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CEFS · Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF

Company overview

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF owns other closed-end funds. Cash received from those holdings can reach ETF shareholders, while the underlying funds' market discounts, borrowing and payment sources add another layer to assess.

Business
Closed-end-fund portfolio ETF
Listing
CEFS · BATS
Reporting period
2026-05-31
Dividend schedule
Monthly

How the business works

Cash from held funds after ETF expenses contributes to net investment income. Changes in underlying fund prices and discounts affect net asset value separately, and an ETF income figure does not prove that each holding earned its own distribution.

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF: financial report supporting reported earnings

Dividend & earnings snapshot

Reported earnings

Each measure shown separately, per share

Net investment income$0.80

Dec 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026

Distribution yield7.19%Sourced distributions divided by dated market price
Trailing 12-month income yieldNot availableA complete 12-month reported net investment income figure and dated market price are needed.
Trailing 12-month distributions$1.81Recorded recurring payments per share, not a forecast
Dividend payment history
Date or monthPer share
Sep 30, 2026$0.246
Reported earnings and sources

Reported earnings for the latest four periods. Compare the same earnings measure across periods; different measures are not added together.

Reporting periodPer shareSource
Dec 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026$0.80SEC
Announced Aug 5, 2026

Cash distributions and reported returns

Cash distributions are the total paid per share during each reporting period, including any gains or return of capital. Period lengths may differ, so compare the dates before comparing amounts. Short periods are not annualized.

Reporting periodEnding NAVNAV changeDistributions / shareReported NAV total returnSource
Dec 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026$25.35+12.07%$0.97+16.79%Verified company financial highlights for this exact fiscal period; total return is reported, not inferred.

NAV change excludes distributions. Reported NAV total return includes reinvestment and is copied from the fund statement, not estimated by adding cash distributions to the NAV change.

Why the annual trend is limited

The fund changed its investment policy in August 2026. The available May 2026 filing predates that change, so it cannot establish a trend for the current strategy.

Read the source filing or company notice

How to read CEFS income

The ETF receives income from its holdings and pays its own expenses. Its income is not the same as the underlying companies' reported earnings.

Follow the income received, cash paid and portfolio value together. Look through to concentration, underlying fund costs and credit exposure.

The assets behind the earnings

How CEFS makes money

Financial snapshot: 2026-05-31. Research reviewed 2026-09-18. Compare results for the reporting periods shown. Historical results are not a forecast.

The assets it owns

$440.710 million net assetsClosed-end-fund portfolio ETF

Net assets checked 2026-09-11. Borrowings and preferred financing are excluded from this net-assets figure.

A complete, comparable portfolio allocation is not available for this chart. No percentages have been estimated.

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF: net assets and portfolio information, checked 2026-09-11

Reported earnings and distributions

2025-12-01 to 2026-05-31 · $ per share

Fund net investment income per common share; actual reporting period, not annualized$0.8000
Total cash distributions in the same period$0.9700

For the six months ended May 31, 2026, CEFS reported $0.80 of net investment income and $0.97 of distributions per share. Net asset value rose from $22.62 to $25.35. ETF income accounted for much of the cash, while the stronger value gives context without settling the source of each underlying fund's payment.

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF: financial report supporting reported earnings

The income-producing business

Portfolio interest and dividends, realized investment results and any derivative activity contribute to distribution resources after expenses. Taxable income and cash distributions can differ from reported net investment income.

The earnings available to shareholders depend on the cash generated by these activities after operating and financing costs. Portfolio gains, financing proceeds and recurring income should be evaluated separately.

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF: financial report supporting reported earnings

What the reported earnings support

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF reported $0.8000 per share for 2025-12-01 to 2026-05-31, measured as Fund net investment income per common share; actual reporting period, not annualized.

Actual per-share reporting period, without annualisation. Net investment income, realized gains, unrealized changes and cash distributions are different measures. This comparison is not the Fly High forward Dividend Coverage Ratio.

Saba Opportunistic Hedged Closed-End Funds ETF: financial report supporting reported earnings

What would change the earnings picture?

Compare the next like-length ETF income and cash paid, then inspect major holdings' discounts, leverage, payment sources and net asset value.

Net asset value (NAV)

NAV per share$25.22Sep 9, 2026
Market price$25.12Sep 11, 2026
PREMIUM / DISCOUNT TO NAVUnavailableUnavailable: requires valid positive NAV and market price from the same date.

NAV is the fund's assets minus liabilities, divided by shares outstanding. All values are USD per share.

Saba company-indexed ETF NAV dated 2026-09-09. The newer saved market price is preserved. No premium or discount is calculated from different dates. The company page currently leaves numeric fields blank; a dated source capture is retained internally. Older audited NAV history remains unchanged.

NAV source · Market-price source

Fly High context

Compare the next like-length ETF income and cash paid, then inspect major holdings' discounts, leverage, payment sources and net asset value.

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Dividend tax treatment

CEFS has monthly notices that describe where payments appeared to come from as they were made. A later annual filing tells a different story for its November fiscal year. Neither is a complete January-to-December tax answer. For now, the notices are useful context, not a percentage you should carry into your tax return.

See the fund’s investor materials. Your Form 1099-DIV is the guide for your own filing.

Public Research updated September 30, 2026 8:16 pm