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Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (JPC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
6.82 USD +0.01 (0.221%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 10:39 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:34 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a confluence of technical weakness and deteriorating financial health. The price has slipped below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a downtrend where the asset trades at a significant discount to its historical norms. This technical breakdown is underpinned by alarming fundamentals: the balance sheet is fragile with a current ratio of just 0.2 and debt-to-equity exceeding 45x, while operating cash flow barely covers the massive debt load. Although the entity offers an attractive 11.3% yield, this is a compensation for the severe distress rather than a sign of stability, especially given the payout ratio consumes nearly 89% of earnings. While the long-term price history shows a recovery from a deep trough in 2022, the recent volatility and the precarious leverage suggest the business quality is not yet robust enough to support a bullish stance.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.081099
AutoETS0.081272
MSTL0.083217
AutoARIMA0.084046

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 16.97
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.162
Excess Kurtosis -1.35
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 46.421
Revenue per Share 0.819
Market Cap 2,561,625,600
Trailing P/E 13.91
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 56.16%
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JPC&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jpc

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.93% 9.81% 9.67% 9.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-15 0.063 0.926471
2026-09-15 0.063 0.901288
2026-08-14 0.063 0.821382
2026-07-15 0.063 0.802548
2026-06-15 0.063 0.804598
2026-05-15 0.063 0.809769
2026-04-15 0.063 0.794451
2026-03-13 0.063 0.792453
2026-02-13 0.063 0.763636
2026-01-15 0.063 0.781638
2025-12-15 0.063 0.777778
2025-11-14 0.067 0.829208
2025-10-15 0.067 0.822086
2025-09-15 0.067 0.811138
2025-08-15 0.067 0.834371
2025-07-15 0.067 0.829208
2025-06-13 0.067 0.849176
2025-05-15 0.067 0.849176
2025-04-15 0.067 0.904184
2025-03-14 0.067 0.839599
2025-02-14 0.067 0.833333
2025-01-15 0.067 0.845960
2024-12-13 0.067 0.830235
2024-11-15 0.067 0.831265
2024-10-15 0.067 0.829208
2024-09-13 0.067 0.838548
2024-08-15 0.067 0.871261
2024-07-15 0.067 0.875817
2024-06-14 0.067 0.901750
2024-05-14 0.048 0.670391
2024-04-12 0.048 0.694645
2024-03-14 0.048 0.674157
2024-02-14 0.048 0.681818
2024-01-11 0.048 0.692641
2023-12-14 0.048 0.710059
2023-11-15 0.002 0.031447
2023-11-02 0.042 0.665610
2023-10-12 0.044 0.713128
2023-09-14 0.044 0.691824
2023-08-14 0.044 0.672783
2023-07-13 0.044 0.675883
2023-06-14 0.044 0.686427
2023-05-12 0.044 0.735786
2023-04-13 0.044 0.676923
2023-03-14 0.047 0.680174
2023-02-14 0.047 0.607235
2023-01-12 0.047 0.618421
2022-12-14 0.053 0.712366
2022-11-14 0.053 0.723056
2022-10-13 0.053 0.786350
2022-09-14 0.053 0.691004
2022-08-12 0.053 0.635492
2022-07-14 0.053 0.700132
2022-06-14 0.053 0.701987
2022-05-12 0.053 0.678617
2022-04-13 0.053 0.644769
2022-03-14 0.053 0.655941
2022-02-14 0.053 0.614849
2022-01-13 0.053 0.542477
2021-12-14 0.053 0.574837
2021-11-12 0.053 0.542477
2021-10-14 0.053 0.534274
2021-09-14 0.053 0.532663
2021-08-12 0.053 0.529471
2021-07-14 0.053 0.530531
2021-06-14 0.053 0.536437
2021-05-13 0.053 0.557308
2021-04-14 0.053 0.558483
2021-03-12 0.053 0.581778
2021-02-11 0.053 0.566845
2021-01-14 0.053 0.579235
2020-12-14 0.053 0.577972
2020-11-12 0.053 0.602958
2020-10-14 0.053 0.612717
2020-09-14 0.053 0.605714
2020-08-13 0.053 0.600227
2020-07-14 0.053 0.656753
2020-06-12 0.053 0.640097
2020-05-14 0.053 0.714286
2020-04-14 0.053 0.685640
2020-03-12 0.061 0.800525
2020-02-13 0.061 0.579297
2020-01-14 0.061 0.587669
2019-12-12 0.061 0.595703
2019-11-14 0.061 0.600985
2019-10-11 0.061 0.607570
2019-09-12 0.061 0.607570
2019-08-14 0.061 0.632780
2019-07-12 0.061 0.617409
2019-06-13 0.061 0.628866
2019-05-14 0.061 0.636743
2019-04-12 0.061 0.633437
2019-03-14 0.061 0.640756
2019-02-14 0.061 0.681564
2019-01-14 0.061 0.684624
2018-12-13 0.061 0.718492
2018-11-14 0.061 0.667396
2018-10-12 0.061 0.698740
2018-09-13 0.061 0.655914
2018-08-14 0.061 0.653105
2018-07-12 0.061 0.650320
2018-06-14 0.061 0.623722
2018-05-14 0.065 0.663265
2018-04-12 0.065 0.654582
2018-03-14 0.065 0.659229
2018-02-14 0.065 0.677083
2018-01-11 0.065 0.635386
2017-12-14 0.065 0.628019
2017-11-14 0.065 0.629845
2017-10-12 0.065 0.618459
2017-09-14 0.065 0.623202
2017-08-11 0.065 0.629845
2017-07-12 0.065 0.623800
2017-06-21 0.065 0.628627
2017-05-11 0.064 0.634291
2017-04-11 0.064 0.645812
2017-03-13 0.064 0.665281
2017-02-13 0.064 0.641283
2017-01-11 0.064 0.653061
2016-12-13 0.064 0.670860
2016-11-10 0.067 0.737074
2016-10-12 0.067 0.685773
2016-09-13 0.067 0.681587
2016-08-11 0.067 0.641762
2016-07-13 0.067 0.659449
2016-06-13 0.067 0.670671
2016-05-11 0.067 0.662055
2016-04-13 0.067 0.697917
2016-03-11 0.067 0.722762
2016-02-10 0.067 0.751964
2016-01-13 0.067 0.724324
2015-12-11 0.067 0.749441
2015-11-10 0.067 0.734649
2015-10-13 0.067 0.728261
2015-09-11 0.067 0.741150
2015-08-12 0.067 0.725894
2015-07-13 0.067 0.725108
2015-06-11 0.067 0.709746
2015-05-13 0.066 0.698413
2015-04-13 0.066 0.686785
2015-03-11 0.066 0.699153
2015-02-11 0.063 0.659686
2015-01-13 0.063 0.663158
2014-12-11 0.063 0.668790
2014-11-12 0.063 0.671642
2014-10-10 0.063 0.689278
2014-09-11 0.063 0.678879
2014-08-13 0.063 0.673797
2014-07-11 0.063 0.655567
2014-06-11 0.063 0.656250
2014-05-13 0.063 0.659686
2014-04-11 0.063 0.678879
2014-03-12 0.063 0.683297
2014-02-12 0.063 0.694598
2014-01-13 0.063 0.703125
2013-12-11 0.063 0.742925
2013-11-13 0.063 0.728324
2013-10-10 0.063 0.730012
2013-09-11 0.063 0.726644
2013-08-13 0.063 0.690033
2013-07-11 0.063 0.661765
2013-06-12 0.063 0.675241
2013-05-13 0.063 0.593779
2013-04-11 0.063 0.612840
2013-03-13 0.063 0.615234
2013-02-13 0.063 0.625621
2013-01-11 0.063 0.631263
2012-12-12 0.063 0.641548
2012-11-13 0.063 0.654206
2012-10-11 0.063 0.635081
2012-09-12 0.063 0.638945
2012-08-13 0.063 0.663158
2012-07-11 0.063 0.674518
2012-06-13 0.063 0.707071
2012-05-11 0.063 0.696133
2012-04-11 0.063 0.713477
2012-03-13 0.190 2.137233
2011-12-13 0.190 2.503294
2011-09-13 0.190 2.392947
2011-06-13 0.190 2.188940
2011-03-11 0.180 2.132702
2010-12-13 0.170 2.098765
2010-09-13 0.170 2.083333
2010-06-11 0.170 2.319236
2010-03-11 0.170 2.187902
2009-12-11 0.170 2.374302
2009-09-11 0.155 2.337858
2009-06-11 0.145 2.593918
2009-03-11 0.155 5.290102
2008-12-11 0.188 5.081081
2008-09-11 0.242 3.218085
2008-06-11 0.285 2.861446
2008-03-12 0.285 2.772374
2007-12-12 0.285 2.597994
2007-09-12 0.285 2.380952
2007-06-13 0.285 2.146084
2007-03-13 0.095 0.678571
2007-02-13 0.095 0.674237
2007-01-10 0.095 0.666667
2006-12-13 0.095 0.662945
2006-11-13 0.095 0.688406
2006-10-11 0.095 0.688406
2006-09-13 0.095 0.706845
2006-08-11 0.095 0.726300
2006-07-12 0.095 0.761218
2006-06-13 0.095 0.779327
2006-05-11 0.095 0.765512
2006-04-11 0.085 0.700742
2006-03-13 0.085 0.683280
2006-02-13 0.085 0.671406
2006-01-11 0.085 0.683280
2005-12-22 0.193 1.650984
2005-12-13 0.085 0.714286
2005-11-10 0.085 0.699013
2005-10-12 0.085 0.701899
2005-09-13 0.085 0.649351
2005-08-11 0.090 0.679758
2005-07-13 0.090 0.664207
2005-06-13 0.090 0.685453
2005-05-11 0.096 0.732265
2005-04-13 0.096 0.748246
2005-03-11 0.096 0.701242
2005-02-11 0.101 0.691781
2005-01-12 0.101 0.703833
2004-12-27 0.101 0.730825
2004-12-13 0.101 0.702364
2004-11-10 0.101 0.696072
2004-10-13 0.101 0.690834
2004-09-13 0.101 0.694158
2004-08-11 0.101 0.720914
2004-07-13 0.101 0.733479
2004-06-14 0.101 0.779923
2004-05-12 0.101 0.774540
2004-04-13 0.101 0.709768
2004-03-11 0.101 0.655844
2004-02-11 0.101 0.656697
2004-01-13 0.101 0.652455
2003-12-23 0.057 0.372063
2003-12-11 0.101 0.673333
2003-11-12 0.101 0.681511
2003-10-10 0.101 0.688950
2003-09-11 0.101 0.706294
2003-08-13 0.101 0.712773
2003-07-11 0.101 0.655844
2003-06-11 0.101 0.655419
2003-05-14 0.101 0.664911
Additional Data
dividendYield 11.03
exDividendDate 2026-10-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.766
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.11264705
lastDividendValue 0.063
lastDividendDate 2026-10-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.161529
Address1 333 West Wacker Drive
All Time High 15.92
All Time Low 2.61
Ask 6.79
Ask Size 10,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,988,930
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,715,429
Average Volume 1,715,429
Average Volume10Days 2,988,930
Beta 0.725
Bid 6.78
Bid Size 8,700
Book Value 7.742
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.815
Current Ratio 0.151
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 6.86
Day Low 6.76
Debt To Equity 46.421
Display Name Nuveen Preferred & Incm Opps Fd
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Yield 11.03
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.49
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.1876
Fifty Day Average Change -0.37260008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05183929
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -16.1529
Fifty Two Week High 8.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4850001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.17891568
Fifty Two Week Low 6.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.26499987
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.040457994
Fifty Two Week Range 6.55 - 8.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,049,121,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.48
Free Cashflow 98,026,584
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0149998665
Fullday Change Percent 0.22058627
Fullday Price 6.815
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 307,811,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17743999
Implied Shares Outstanding 375,880,496
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Last Dividend Value 0.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Long Business Summary Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, and NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in preferred securities, dividend paying stocks of companies, and corporate and taxable municipal debt securities which are rated BBB/Baa or better by S&P, Moody's, or Fitch. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a top-down stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA/Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock Fixed Rate Index and the JPC Blended Index which is comprised of 82.5% BofA/Merrill Lynch Preferred Stock Fixed Rate Index and 17.5% Barclays Capital Securities Index. The fund was formerly known as Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund. Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund was formed on March 26, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,561,625,600
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_4436141
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common 172,880,096
Next Fiscal Year End 1,816,992,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,566,549,232
Open 6.86
Operating Cashflow 78,308,120
Operating Margins 0.86797
Payout Ratio 1.5547
Phone 312 917 7700
Previous Close 6.8
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8802635
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.322051
Profit Margins 0.56164
Quick Ratio 0.118
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0149998665
Regular Market Change Percent 0.22058627
Regular Market Day High 6.86
Regular Market Day Low 6.76
Regular Market Day Range 6.76 - 6.86
Regular Market Open 6.86
Regular Market Previous Close 6.8
Regular Market Price 6.815
Regular Market Time 1,792,161,584
Regular Market Volume 598,606
Return On Assets 0.03733
Return On Equity 0.06257
Revenue Per Share 0.819
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 375,880,496
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0049
Shares Short 1,826,632
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,821,390
Short Name Nuveen Preferred & Income Oppor
Short Percent Of Float 0.0049
Short Ratio 0.87
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol JPC
Total Debt 1,350,929,024
Total Revenue 307,811,808
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.766
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.11264705
Trailing Eps 0.49
Trailing P E 13.908163
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.7551
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.9400997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12122342
Type Disp Equity
Volume 598,606
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JPC&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jpc
Zip 60,606-1220