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DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. (DTF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
11.43 USD -0.02 (-0.175%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.43

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:28 p.m. EDT

DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. appears to be a relatively stable investment with a consistent dividend payout of $0.033 per quarter, translating to a dividend yield of 3.4%. The fund's low beta of 0.32 suggests it is less volatile compared to the broader market, which is appealing for risk-averse investors. However, the recent price history shows a mixed trend, with the stock hovering around $11.35 to $11.50 over the past two weeks, and it has recently dipped below its 200-day moving average, indicating potential short-term weakness. The fund's dividend payments have been consistent over the past several years, which is a positive sign for income-focused investors. While the fund's fundamentals are stable and the dividend is reliable, the lack of significant price momentum and the relatively low return on assets might make it less attractive for aggressive short-term traders. Long-term investors might consider it as a safe-haven option with a steady income stream, though the lack of substantial growth in earnings and revenue could limit long-term appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.004380
MSTL0.005602
AutoETS0.005697
AutoARIMA0.005752

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.753
Excess Kurtosis 0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Revenue per Share 0.392
Market Cap 80,347,968
Trailing P/E 34.64
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins 84.85%
Website https://www.dtffund.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 3.55% 3.75% 4.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.033 0.288210
2026-03-16 0.033 0.290055
2026-02-17 0.033 0.287364
2026-01-15 0.033 0.291467
2025-12-15 0.033 0.293596
2025-11-17 0.033 0.296013
2025-10-15 0.033 0.294272
2025-09-15 0.033 0.295902
2025-08-15 0.033 0.299660
2025-07-15 0.033 0.302688
2025-06-16 0.033 0.303581
2025-05-15 0.033 0.303123
2025-04-15 0.033 0.307021
2025-03-17 0.033 0.305190
2025-02-18 0.033 0.302852
2025-01-15 0.033 0.305620
2024-12-16 0.033 0.305977
2024-11-15 0.033 0.307689
2024-10-15 0.033 0.308043
2024-09-16 0.033 0.307311
2024-08-15 0.033 0.309840
2024-07-15 0.033 0.318357
2024-06-17 0.033 0.321054
2024-05-14 0.033 0.324385
2024-04-12 0.033 0.330842
2024-03-14 0.033 0.331246
2024-02-14 0.033 0.325582
2024-01-12 0.033 0.330191
2023-12-14 0.033 0.331816
2023-11-14 0.033 0.328580
2023-10-13 0.033 0.339196
2023-09-14 0.033 0.333051
2023-08-14 0.033 0.336225
2023-07-14 0.033 0.332027
2023-06-14 0.033 0.339531
2023-05-12 0.033 0.334355
2023-04-14 0.033 0.329950
2023-03-14 0.033 0.338851
2023-02-14 0.033 0.329560
2023-01-13 0.033 0.330532
2022-12-14 0.033 0.335397
2022-11-14 0.033 0.341631
2022-10-14 0.033 0.327931
2022-09-14 0.033 0.324612
2022-08-12 0.033 0.302728
2022-07-14 0.033 0.308251
2022-06-14 0.033 0.318992
2022-05-13 0.033 0.314823
2022-04-14 0.033 0.303583
2022-03-14 0.033 0.291128
2022-02-14 0.033 0.287035
2022-01-14 0.033 0.272975
2021-12-29 0.165 1.348835
2021-12-14 0.033 0.271183
2021-11-12 0.033 0.271430
2021-10-14 0.033 0.270544
2021-09-14 0.040 0.322423
2021-08-13 0.040 0.317888
2021-07-14 0.040 0.317466
2021-06-14 0.040 0.318523
2021-05-14 0.040 0.326781
2021-04-14 0.040 0.325895
2021-03-12 0.040 0.337547
2021-02-12 0.040 0.330607
2021-01-14 0.040 0.335414
2020-12-14 0.040 0.327496
2020-11-13 0.040 0.337480
2020-10-14 0.040 0.339354
2020-09-14 0.040 0.341007
2020-08-14 0.040 0.339125
2020-07-14 0.040 0.344345
2020-06-12 0.040 0.350699
2020-05-14 0.040 0.364653
2020-04-14 0.040 0.356278
2020-03-13 0.040 0.368406
2020-02-14 0.040 0.331723
2020-01-14 0.040 0.333265
2019-12-30 0.006 0.050765
2019-12-13 0.040 0.341102
2019-11-14 0.040 0.352810
2019-10-11 0.040 0.355299
2019-09-13 0.035 0.322647
2019-08-14 0.035 0.315877
2019-07-12 0.035 0.319847
2019-06-14 0.035 0.322042
2019-05-14 0.035 0.324727
2019-04-12 0.035 0.337802
2019-03-14 0.035 0.336412
2019-02-14 0.035 0.345293
2019-01-14 0.035 0.351606
2018-12-28 0.124 1.301683
2018-12-14 0.035 0.359452
2018-11-14 0.035 0.368820
2018-10-12 0.035 0.371943
2018-09-14 0.050 0.513776
2018-08-14 0.050 0.505901
2018-07-13 0.050 0.499819
2018-06-14 0.050 0.506643
2018-05-14 0.050 0.510496
2018-04-13 0.050 0.509337
2018-03-14 0.050 0.510492
2018-02-14 0.050 0.503665
2018-01-12 0.050 0.483959
2017-12-28 0.037 0.360419
2017-12-14 0.050 0.481807
2017-11-14 0.050 0.483164
2017-10-13 0.050 0.482830
2017-09-14 0.050 0.473251
2017-08-11 0.050 0.478801
2017-07-13 0.050 0.481452
2017-06-13 0.050 0.473936
2017-05-11 0.050 0.467614
2017-04-12 0.050 0.467617
2017-03-13 0.070 0.637780
2017-02-13 0.070 0.663773
2017-01-12 0.070 0.669564
2016-12-28 0.051 0.509991
2016-12-13 0.070 0.699065
2016-11-10 0.070 0.690505
2016-10-13 0.070 0.644031
2016-09-13 0.070 0.635981
2016-08-11 0.070 0.623599
2016-07-13 0.070 0.630086
2016-06-13 0.070 0.612144
2016-05-12 0.070 0.633450
2016-04-13 0.070 0.642437
2016-03-11 0.070 0.682275
2016-02-11 0.070 0.684485
2016-01-13 0.070 0.699434
2015-12-29 0.038 0.385013
2015-12-11 0.070 0.716780
2015-11-12 0.070 0.718237
2015-10-13 0.070 0.726509
2015-09-11 0.070 0.728464
2015-08-13 0.070 0.726090
2015-07-13 0.070 0.754767
2015-06-11 0.070 0.759993
2015-05-13 0.070 0.739083
2015-04-13 0.070 0.730290
2015-03-12 0.070 0.723147
2015-02-12 0.070 0.719415
2015-01-13 0.070 0.718035
2014-12-11 0.070 0.731107
2014-11-13 0.070 0.747060
2014-10-10 0.070 0.752010
2014-09-11 0.070 0.733157
2014-08-13 0.070 0.732222
2014-07-11 0.070 0.728523
2014-06-12 0.070 0.715922
2014-05-13 0.070 0.743447
2014-04-11 0.070 0.799519
2014-03-13 0.070 0.802812
2014-02-13 0.070 0.808888
2014-01-13 0.070 0.830467
2013-12-12 0.080 0.992057
2013-11-13 0.070 0.858101
2013-10-10 0.070 0.862429
2013-09-12 0.070 0.881925
2013-08-13 0.070 0.876863
2013-07-11 0.070 0.828612
2013-06-13 0.070 0.816523
2013-05-13 0.070 0.736929
2013-04-11 0.070 0.748969
2013-03-13 0.070 0.756731
2013-02-13 0.070 0.694026
2013-01-11 0.070 0.713829
2012-12-12 0.070 0.694100
2012-11-13 0.070 0.694090
2012-10-11 0.070 0.712443
2012-09-12 0.070 0.733804
2012-08-13 0.070 0.748001
2012-07-12 0.070 0.762683
2012-06-13 0.070 0.769049
2012-05-11 0.070 0.745979
2012-04-12 0.070 0.784282
2012-03-13 0.070 0.772229
2012-02-13 0.070 0.773597
2012-01-12 0.070 0.798981
2011-12-15 0.060 0.709310
2011-12-13 0.068 0.816643
2011-11-10 0.068 0.844283
2011-10-12 0.068 0.851360
2011-09-13 0.068 0.836513
2011-08-11 0.068 0.852752
2011-07-13 0.068 0.853236
2011-06-13 0.068 0.878654
2011-05-12 0.065 0.853316
2011-04-13 0.065 0.887479
2011-03-11 0.065 0.894596
2011-02-11 0.065 0.907511
2011-01-12 0.065 0.904670
2010-12-21 0.108 1.499419
2010-12-13 0.065 0.902973
2010-11-10 0.065 0.856203
2010-10-13 0.065 0.814134
2010-09-13 0.065 0.828115
2010-08-12 0.060 0.783686
2010-07-13 0.060 0.813138
2010-06-11 0.060 0.825621
2010-05-12 0.060 0.821834
2010-04-13 0.060 0.837849
2010-03-11 0.060 0.834511
2010-02-11 0.060 0.854333
2010-01-13 0.060 0.864890
2009-12-17 0.046 0.675537
2009-12-11 0.055 0.806915
2009-11-12 0.055 0.823675
2009-10-13 0.055 0.803111
2009-09-11 0.055 0.811694
2009-08-12 0.055 0.844408
2009-07-13 0.055 0.907967
2009-06-11 0.055 0.892702
2009-05-13 0.055 0.925465
2009-04-13 0.055 0.962089
2009-03-12 0.055 1.014136
2009-02-11 0.050 0.857949
2009-01-13 0.050 0.880427
2008-12-11 0.050 1.033297
2008-11-12 0.050 0.980798
2008-10-10 0.050 1.242145
2008-09-11 0.050 0.847166
2008-08-13 0.050 0.850335
2008-07-11 0.050 0.843397
2008-06-12 0.050 0.839676
2008-05-13 0.050 0.824566
2008-04-11 0.050 0.831704
2008-03-12 0.050 0.851992
2008-02-13 0.050 0.798518
2008-01-14 0.050 0.805159
2007-12-13 0.050 0.851638
2007-11-13 0.050 0.862316
2007-10-11 0.050 0.835939
2007-09-13 0.050 0.822513
2007-08-13 0.050 0.847219
2007-07-12 0.050 0.831200
2007-06-13 0.050 0.838802
2007-05-11 0.050 0.793158
2007-04-12 0.050 0.810313
2007-03-13 0.050 0.810866
2007-02-13 0.065 1.021868
2007-01-12 0.065 1.026854
2006-12-13 0.065 1.041418
2006-11-13 0.065 1.049301
2006-10-13 0.065 1.067228
2006-09-13 0.065 1.078348
2006-08-11 0.065 1.080142
2006-07-13 0.065 1.115567
2006-06-13 0.065 1.145011
2006-05-12 0.065 1.138237
2006-04-13 0.065 1.130764
2006-03-13 0.065 1.132709
2006-02-13 0.065 1.106544
2006-01-13 0.065 1.119605
2005-12-13 0.065 1.148476
2005-11-10 0.065 1.148897
2005-10-13 0.065 1.136849
2005-08-11 0.080 1.277561
2005-07-13 0.080 1.283063
2005-06-13 0.080 1.334327
2005-05-12 0.080 1.355803
2005-04-13 0.080 1.398776
2005-03-11 0.080 1.334918
2005-02-11 0.080 1.313676
2005-01-12 0.080 1.357573
2004-12-13 0.113 1.949317
2004-11-10 0.080 1.385507
2004-10-13 0.080 1.397856
2004-09-13 0.080 1.420373
2004-08-12 0.080 1.453020
2004-07-13 0.080 1.521450
2004-06-14 0.080 1.559541
2004-05-12 0.080 1.608520
2004-04-13 0.080 1.455564
2004-03-11 0.080 1.367919
2004-02-12 0.080 1.406658
2004-01-13 0.080 1.429411
2003-12-11 0.080 1.453736
2003-11-12 0.080 1.492986
2003-10-10 0.080 1.481655
2003-09-11 0.080 1.508302
2003-08-13 0.080 1.554068
2003-07-11 0.080 1.414778
2003-06-12 0.080 1.430085
2003-05-13 0.080 1.472344
2003-04-11 0.080 1.531462
2003-03-12 0.080 1.513229
2003-02-12 0.080 1.543989
2003-01-13 0.080 1.585054
2002-12-12 0.080 1.619734
2002-11-13 0.075 1.522438
2002-10-10 0.075 1.478326
2002-09-12 0.075 1.453910
2002-08-13 0.075 1.483689
2002-07-11 0.075 1.512773
2002-06-12 0.075 1.548808
2002-05-13 0.070 1.487669
2002-04-11 0.070 1.524294
2002-03-13 0.070 1.509993
2002-02-13 0.063 1.392626
2002-01-11 0.063 1.387195
2001-12-12 0.063 1.432211
2001-11-13 0.063 1.369524
2001-10-11 0.063 1.413960
2001-08-13 0.063 1.415165
2001-07-12 0.063 1.463233
2001-06-13 0.063 1.474884
2001-05-11 0.063 1.481457
2001-04-11 0.063 1.483913
2001-03-13 0.063 1.496789
2001-02-13 0.063 1.492887
2001-01-10 0.063 1.565389
2000-12-13 0.063 1.690314
2000-11-13 0.063 1.719073
2000-10-12 0.063 1.726336
2000-09-13 0.063 1.668188
2000-08-11 0.063 1.668253
2000-07-12 0.063 1.725602
2000-06-13 0.063 1.786721
2000-05-11 0.078 2.066762
2000-04-12 0.078 2.098535
2000-03-13 0.078 2.183456
2000-02-11 0.078 2.134128
2000-01-12 0.078 2.231786
1999-12-13 0.078 2.180883
1999-11-10 0.078 2.055565
1999-10-13 0.078 1.904023
1999-09-13 0.078 1.867441
1999-08-12 0.080 1.850109
1999-07-13 0.080 1.803204
1999-06-11 0.080 1.846766
1999-05-12 0.080 1.807144
1999-04-13 0.080 1.802285
1999-03-11 0.080 1.790896
1999-02-11 0.080 1.860937
1999-01-13 0.080 1.898957
1998-12-11 0.080 1.879254
1998-11-12 0.080 1.806042
1998-10-13 0.080 1.834501
1998-09-11 0.080 1.863731
1998-08-12 0.080 1.865671
1998-07-13 0.080 1.840443
1998-06-11 0.080 1.876373
1998-05-13 0.080 1.913489
1998-04-13 0.080 1.922603
1998-03-12 0.080 1.917398
1998-02-11 0.080 1.898238
1998-01-12 0.080 1.921156
1997-12-11 0.080 1.996510
1997-11-12 0.080 2.053416
1997-10-10 0.080 2.063614
1997-09-11 0.080 2.065872
1997-08-13 0.080 2.036553
1997-07-11 0.080 2.038730
1997-06-12 0.080 2.104643
1997-05-13 0.080 2.148710
1997-04-11 0.080 2.194425
1997-03-12 0.080 2.170529
1997-02-12 0.080 2.164347
1997-01-13 0.080 2.192572
1996-12-12 0.080 2.221308
1996-11-13 0.080 2.287457
1996-10-10 0.080 2.299421
1996-09-12 0.080 2.274267
1996-08-09 0.080 2.342744
1996-07-10 0.080 2.355097
1996-06-11 0.080 2.367519
1996-05-09 0.080 2.380106
1996-04-10 0.080 2.392871
1996-03-12 0.080 2.347496
1996-02-12 0.080 2.250582
1995-12-27 0.110 3.260463
1995-12-08 0.080 2.388194
1995-11-10 0.080 2.588456
1995-10-11 0.080 2.580258
1995-09-11 0.080 2.639966
1995-08-10 0.080 2.654741
1995-07-12 0.080 2.578978
1995-06-13 0.080 2.593043
1995-05-09 0.080 2.746978
1995-04-07 0.080 2.738177
1995-03-09 0.080 2.828463
1995-02-09 0.080 2.721032
1995-01-09 0.080 2.968166
1994-12-09 0.080 3.134026
1994-11-08 0.080 3.217329
1994-10-07 0.080 2.811814
1994-09-09 0.080 2.754916
1994-08-09 0.080 2.769940
1994-07-11 0.080 2.808922
1994-06-09 0.080 2.753174
1994-05-10 0.080 2.839516
1994-04-11 0.080 2.806745
1994-03-09 0.080 2.707334
1994-02-09 0.080 2.594588
1994-01-10 0.080 2.607231
1993-12-09 0.080 2.620033
1993-11-09 0.080 2.653665
1993-10-08 0.080 2.605821
1993-09-09 0.080 2.559988
1993-08-10 0.080 2.610977
1993-07-09 0.080 2.603874
1993-06-09 0.080 2.697693
1993-05-10 0.080 2.732326
1993-04-08 0.080 2.746055
1993-03-09 0.080 2.781475
1993-02-08 0.080 2.817532
1993-01-11 0.080 2.877476
1992-12-09 0.080 2.916043
1992-11-09 0.080 3.029700
1992-10-08 0.080 2.946889
1992-09-09 0.080 2.962431
1992-08-11 0.080 2.883889
1992-07-09 0.080 2.968620
1992-06-09 0.080 3.083491
1992-05-11 0.080 3.179513
1992-04-09 0.080 3.142835
1992-03-10 0.080 3.159687
1992-02-10 0.240 9.219971
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.39
dividendYield 3.41
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.39
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034061134
lastDividendValue 0.033
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-03-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.03345394
Address1 10 South Wacker Drive
Address2 19th Floor
All Time High 19.15
All Time Low 8.58
Ask 11.48
Ask Size 800
Average Daily Volume10 Day 18,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,474
Average Volume 8,474
Average Volume10Days 18,400
Beta 0.32
Bid 11.42
Bid Size 2,000
Book Value 12.132
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.43
Current Ratio 2.908
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.5
Day Low 11.43
Display Name DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
Dividend Date 1,553,817,600
Dividend Rate 0.39
Dividend Yield 3.41
Earnings Growth 0.638
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.638
Earnings Timestamp End 1,750,680,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,750,330,740
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 27.443
Enterprise Value 75,715,952
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.33
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 312 261 5074
Fifty Day Average 11.4566
Fifty Day Average Change -0.026599884
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0023217956
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.3453941
Fifty Two Week High 11.6
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.17000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.014655178
Fifty Two Week Low 11.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.3800001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.03438915
Fifty Two Week Range 11.05 - 11.6
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 690,820,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.46
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 2,759,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00185
Held Percent Institutions 0.4307
Implied Shares Outstanding 7,029,568
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.033
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. The fund is managed by Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. It invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade tax-exempt utility obligations. The fund invests in various sectors, such as water and sewer, electric utilities, prerefunded utilities, pollution control, and nonutilities. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It was formerly known as DTF Tax-Free Income Inc. DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. was formed on November, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 80,347,968
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6157594
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 2,341,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 80,347,950
Open 11.43
Operating Margins 0.66619
Payout Ratio 1.1818
Phone 312 263 2610
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.43
Post Market Time 1,776,459,900
Previous Close 11.45
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9421365
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 29.122133
Profit Margins 0.8485
Quick Ratio 2.906
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0199995
Regular Market Change Percent -0.174668
Regular Market Day High 11.5
Regular Market Day Low 11.43
Regular Market Day Range 11.43 - 11.5
Regular Market Open 11.43
Regular Market Previous Close 11.45
Regular Market Price 11.43
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 437
Return On Assets 0.01302
Return On Equity 0.027390001
Revenue Growth -0.052
Revenue Per Share 0.392
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 7,029,567
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0037
Shares Short 25,680
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,903
Short Name DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0042
Short Ratio 4.43
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol DTF
Total Cash 4,632,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.659
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 2,759,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.39
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034061134
Trailing Eps 0.33
Trailing P E 34.636364
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.3679
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.06210041
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0054627866
Type Disp Equity
Volume 437
Website https://www.dtffund.com
Zip 60,606