All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

CEFS: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

CEFS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CEFS returned +17.95% over the past year and +8.83% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 21, 2017, CEFS is up +111.80% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.48%/yr, and is currently −1.85% below its real total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.

Tue 2017-03-21💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
CEFS
×
+8.83%
2026-06-09
+17.95%
2026-06-09
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2017-03-21💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CEFS
×
+111.80%
+8.48%/yr
+6.70%/yr
(R2=0.794)
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2017-03-21💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Start
Value
End
Value
CEFS
×
$10,000.00
2017-03-21
$21,179.70
2026-06-09
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year CEFS
2026 (YTD) +8.83%
2025 +13.63%
2024 +20.02%
2023 +17.09%
2022 −12.73%
2021 +10.10%
2020 +2.01%
2019 +24.85%
2018 −12.20%
2017 +13.42%

Drawdowns

Tue 2017-03-21💬 to Tue 2026-06-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CEFS
×
−1.85%
from 2026-06-02 peak
−38.94%
2020-03-23
from 2020-02-20 peak
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-06-09 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
CEFS
×
+17.95% +33.76%
+15.66%/yr
+61.88%
+17.42%/yr
+53.59%
+8.96%/yr
Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Exchange-Traded Fund