Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund (DEX) Research

The Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund functions as a closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and falls under the management of Delaware Management Business Trust. The fund pursues a strategy of investing in publicly traded stocks and debt instruments across global markets. Its investment approach targets a diverse array of companies spanning various sectors, with a primary emphasis on dividend-yielding shares from large-capitalization corporations. For its fixed-income holdings, the fund includes a range of debt securities such as government bonds, both investment-grade and high-risk/high-yield corporate bonds, and convertible bonds. Furthermore, it allocates capital to securities within emerging economies. To assess its performance, the fund measures its portfolio's returns against several key benchmarks: the S&P 500 Index, the Lipper Closed-End Global Funds Average, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index, and the BoFA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Constrained Index. This fund commenced operations on June 29, 2007, and is based in the United States.

Market snapshot

Symbol
DEX
Price
$7.56
Day change
-0.79%
Market cap
$80.3M
P/E ratio
-6.99x
52-week range
7.47-8.78
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management - Income

Peer companies

  • Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (DDF)
  • Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Strategy Fund (EXD)
  • Fidelity Global High Income Fd (FGHNX)
  • Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (FMO)
  • The GDL Fund (GDL)
  • Green Owl Intrinsic Value Fund (GOWLX)
  • Nuveen Corporate Income 2023 Target Term Fund (JHAA)
  • Nuveen Preferred and Income Fund (JPT)

Recent insider activity

  • Saba Capital Management, L.P. — J-Other (168346 shares) on 2022-07-08
  • Weinstein Boaz — J-Other (168346 shares) on 2022-07-08
  • Saba Capital Management, L.P. — A-Award (7 shares) on 2022-05-27
  • Weinstein Boaz — A-Award (7 shares) on 2022-05-27
  • Saba Capital Management, L.P. — P-Purchase (2000 shares) on 2022-06-23

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