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Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund (JFR)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
7.57 USD +0.04 (0.530%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:50 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT

JFR (Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund) exhibits a high dividend yield of 12.48%, but the dividend payout ratio of 3.0 suggests that the fund is not adequately covering its dividends with earnings. Recent news highlights concerns about potential dividend cuts due to falling interest rates, which could negatively impact the fund's yield. The price has been volatile in the short term, with recent declines and a current price of $7.53, which is near its 52-week low. While the fund has a solid track record of dividend payments, the recent dip in prices and uncertainty around future payouts make it a risky short-term investment. For long-term investors, the fund's fundamentals are weak, with high debt-to-equity and low return on equity, suggesting it may not be a sustainable investment. Dividend investors should be cautious, as the fund's payout may not be reliable in the long run.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.033076
MSTL0.034395
AutoTheta0.036813
AutoARIMA0.049138

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.236
Excess Kurtosis -1.22
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 38.029
Revenue per Share 1.103
Market Cap 1,218,507,264
Trailing P/E 22.26
Beta 0.40
Profit Margins 44.51%
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JFR&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jfr

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.04% 13.39% 14.57% 14.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.078 1.041389
2026-03-13 0.078 1.079529
2026-02-13 0.085 1.121337
2026-01-15 0.085 1.113503
2025-12-15 0.085 1.142880
2025-11-14 0.085 1.133512
2025-10-15 0.085 1.145732
2025-09-15 0.085 1.103637
2025-08-15 0.085 1.101659
2025-07-15 0.085 1.100991
2025-06-13 0.085 1.141602
2025-05-15 0.085 1.161715
2025-04-15 0.085 1.198553
2025-03-14 0.085 1.156721
2025-02-14 0.085 1.157491
2025-01-15 0.085 1.146137
2024-12-13 0.085 1.106313
2024-11-15 0.085 1.135535
2024-10-15 0.085 1.145226
2024-09-13 0.085 1.169263
2024-08-15 0.085 1.183141
2024-07-15 0.085 1.194602
2024-06-14 0.085 1.222857
2024-05-14 0.085 1.227679
2024-04-12 0.085 1.254127
2024-03-14 0.085 1.263463
2024-02-14 0.085 1.284758
2024-01-11 0.085 1.352553
2023-12-14 0.085 1.376560
2023-11-14 0.085 1.420591
2023-10-12 0.085 1.439303
2023-09-14 0.085 1.429512
2023-08-14 0.085 1.456978
2023-07-13 0.075 1.315469
2023-06-14 0.075 1.356812
2023-05-12 0.075 1.333872
2023-04-13 0.075 1.267293
2023-03-14 0.075 1.375545
2023-02-14 0.075 1.275871
2023-01-12 0.075 1.330225
2022-12-14 0.075 1.363576
2022-11-14 0.075 1.386137
2022-10-13 0.066 1.265200
2022-09-14 0.066 1.188687
2022-08-12 0.066 1.109138
2022-07-14 0.066 1.237108
2022-06-14 0.058 1.042966
2022-05-12 0.058 1.093916
2022-04-13 0.058 0.923508
2022-03-14 0.058 0.986278
2022-02-14 0.058 0.917042
2022-01-13 0.058 0.904401
2021-12-14 0.058 0.927377
2021-11-12 0.058 0.913787
2021-10-14 0.058 0.935119
2021-09-14 0.058 0.954501
2021-08-12 0.058 0.976550
2021-07-14 0.058 0.980324
2021-06-14 0.058 0.999206
2021-05-13 0.058 1.019783
2021-04-14 0.058 1.025911
2021-03-12 0.058 1.050649
2021-02-11 0.049 0.900642
2021-01-14 0.049 0.921070
2020-12-14 0.049 0.976939
2020-11-12 0.049 1.025908
2020-10-14 0.049 1.046942
2020-09-14 0.046 0.968695
2020-08-13 0.046 1.003857
2020-07-14 0.046 1.050725
2020-06-12 0.046 1.042286
2020-05-14 0.057 1.405194
2020-04-14 0.057 1.277006
2020-03-12 0.062 1.504498
2020-02-13 0.062 1.124259
2020-01-14 0.062 1.136608
2019-12-12 0.062 1.191590
2019-11-14 0.062 1.225546
2019-10-11 0.062 1.254514
2019-09-12 0.062 1.228767
2019-08-14 0.062 1.245724
2019-07-12 0.062 1.226828
2019-06-13 0.062 1.228326
2019-05-14 0.062 1.227352
2019-04-12 0.062 1.233834
2019-03-14 0.062 1.230423
2019-02-14 0.062 1.269718
2019-01-14 0.060 1.265075
2018-12-13 0.060 1.283814
2018-11-14 0.060 1.235720
2018-10-12 0.060 1.232012
2018-09-13 0.060 1.197433
2018-08-14 0.058 1.161985
2018-07-12 0.058 1.173061
2018-06-14 0.058 1.144140
2018-05-14 0.062 1.203674
2018-04-12 0.062 1.208335
2018-03-14 0.062 1.209657
2018-02-14 0.068 1.334255
2018-01-11 0.068 1.322067
2017-12-14 0.068 1.327817
2017-11-14 0.068 1.369165
2017-10-12 0.068 1.273030
2017-09-14 0.068 1.279344
2017-08-11 0.068 1.294529
2017-07-12 0.068 1.294275
2017-06-13 0.068 1.279990
2017-05-11 0.068 1.295955
2017-04-11 0.068 1.342957
2017-03-13 0.068 1.320009
2017-02-13 0.068 1.315322
2017-01-11 0.068 1.326106
2016-12-13 0.068 1.404706
2016-11-10 0.064 1.375120
2016-10-12 0.064 1.378045
2016-09-13 0.064 1.421192
2016-08-11 0.062 1.391417
2016-07-13 0.062 1.419623
2016-06-13 0.062 1.422573
2016-05-11 0.060 1.417143
2016-04-13 0.060 1.465383
2016-03-11 0.060 1.498225
2016-02-10 0.060 1.598430
2016-01-13 0.060 1.520094
2015-12-11 0.060 1.554550
2015-11-10 0.060 1.533934
2015-10-13 0.060 1.496063
2015-09-11 0.060 1.500506
2015-08-12 0.060 1.475935
2015-07-13 0.060 1.428183
2015-06-11 0.060 1.406240
2015-05-13 0.060 1.397442
2015-04-13 0.060 1.380244
2015-03-11 0.060 1.399855
2015-02-11 0.060 1.453702
2015-01-13 0.060 1.475214
2014-12-11 0.060 1.476554
2014-11-12 0.060 1.459214
2014-10-10 0.060 1.457932
2014-09-11 0.060 1.406408
2014-08-13 0.060 1.407648
2014-07-11 0.060 1.393394
2014-06-11 0.060 1.414817
2014-05-13 0.062 1.461977
2014-04-11 0.062 1.473449
2014-03-12 0.062 1.457642
2014-02-12 0.062 1.448236
2014-01-13 0.062 1.458110
2013-12-11 0.062 1.492858
2013-10-10 0.067 1.616218
2013-09-11 0.067 1.610478
2013-08-13 0.070 1.642627
2013-07-11 0.070 1.619127
2013-06-12 0.070 1.655948
2013-05-13 0.076 1.693161
2013-04-11 0.076 1.710671
2013-03-13 0.076 1.721795
2013-02-13 0.076 1.762376
2013-01-11 0.076 1.820860
2012-12-26 0.074 1.827243
2012-12-12 0.076 1.875711
2012-11-13 0.076 1.867607
2012-10-11 0.076 1.895580
2012-09-12 0.076 1.938513
2012-08-13 0.074 1.927762
2012-07-11 0.074 1.984423
2012-06-13 0.074 2.063893
2012-05-11 0.069 1.856883
2012-04-11 0.069 1.896545
2012-03-13 0.069 1.916110
2012-02-13 0.069 1.983886
2012-01-11 0.069 2.015656
2011-12-13 0.217 6.658155
2011-11-10 0.064 2.013141
2011-10-12 0.064 2.064004
2011-09-13 0.064 2.066917
2011-08-11 0.062 1.991798
2011-07-13 0.062 1.760172
2011-06-13 0.062 1.734733
2011-05-11 0.060 1.645925
2011-04-13 0.060 1.666940
2011-03-11 0.060 1.682999
2011-02-11 0.057 1.600121
2011-01-12 0.057 1.677048
2010-12-13 0.057 1.778358
2010-11-10 0.054 1.685775
2010-10-13 0.054 1.719349
2010-09-13 0.054 1.741525
2010-08-11 0.051 1.678271
2010-07-13 0.051 1.706180
2010-06-11 0.051 1.743073
2010-05-12 0.051 1.636569
2010-04-13 0.051 1.538974
2010-03-11 0.051 1.581721
2010-02-10 0.051 1.718034
2010-01-13 0.051 1.797682
2009-12-11 0.051 1.963852
2009-11-10 0.045 1.840069
2009-10-13 0.045 1.823287
2009-09-11 0.045 1.961981
2009-08-12 0.041 1.849766
2009-07-13 0.041 2.044125
2009-06-11 0.041 2.101428
2009-05-13 0.041 2.318749
2009-04-13 0.041 2.519278
2009-03-11 0.041 2.920841
2009-02-11 0.059 3.384067
2009-01-13 0.059 3.754657
2008-12-11 0.059 4.672837
2008-11-12 0.059 3.767595
2008-10-10 0.059 4.298842
2008-09-11 0.065 2.776710
2008-08-13 0.075 3.110192
2008-07-11 0.075 3.043092
2008-06-11 0.075 2.864195
2008-05-13 0.080 3.053845
2008-04-11 0.080 3.249303
2008-03-12 0.080 3.362360
2008-02-13 0.097 4.148433
2008-01-11 0.097 3.602899
2007-12-12 0.097 3.713521
2007-11-13 0.101 3.839522
2007-10-11 0.101 3.624119
2007-09-12 0.101 3.717793
2007-08-13 0.101 3.720901
2007-07-11 0.101 3.327642
2007-06-13 0.101 3.292970
2007-05-11 0.101 3.309223
2007-04-11 0.101 3.346442
2007-03-13 0.101 3.459480
2007-02-13 0.098 3.316718
2007-01-10 0.098 3.409147
2006-12-13 0.098 3.524451
2006-11-13 0.095 3.521851
2006-10-11 0.095 3.576865
2006-09-13 0.095 3.594530
2006-08-11 0.090 3.464129
2006-07-12 0.090 3.472098
2006-06-13 0.090 3.517561
2006-05-11 0.085 3.392001
2006-04-11 0.085 3.372370
2006-03-13 0.085 3.371024
2006-02-13 0.082 3.316205
2006-01-11 0.082 3.334643
2005-12-13 0.082 3.533474
2005-11-10 0.079 3.358220
2005-10-12 0.079 3.290146
2005-09-13 0.079 3.179235
2005-08-11 0.076 3.067443
2005-07-13 0.076 3.098592
2005-06-13 0.076 3.041119
2005-05-11 0.076 2.929823
2005-04-13 0.076 2.888800
2005-03-11 0.076 2.870299
2005-02-11 0.070 2.704943
2005-01-12 0.070 2.771484
2004-12-13 0.070 2.855498
2004-11-10 0.068 2.652197
2004-10-13 0.203 7.927809
2004-09-13 0.068 2.678264
2004-08-11 0.068 2.683265
2004-07-13 0.068 2.673904
2004-05-13 0.068 2.711719
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.94
dividendYield 12.43
exDividendDate 2026-04-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.02
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.13545816
lastDividendValue 0.078
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.041984737
Address1 333 West Wacker Drive
All Time High 15.96
All Time Low 3.88
Ask 7.58
Ask Size 5,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 787,760
Average Daily Volume3 Month 923,898
Average Volume 923,898
Average Volume10Days 787,760
Beta 0.404
Bid 7.57
Bid Size 6,200
Book Value 8.518
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.5699
Current Ratio 0.407
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 7.61
Day Low 7.54
Debt To Equity 38.029
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Rate 0.94
Dividend Yield 12.43
Earnings Growth -0.528
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.433
Earnings Timestamp End 1,743,764,340
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,743,764,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 9.712
Enterprise Value 1,724,128,384
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.34
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.5306
Fifty Day Average Change 0.039299965
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005218703
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.198474
Fifty Two Week High 8.59
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.0201001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11875438
Fifty Two Week Low 7.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.4099002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.05724863
Fifty Two Week Range 7.16 - 8.59
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,080,225,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.11
Free Cashflow 129,347,528
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 177,531,072
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00046
Held Percent Institutions 0.37721002
Implied Shares Outstanding 160,967,425
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.078
Last Fiscal Year End 1,753,920,000
Long Business Summary Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. It is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Symphony Asset Management LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in adjustable rate secured and unsecured senior loans. Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund was formed on March 24, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,218,507,264
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9475722
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 79,016,864
Next Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,212,084,710
Open 7.55
Operating Cashflow -91,638,608
Operating Margins 0.88901
Payout Ratio 3.0
Phone 312 917 7700
Previous Close 7.53
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8886946
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.8636284
Profit Margins 0.44509
Quick Ratio 0.407
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.039899826
Regular Market Change Percent 0.52987814
Regular Market Day High 7.61
Regular Market Day Low 7.54
Regular Market Day Range 7.54 - 7.61
Regular Market Open 7.55
Regular Market Previous Close 7.53
Regular Market Price 7.5699
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,404
Regular Market Volume 687,299
Return On Assets 0.04389
Return On Equity 0.06068
Revenue Growth 0.043
Revenue Per Share 1.103
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 160,967,425
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0007
Shares Short 118,504
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 154,723
Short Name Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fun
Short Percent Of Float 0.0007
Short Ratio 0.14
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol JFR
Total Cash 9,373,920
Total Cash Per Share 0.058
Total Debt 521,417,536
Total Revenue 177,531,072
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.02
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.13545816
Trailing Eps 0.34
Trailing P E 22.264412
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.9709
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.40100002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.050307997
Type Disp Equity
Volume 687,299
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JFR&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jfr
Zip 60,606-1220