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NAC CEF — Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAC)

Updated November 4, 2026.

Verdict as of November 4, 2026 close

NAC's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (64/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 8.04%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.07 with an ex-date of October 15, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.

Sources: Nuveen page for NAC, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

NAC is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 8.04%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.37%, its expense ratio is 1.5299%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 264.6% over the past 27.4 years, 583.8 points behind SPY at 848.4%.

NAC dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-11-04.

The distribution rate (8.04%) has no calculation basis on file. Trailing-12-month yield (8.37%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.0695. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 12/01/2026.

Recorded distribution timeline (334)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-10-15$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-09-15$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-08-14$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-07-15$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-06-15$0.07-5.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-05-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-04-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-03-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-02-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-01-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-12-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-11-14$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-10-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-09-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-08-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-07-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-06-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-05-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-04-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-03-14$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-02-14$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-01-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-12-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-11-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-10-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-09-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-08-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-07-15$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-06-14$0.07451.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-05-14$0.0490.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-04-12$0.0490.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-03-14$0.04911.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-02-14$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-01-11$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-12-14$0.0440.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-11-14$0.04422.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-10-12$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-09-14$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-08-14$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-07-13$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-06-14$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-05-12$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-04-13$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-03-14$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-02-14$0.0360.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-01-12$0.036-20.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-12-14$0.0450.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-11-14$0.0450.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-10-13$0.045-13.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-09-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-08-12$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-07-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-06-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-05-12$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-04-13$0.052-5.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-03-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-02-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-01-13$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-12-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-11-12$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-10-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-09-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-08-12$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-07-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-06-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-05-13$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-04-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-03-12$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-02-11$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-01-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-12-14$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-11-12$0.0550.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-10-14$0.0555.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-09-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-08-13$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-07-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-06-12$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-05-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-04-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-03-12$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-02-13$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-01-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-12-12$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-11-14$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-10-11$0.0520.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-09-12$0.052-7.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-08-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-07-12$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-06-13$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-05-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-04-12$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-03-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-02-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-01-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-12-13$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-11-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-10-12$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-09-13$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-08-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-07-12$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-06-14$0.056-5.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-05-14$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-04-12$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-03-14$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-02-14$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-01-11$0.0590.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-12-14$0.059N/A
2017-11-22$0.009N/A
2017-11-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-10-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-09-14$0.062-6.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-08-11$0.0660.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-07-12$0.0660.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-06-13$0.066-4.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-05-11$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-04-11$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-03-13$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-02-13$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-01-11$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-12-13$0.069N/A
2016-11-17$0.008N/A
2016-11-15$0.062N/A
2016-11-02$0.006-91.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-10-12$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-09-13$0.069-6.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-08-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-07-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-06-13$0.074-2.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-05-11$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-04-13$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-03-11$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-02-10$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-01-13$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-12-11$0.076N/A
2015-11-18$0.005N/A
2015-11-10$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-10-13$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-09-11$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-08-12$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-07-13$0.0760.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-06-11$0.076-5.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-05-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-04-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-03-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-02-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-01-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-12-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-11-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-10-10$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-09-11$0.08N/A
2014-08-13$0.08N/A
2014-06-17$0.005N/A
2014-06-04$0.14393.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-05-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-04-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-03-12$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-02-12$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-01-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-12-11$0.074N/A
2013-11-18$0.001N/A
2013-11-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-10-10$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-09-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-08-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-07-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-06-12$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-05-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-04-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-03-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-02-13$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-01-11$0.0740.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-12-12$0.074-3.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-11-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-10-11$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-09-12$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-08-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-07-11$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-06-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-05-11$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-04-11$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-03-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-02-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-01-11$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-12-13$0.077N/A
2011-11-21$0.004N/A
2011-11-10$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-10-12$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-09-13$0.0772.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-08-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-07-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-06-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-05-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-04-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-03-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-02-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2011-01-12$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-12-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-11-10$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-10-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-09-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-08-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-07-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-06-11$0.0754.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-05-12$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-04-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-03-11$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-02-10$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2010-01-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-12-11$0.0725.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-11-10$0.0680.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-10-13$0.0680.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-09-11$0.0681.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-08-12$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-07-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-06-11$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-05-13$0.0676.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-04-13$0.0630.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-03-11$0.0630.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-02-11$0.0630.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2009-01-13$0.063-80.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-12-11$0.326417.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-11-12$0.0630.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-10-10$0.0630.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-09-11$0.0631.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-08-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-07-11$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-06-11$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-05-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-04-11$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-03-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-02-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2008-01-11$0.062-36.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-12-12$0.09756.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-11-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-10-11$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-09-12$0.062-4.6%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-08-13$0.0650.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-07-11$0.0650.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-06-13$0.0650.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-05-11$0.0650.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-04-11$0.0650.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-03-13$0.065-4.4%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-02-13$0.0680.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2007-01-10$0.068-43.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-12-13$0.12177.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-11-13$0.0680.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-10-11$0.0680.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-09-13$0.068-4.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-08-11$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-07-12$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-06-13$0.071-5.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-05-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-04-11$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-03-13$0.075-5.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-02-13$0.0790.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2006-01-11$0.079-29.5%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-12-13$0.11241.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-11-10$0.0790.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-10-12$0.0790.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-09-13$0.079-3.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-08-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-07-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-06-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-05-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-04-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-03-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-02-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2005-01-12$0.082-35.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-12-13$0.12856.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-11-10$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-10-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-09-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-08-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-07-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-06-14$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-05-12$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-04-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-03-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-02-11$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2004-01-13$0.0820.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-12-11$0.0821.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-11-12$0.0810.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-10-10$0.0810.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-09-11$0.0811.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-08-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-07-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-06-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-05-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-04-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-03-12$0.083.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-02-12$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2003-01-13$0.0770.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-12-11$0.0772.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-11-13$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-10-10$0.0750.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-09-11$0.0752.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-08-13$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-07-11$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-06-12$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-05-13$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-04-11$0.0730.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-03-13$0.0732.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-02-13$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2002-01-11$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-12-12$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-11-13$0.0710.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-10-11$0.0710.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-09-12$0.07052.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-08-13$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-07-11$0.0690.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-06-13$0.0693.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-05-11$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-04-10$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-03-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-02-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2001-01-10$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-12-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-11-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-10-11$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-09-13$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-08-11$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-07-12$0.0670.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-06-13$0.067-4.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-05-11$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-04-12$0.070.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-03-13$0.07-2.8%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-02-11$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2000-01-12$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-12-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-11-10$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-10-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-09-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-08-11$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
1999-07-22$0.072—
1999 total (partial launch year)$0.432—
2000 total$0.823—
2001 total$0.82550.3%
2002 total$0.8826.8%
2003 total$0.9598.7%
2004 total$1.037.4%
2005 total$1.005-2.4%
2006 total$0.921-8.4%
2007 total$0.809-12.2%
2008 total$1.01125.0%
2009 total$0.796-21.3%
2010 total$0.88511.2%
2011 total$0.9123.1%
2012 total$0.9211.0%
2013 total$0.889-3.5%
2014 total$0.9183.3%
2015 total$0.9372.1%
2016 total$0.885-5.5%
2017 total$0.797-9.9%
2018 total$0.687-13.8%
2019 total$0.656-4.5%
2020 total$0.633-3.5%
2021 total$0.664.3%
2022 total$0.612-7.3%
2023 total$0.448-26.8%
2024 total$0.75368.1%
2025 total$0.88817.9%
2026 YTD total$0.72-2.7% vs prior-year YTD

NAC dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -34.55%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y-2.3%
3Y92.9%
5Y31.5%
10Y-3.9%

NAC holdings and sector exposure

The top 10 holdings are 19.6% of the fund.

TickerNameWeight
—YOSEMITE CALIF CMNTY COLLEGE DIST 0%3.96%
—GOLDEN ST TOB SECURITIZATION CORP CALIF TOB SETTLEMENT REV 5%2.82%
—CALIFORNIA POLLUTION CTL FING AUTH WTR FURNISHING REV 5%1.96%
—LOS ANGELES CALIF DEPT WTR & PWR REV 5%1.82%
—SAN FRANCISCO CALIF CITY & CNTY ARPTS COMMN INTL ARPT REV 5%1.64%
—PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REV 5%1.62%
—LOS ANGELES CALIF DEPT WTR & PWR REV 5%1.47%
—FOOTHILL / EASTERN TRANSN CORRIDOR AGY CALIF TOLL RD REV 6%1.46%
—FOOTHILL / EASTERN TRANSN CORRIDOR AGY CALIF TOLL RD REV 5.75%1.45%
—LOS ANGELES CALIF DEPT WTR & PWR REV 5%1.35%

To see how this fund's sectors add up across your own holdings, use True Exposure.

NAC performance versus SPY

Total return is 264.6% over the past 27.4 years, 583.8 points behind SPY at 848.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.2%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M2.1%—
3M-10.2%—
6M-9.2%—
YTD-6.6%—
1Y-7.0%—
2Y CAGR—2.80%
3Y CAGR—9.20%
5Y CAGR—-2.00%
10Y CAGR—1.80%
Since inception 1999-05-26 · 27.4 years264.6%4.80%

NAC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
64 · Generally safe
Safety-Adjusted Yield
5.15%
Issuer
Nuveen
Asset type
CEF
Asset class
Fixed Income
Inception date
05/26/1999
Expense ratio
1.5299%
Distribution rate
8.04%
Distribution frequency
Monthly
Trailing yield
8.37%
5-year average yield
5.63
Last close
$10.37 (as of 2026-11-04)
NAV
$10.81
Premium / discount
Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
Market cap
$1,616,418,176
Average volume
1,254,456
Dividend
$0.0695
Ex-dividend date
11/13/2026
Payment date
12/01/2026
Beta
0.603

AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage.

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (8.04%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (8.37%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Nuveen or company 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.

NAC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.2%.

Who may consider NAC — 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.

More on NAC

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Frequently asked questions

Does NAC pay monthly?

Yes. NAC currently pays monthly.

What is NAC's expense ratio?

NAC's expense ratio is 1.5299%.

What is NAC's dividend yield?

NAC's distribution rate is 8.04%, paid monthly, with a 1.5299% expense ratio — no calculation basis on file.

How has NAC's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -2.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does NAC pay a dividend?

NAC pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.0695. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 12/01/2026.

How has NAC performed?

Total return is 264.6% over the past 27.4 years, 583.8 points behind SPY at 848.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.2%.

Is NAC a good investment?

NAC's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 64 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 8.04% (no calculation basis on file). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

DividendVision analysis is generated from public SEC filing data and may not capture every change. Review the original filing for complete information.