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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
17.01 USD
After hours: 17.01

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT

The fund presents a compelling income profile with an 8% yield supported by a healthy 47% payout ratio, suggesting the distribution is sustainable rather than eroding capital. However, the underlying business shows mixed signals: while the long-term price trajectory is technically positive (+6.5% over nine years), the asset has endured significant volatility with four consecutive years of double-digit declines prior to recent recovery, indicating a lack of consistent growth momentum. The recent price action shows the fund hovering near resistance levels with modest gains, lacking the explosive momentum required for a bullish short-term entry. Consequently, the asset serves best as a defensive income vehicle rather than a capital appreciation play, with the statistical forecast offering no directional bias to alter this view.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.018278
AutoETS0.019761
AutoARIMA0.019762
AutoTheta0.020181

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.420
Excess Kurtosis 0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Market Cap 289,215,552
Trailing P/E 6.30
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JCE

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.24% 8.61% 8.86% 11.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.364 2.242760
2026-03-13 0.340 2.266667
2025-12-15 0.320 2.048656
2025-09-15 0.320 2.051282
2025-06-13 0.320 2.160702
2025-03-14 0.320 2.220680
2024-12-13 0.320 2.038217
2024-09-13 0.320 2.109426
2024-06-14 0.320 2.220680
2024-03-14 0.320 2.320522
2023-12-14 0.320 2.351212
2023-09-14 0.320 2.564103
2023-06-14 0.320 2.574417
2023-03-14 0.320 2.655602
2022-12-14 0.395 2.795471
2022-10-14 0.750 5.422994
2022-09-14 0.395 2.823445
2022-06-14 0.395 3.033794
2022-03-14 0.395 2.676152
2021-12-14 0.304 1.832429
2021-10-15 0.621 3.754534
2021-09-14 0.304 1.786134
2021-06-14 0.304 1.861604
2021-03-12 0.304 2.061017
2020-12-14 0.225 1.658069
2020-09-14 0.225 1.770260
2020-06-12 0.225 1.865672
2020-03-12 0.250 2.415459
2019-12-12 0.250 1.743375
2019-09-12 0.250 1.749475
2019-06-13 0.250 1.823487
2019-03-14 0.250 1.811594
2018-12-13 0.278 2.153370
2018-09-13 0.278 1.805195
2018-06-14 0.278 1.828947
2018-03-14 0.278 1.893733
2017-12-26 1.420 9.867964
2017-12-14 0.278 1.786632
2017-09-14 0.278 1.825345
2017-06-13 0.278 1.888587
2017-03-13 0.278 2.000000
2016-12-13 0.278 2.114069
2016-09-13 0.278 2.042616
2016-06-13 0.290 2.140221
2016-03-11 0.290 2.180451
2015-12-11 0.303 2.218155
2015-09-11 1.841 13.302023
2015-06-11 0.303 1.858896
2015-03-11 0.303 1.788666
2014-12-23 0.936 5.454546
2014-12-11 0.303 1.729452
2014-09-18 0.386 2.196927
2014-09-11 0.303 1.701291
2014-06-11 0.303 1.701291
2014-03-12 0.280 1.622248
2013-12-24 0.355 2.083333
2013-12-11 0.280 1.716738
2013-09-11 0.270 1.723038
2013-06-12 0.270 1.775148
2013-03-13 0.270 1.754386
2012-12-12 0.270 2.033133
2012-09-12 0.270 1.952278
2012-06-13 0.270 2.078522
2012-03-13 0.270 1.935484
2011-12-13 0.270 2.200489
2011-09-13 0.270 2.216749
2011-06-13 0.270 1.985294
2011-03-11 0.270 1.896067
2010-12-13 0.270 2.067381
2010-09-13 0.270 2.204082
2010-06-11 0.280 2.407567
2010-03-11 0.280 2.298851
2009-12-11 0.280 2.420052
2009-09-11 0.280 2.607076
2009-06-11 0.270 2.795031
2009-03-11 0.270 3.552632
2008-12-11 0.285 3.260870
2008-09-11 0.387 2.890217
2008-06-11 0.410 2.709848
2008-03-12 0.410 2.789116
2007-12-12 0.430 2.647783
2007-09-12 0.430 2.602905
2007-06-13 0.430 2.253669
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.36
dividendYield 8.0
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.364
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08551371
Address1 333 West Wacker Drive
All Time High 21.59
All Time Low 7.03
Ask 17.06
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 25,140
Average Daily Volume3 Month 42,590
Average Volume 42,590
Average Volume10Days 25,140
Bid 17.01
Bid Size 1,000
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.01
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 17.2
Day Low 16.91
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 1.36
Dividend Yield 8.0
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.7
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.5884
Fifty Day Average Change 0.42160034
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.025415372
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.551371
Fifty Two Week High 17.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.44000053
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02521493
Fifty Two Week Low 13.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.0200005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21586852
Fifty Two Week Range 13.99 - 17.45
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,175,088,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.01
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 17.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.31041
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,002,678
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.364
Long Business Summary Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, and INTECH Investment Management. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund also invests some portion of its portfolio in derivatives using futures and options. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of large-cap companies with market capitalization within the range of S&P 500 Index. The fund employs quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund was formed on March 23, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 289,215,552
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_31138167
Non Diluted Market Cap 289,215,552
Open 17.08
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.4741
Phone 312 917 7700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.01
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 17.01
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 17.2
Regular Market Day Low 16.91
Regular Market Day Range 16.91 - 17.2
Regular Market Open 17.08
Regular Market Previous Close 17.01
Regular Market Price 17.01
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 28,015
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 17,002,678
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0027
Shares Short 46,216
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 36,684
Short Name Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund N
Short Percent Of Float 0.0027
Short Ratio 1.21
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol JCE
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.7
Trailing P E 6.3
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.0181
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9918995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.061923664
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,015
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JCE
Zip 60,606-1220