Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund (JLS)

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Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund (JLS) is up 0.3% since the beginning of the year. JLS is currently trading at $17 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of JLS shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,287.

Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund (JLS) has returned 0.30% so far this year and 4.49% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, JLS has returned 5.62% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 27, 2009, JLS's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.55%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 10.5 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Jan 2012 with a return of +12.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -24.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, JLS closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Aug 9, 2011 with a return of +5.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -14.1%.

Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.72%, beta of 0.23, and R2 of 0.11 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 27, 2009.

• This fund participated in 35.87% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 35.69% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.23 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.11 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.11 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

JLS has an expense ratio of 0.04%, which is considered low.

JLS ranks 8 for risk / return — in the bottom 8% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund provided a 10.62% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.84 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund was 35.18%, occurring on Mar 26, 2020. Recovery took 347 trading sessions.

The current Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund drawdown is 5.41%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.