NML CEF — Neuberger Berman Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc

Neuberger Berman Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc (NML)

NML is a CEF. its distribution rate is 7.95%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.27%, its expense ratio is 1.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 48.0% over the past 13.5 years, 464.9 points behind SPY at 512.9%.

At the current 7.95% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $795 per year, or $66.25 per month.

NML performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 48.0% over the past 13.5 years, 464.9 points behind SPY at 512.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.6%.

NML key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.71%

Issuer

Neuberger Berman

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/2013

Expense ratio

1.98%

Distribution rate

7.95%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

7.27%

5-year average yield

6.82

Last close

$10.56 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$11.95

Premium / discount

11.63% discount

Market cap

$598,884,864

Average volume

74300.0

Next dividend

$0.07

Last ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.95%) 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 (7.27%) 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. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Neuberger Berman; 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.

NML risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.6%.

Who may consider NML — and who may not

NML may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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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