Nuveen Municipal Credit Fund Alpha and Beta Analysis

NMCO Fund  USD 10.66  0.02  0.19%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Nuveen Municipal Credit. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Nuveen Municipal over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Nuveen Municipal's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Nuveen Municipal's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.18
Alpha
0.057
Risk
0.56
Sharpe Ratio
0.1
Expected Return
0.0588
Please note that although Nuveen Municipal alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Nuveen Municipal did 0.06  better than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Nuveen Municipal Credit fund's relative risk over its benchmark. Nuveen Municipal Credit has a beta of 0.18  . As returns on the market increase, Nuveen Municipal's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Nuveen Municipal is expected to be smaller as well. .
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Nuveen Municipal Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Nuveen Municipal market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Nuveen Municipal long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Nuveen Municipal. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Nuveen Municipal's performance over market.
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Nuveen Municipal expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Nuveen Municipal's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Nuveen Municipal performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.
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Nuveen Municipal Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Nuveen Municipal fund reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Nuveen Municipal shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Nuveen Municipal fund market price indicators, traders can identify Nuveen Municipal position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Nuveen Municipal Return and Market Media

The median price of Nuveen Municipal for the period between Sat, Dec 28, 2024 and Fri, Mar 28, 2025 is 10.87 with a coefficient of variation of 2.47. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.27, arithmetic mean of 10.8, and mean deviation of 0.22. The Fund received some media coverage during the period.
 Price Growth (%)  
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JavaScript chart by amCharts 3.21.15Nuveen Municipal Credit Nuveen Municipal Credit Dividend Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial
       Timeline  
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Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund declares 0.0685 dividend - MSN
01/07/2025
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01/24/2025
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02/18/2025

About Nuveen Municipal Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Nuveen or other funds. Alpha measures the amount that position in Nuveen Municipal Credit has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Nuveen Municipal in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Nuveen Municipal's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Nuveen Municipal options trading.

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Nuveen Municipal financial ratios help investors to determine whether Nuveen Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Nuveen with respect to the benefits of owning Nuveen Municipal security.
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