETY	83.49	-0.52	0.45	1.30	6.95	24.02	26.35	3m
	Nuveen Pref Income Opps Fund	JPC	70.48	-0.55	-0.28	3.39	2.90	18.93	27.67	5m
	Nuveen Div Adv Muni Inc	NVG	37.91	-0.58	1.18	2.79	2.43	14.22	7.27	5m
	AllianzGI Equity & Conv Inc	NIE	60.81	-0.58	0.68	-1.20	3.14	17.15	22.16	1m
	Nuveen CA AMT-Tax Free Muni In	NKX	39.48	-0.58	0.59	0.69	4.79	11.58	6.54	1m
	Western Asset Managed Muni	MMU	35.76	-0.58	0.79	1.95	1.69	12.11	7.05	1m
	BlackRock Corp High Yield	HYT	71.62	-0.61	0.10	2.98	3.91	16.69	27.81	4m
	PIMCO Municipal Income II	PML	10.99	-0.61	0.35	-0.13	-0.86	11.14	-3.49	2m
	Invesco Municipal Trust	VKQ	35.37	-0.62	1.79	4.76	2.41	12.67	6.14	1m
	BlackRock Resources & Commdty	BCX	61.74	-0.63	2.28	1.43	13.44	15.22	9.60	2m
	BlackRock MuniYield Quality	MQY	42.11	-0.66	1.51	0.88	1.60	17.46	9.88	2m
	BlackRock Credit Allocation Inc	BTZ	34.44	-0.67	0.48	2.43	-1.58	13.33	10.76	3m
	Nuveen Build America Bond	NBB	8.77	-0.67	-0.13	0.04	-5.08	4.74	0.55	1m
	BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund	MHD	31.80	-0.67	1.98	2.29	0.48	12.18	5.98	1m
	Nuveen CA Div Adv Muni	NAC	34.12	-0.68	1.05	3.60	1.62	12.18	6.58	4m
	GAMCO Glb Gold Natural Res&Inc	GGN	85.07	-0.73	2.24	0.49	11.90	20.73	18.70	2m
	EV Enhanced Equity Income II	EOS	84.35	-0.73	0.54	1.54	3.90	21.29	35.21	2m
	Advent Claymore Conv & Income	AVK	66.58	-0.74	1.01	2.93	4.20	26.44	16.12	1m
	Calamos Convertible Opps & Inc	CHI	54.88	-0.79	0.90	1.63	4.50	16.28	18.18	2m
	BlackRock MuniYield	MYD	39.01	-0.83	0.94	0.41	1.93	15.49	8.43	1m
	Prudential Sht Duration Hi Yld	ISD	43.75	-0.86	0.67	1.47	2.61	13.86	12.64	1m
	BlackRock Build America Bond	BBN	6.87	-0.88	-0.06	1.06	-5.26	3.98	-6.11	3m
	Western Asset High Inc Fund II	HIX	17.35	-0.90	0.34	1.13	1.34	4.31	7.06	1m
	Kayne Anderson MLP	KYN	94.61	-1.01	2.93	2.82	17.42	28.53	34.71	5m
	Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income	FAX	26.37	-1.15	0.39	-2.68	0.08	8.04	7.46	2m
	Nuveen Select TaxFree Income	NXP	18.40	-1.17	0.99	2.18	-0.79	7.12	2.48	1m

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