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Comment Letter

ICI Comment Letter to Support FINRA's Proposed Exemption for Non-Traded BDCs

April 21, 2025—ICI filed a letter with the SEC in support of FINRA's proposed rule change to create...
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Perspective

The Closed-End Fund Market, 2024 (pdf)

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ICI Viewpoints

Academic Literature in Support of CEF Activism: We Don’t Think Those Studies Mean What You Think The...

April 11, 2025—One of the most enduring questions in finance is the puzzle of why closed-end funds...
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Resource Document

What US Households Consider When They Select Closed-End Funds

ICI conducts the Annual Mutual Fund Shareholder Tracking Survey each year to gather information on...
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Comment Letter

ICI Recommended Amendment for NYSE and CBOE CEF Proposals

The letter contains a proposed amendment to the Exchange Proposals that would continue to achieve...
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ICI Viewpoints

Fixing Our Broken Proxy Voting System

November 15, 2024—Just as publicly traded companies do, mutual funds, ETFs, and closed-end funds...
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Opinions

Only Activist Raiders Would Miss Annual Meetings

September 12, 2024—Powerful activist investors have been abusing the New York Stock Exchange's...
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Comment Letter

ICI Comment Letter in Support of NYSE Proposed Rulemaking Exempting Closed-End Funds from Annual Mee...

On July 30, 2024, ICI submitted a comment letter to the SEC in support of NYSE's proposed amendments...
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Research

2024 Investment Company Fact Book: US Closed-End Funds (pdf)