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ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN (CEFD)

Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
18.60 USD

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT

CEFD appears to be a high-yield, leveraged ETN with a substantial dividend yield of 16.08%, which is very attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows a volatile trend, with recent prices fluctuating around the 17.5 to 18.4 range, which is below the 52-week high of 20.5 and above the 52-week low of 14.935. The short-term forecasting model indicates a minimal upward price prediction, suggesting limited momentum. Given the high leverage and the volatility, this could be a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, but it comes with significant risk. For long-term investors, the dividend yield is impressive, but the lack of consistent fundamentals and the leveraged nature of the fund make it a risky long-term hold. Dividend investors might find it appealing due to the high yield, but they should be cautious about the sustainability of such high payouts given the fund's structure.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.027355
MSTL0.027403
AutoTheta0.031855
AutoARIMA0.039800

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 71.64
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.041
Excess Kurtosis -0.34

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.41% 15.70% 18.04% 19.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-13 0.259 1.410445
2026-03-13 0.222 1.258848
2026-02-12 0.205 1.084419
2026-01-13 0.280 1.505505
2025-12-12 0.221 1.223447
2025-11-12 0.207 1.132817
2025-10-10 0.266 1.492739
2025-09-15 0.224 1.235819
2025-08-12 0.209 1.186844
2025-07-14 0.273 1.585325
2025-06-12 0.219 1.312892
2025-05-13 0.205 1.269609
2025-04-11 0.294 2.040384
2025-03-13 0.228 1.436641
2025-02-12 0.216 1.298564
2025-01-13 0.300 1.870084
2024-12-13 0.234 1.413744
2024-11-12 0.223 1.369394
2024-10-11 0.289 1.767642
2024-09-13 0.230 1.445597
2024-08-21 0.212 1.362688
2024-07-15 0.291 1.888129
2024-06-12 0.191 1.289298
2024-05-10 0.183 1.276907
2024-04-11 0.252 1.779889
2024-03-11 0.192 1.343097
2024-02-09 0.162 1.154663
2024-01-12 0.263 1.935802
2023-12-12 0.183 1.420567
2023-11-09 0.186 1.567138
2023-10-12 0.261 2.185269
2023-09-12 0.207 1.639663
2023-08-10 0.209 1.591995
2023-07-13 0.250 1.905266
2023-06-09 0.199 1.566884
2023-05-11 0.230 1.873350
2023-04-12 0.268 2.127514
2023-03-10 0.225 1.777407
2023-02-09 0.194 1.407810
2023-01-12 0.350 2.611946
2022-12-12 0.219 1.715392
2022-11-09 0.239 1.976177
2022-10-12 0.287 2.523936
2022-09-12 0.228 1.691669
2022-08-11 0.255 1.775752
2022-07-13 0.297 2.356149
2022-06-10 0.229 1.701747
2022-05-12 0.268 2.084996
2022-04-11 0.321 2.181276
2022-03-10 0.251 1.719929
2022-02-10 0.217 1.368505
2022-01-11 0.488 2.842593
2021-12-10 0.250 1.485640
2021-11-10 0.273 1.569742
2021-10-12 0.328 1.943541
2021-09-10 0.260 1.506783
2021-08-11 0.259 1.503276
2021-07-13 0.314 1.851374
2021-06-11 0.267 1.579676
2021-05-12 0.251 1.605291
2021-04-12 0.302 1.928293
2021-03-11 0.248 1.650447
2021-02-11 0.198 1.337427
2021-01-12 0.363 2.571703
2020-12-10 0.242 1.750420
2020-11-10 0.253 1.993173
2020-10-09 0.302 2.440043
2020-09-11 0.243 1.976011
2020-08-11 0.247 2.005736
2020-07-13 0.283 2.471800
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 16.08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 33.41
All Time Low 14.935
Ask 18.94
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,363
Average Volume 2,363
Average Volume10Days 520
Beta3 Year 11.25
Bid 18.64
Bid Size 100
Category Trading--Miscellaneous
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 18.6045
Day Low 18.6045
Dividend Yield 16.08
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 18.54756
Fifty Day Average Change 0.05694008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0030699498
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.633393
Fifty Two Week High 20.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8955002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09246343
Fifty Two Week Low 14.935
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6694994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24569798
Fifty Two Week Range 14.935 - 20.5
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,591,191,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0327232
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family UBS
Fund Inception Date 1,591,056,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The index is a mutual fund index designed to serve as a benchmark for closed-end funds listed in the U.S. that are principally engaged in asset management processes designed to produce taxable annual yield.
Long Name ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Closed-End Fund Index ETN
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_682558892
Nav Price 18.6382
Net Assets 7,025,520.0
Open 18.62
Phone +41 61 288 5050
Previous Close 18.6045
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 18.6045
Regular Market Day Low 18.6045
Regular Market Day Range 18.6045 - 18.6045
Regular Market Open 18.62
Regular Market Previous Close 18.6045
Regular Market Price 18.6045
Regular Market Time 1,776,433,562
Regular Market Volume 108
Short Name ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leverag
Source Interval 15
Symbol CEFD
Three Year Average Return 0.1376624
Total Assets 7,025,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -5.23076
Trailing Three Month Returns -5.23076
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.19601
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5915108
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.030814255
Type Disp ETF
Volume 108
Yield 0.1608
Ytd Return -5.23076