JPC CEF — Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (JPC)

JPC is a CEF. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 10.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.41%, its expense ratio is 1.71%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 287.7% over the past 23.4 years, 962.0 points behind SPY at 1249.7%.

At the current 10.24% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,024 per year, or $85.33 per month on an equivalent basis.

JPC performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 287.7% over the past 23.4 years, 962.0 points behind SPY at 1249.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

JPC key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.68%

Issuer

Nuveen

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

03/27/2003

Expense ratio

1.71%

Distribution rate

10.24%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

10.41%

5-year average yield

8.35

Last close

$7.38

Market cap

$2,771,047,680

Average volume

1853813.0

Last dividend

$0.0630

Ex-dividend date

08/14/2026

Payment date

09/01/2026

Beta

0.71

Payout ratio

0.8733

P/E ratio

8.2056

EPS

$0.90

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (10.24%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (10.41%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: Nuveen fund page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JPC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider JPC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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