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Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | San Francisco, United States | NYSE
4.80 USD -0.01 (-0.208%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT

The most critical observation is the severe structural deterioration of the underlying business, evidenced by a nearly 34% cumulative loss over the last nine years and a trailing twelve-month earnings contraction of roughly 46%. While the fund currently trades at a discount to book value, this is a classic value trap where the market has correctly priced in the inability to generate sustainable growth or maintain profitability in the credit strategies space. The recent price action shows a flat, range-bound pattern with no momentum to suggest a reversal, and the statistical forecast offers negligible directional bias, confirming the lack of a short-term catalyst. Regarding income, the headline yield of 12.3% is misleading; it is artificially inflated by the depressed share price rather than robust cash generation, as the payout ratio exceeds 200%, indicating the distribution is likely eroding shareholder capital. Investors seeking income here are being compensated for taking significant downside risk on a failing business model.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_66 ✓0.007380
MSTL_66_1260.009773
AutoTheta0.012486
MSTL_1260.014290
AutoETS0.014502
AutoARIMA0.014588
MSTL0.016982

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_66

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 1.22
Ljung-Box p 0.005
Jarque-Bera p 0.559
Excess Kurtosis -0.68
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.979
Revenue per Share 0.723
Market Cap 709,520,064
Trailing P/E 17.14
Beta 0.37
Profit Margins 45.01%
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JQC&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jqc

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.05% 12.48% 11.74% 10.98%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.050 1.046025
2026-05-15 0.050 1.041667
2026-04-15 0.050 1.035197
2026-03-13 0.050 1.061571
2026-02-13 0.054 1.062992
2026-01-15 0.054 1.058824
2025-12-15 0.054 1.073559
2025-11-14 0.054 1.069307
2025-10-15 0.054 1.060904
2025-09-15 0.054 0.994475
2025-08-15 0.054 0.983607
2025-07-15 0.054 0.989011
2025-06-13 0.054 1.015038
2025-05-15 0.054 1.016949
2025-04-15 0.054 1.054688
2025-03-14 0.054 0.980036
2025-02-14 0.054 0.972973
2025-01-15 0.054 0.962567
2024-12-13 0.054 0.919932
2024-11-15 0.054 0.949033
2024-10-15 0.054 0.935875
2024-09-13 0.054 0.940767
2024-08-15 0.054 0.954064
2024-07-15 0.054 0.967742
2024-06-14 0.054 0.966011
2024-05-14 0.054 0.962567
2024-04-12 0.054 0.987203
2024-03-14 0.054 0.971223
2024-02-14 0.054 1.003717
2024-01-11 0.054 1.015038
2023-12-14 0.054 1.018868
2023-11-14 0.054 1.069307
2023-10-12 0.054 1.082164
2023-09-14 0.054 1.060904
2023-08-14 0.048 0.941176
2023-07-13 0.048 0.948617
2023-06-14 0.048 0.963855
2023-05-12 0.048 0.969697
2023-04-13 0.048 0.950495
2023-03-14 0.048 0.960000
2023-02-14 0.048 0.898876
2023-01-12 0.048 0.905660
2022-12-14 0.048 0.952381
2022-11-14 0.048 0.939335
2022-10-13 0.042 0.848485
2022-09-14 0.042 0.800000
2022-08-12 0.042 0.743363
2022-07-14 0.042 0.809249
2022-06-14 0.039 0.733083
2022-05-12 0.039 0.727612
2022-04-13 0.039 0.648918
2022-03-14 0.039 0.677083
2022-02-14 0.039 0.635179
2022-01-13 0.039 0.593607
2021-12-14 0.039 0.615142
2021-11-12 0.039 0.600925
2021-10-14 0.039 0.591806
2021-09-14 0.042 0.651163
2021-08-12 0.047 0.725309
2021-07-14 0.051 0.775076
2021-06-14 0.055 0.828313
2021-05-13 0.060 0.917431
2021-04-14 0.064 0.971168
2021-03-12 0.068 1.067504
2021-02-11 0.072 1.119751
2021-01-14 0.077 1.208791
2020-12-14 0.081 1.291866
2020-11-12 0.081 1.338843
2020-10-14 0.081 1.341060
2020-09-14 0.081 1.319218
2020-08-13 0.081 1.347754
2020-07-14 0.081 1.403813
2020-06-12 0.081 1.338843
2020-05-14 0.088 1.577061
2020-04-14 0.088 1.444992
2020-03-12 0.092 1.634103
2020-02-13 0.092 1.213720
2020-01-14 0.092 1.210526
2019-12-12 0.104 1.394102
2019-11-14 0.104 1.403509
2019-10-11 0.104 1.434483
2019-09-12 0.104 1.379310
2019-08-14 0.104 1.405405
2019-07-12 0.104 1.323155
2019-06-13 0.104 1.336761
2019-05-14 0.104 1.314791
2019-04-12 0.104 1.303258
2019-03-14 0.104 1.331626
2019-02-14 0.102 1.335079
2019-01-14 0.102 1.335079
2018-12-13 0.039 0.515873
2018-11-14 0.039 0.503226
2018-10-12 0.039 0.501931
2018-09-13 0.039 0.486891
2018-08-14 0.037 0.467172
2018-07-12 0.037 0.465409
2018-06-14 0.037 0.460199
2018-05-14 0.041 0.508055
2018-04-12 0.041 0.512500
2018-03-14 0.041 0.515723
2018-02-14 0.048 0.594796
2018-01-11 0.048 0.587515
2017-12-14 0.048 0.591133
2017-11-14 0.048 0.596273
2017-10-12 0.048 0.568720
2017-09-14 0.048 0.573477
2017-08-11 0.053 0.626478
2017-07-12 0.053 0.619159
2017-06-13 0.053 0.610599
2017-05-11 0.053 0.601589
2017-04-11 0.053 0.601589
2017-03-13 0.053 0.601589
2017-02-13 0.053 0.598194
2017-01-11 0.053 0.607102
2016-12-13 0.053 0.610599
2016-11-10 0.052 0.638037
2016-10-12 0.052 0.612485
2016-09-13 0.052 0.629540
2016-08-11 0.052 0.619785
2016-07-13 0.052 0.631835
2016-06-13 0.052 0.642769
2016-05-11 0.052 0.657396
2016-04-13 0.052 0.666667
2016-03-11 0.052 0.665813
2016-02-10 0.052 0.721221
2016-01-13 0.052 0.693333
2015-12-11 0.052 0.705563
2015-11-10 0.050 0.636943
2015-10-13 0.050 0.623441
2015-09-11 0.050 0.606061
2015-08-12 0.050 0.588235
2015-07-13 0.050 0.583431
2015-06-11 0.050 0.564972
2015-05-13 0.049 0.551181
2015-04-13 0.049 0.536692
2015-03-11 0.049 0.545050
2015-02-11 0.049 0.544444
2015-01-13 0.043 0.496536
2014-12-11 0.044 0.508083
2014-11-12 0.044 0.494382
2014-10-10 0.044 0.499432
2014-09-11 0.044 0.491620
2014-08-13 0.044 0.491620
2014-07-11 0.044 0.475676
2014-06-11 0.044 0.478781
2014-05-13 0.053 0.562036
2014-04-11 0.053 0.562036
2014-03-12 0.053 0.559072
2014-02-12 0.055 0.575314
2014-01-13 0.055 0.576520
2013-12-11 0.055 0.591398
2013-11-13 0.058 0.615711
2013-10-10 0.058 0.626350
2013-09-11 0.058 0.606061
2013-08-13 0.062 0.635246
2013-07-11 0.062 0.620621
2013-06-12 0.062 0.632008
2013-05-13 0.062 0.593870
2013-04-11 0.069 0.657769
2013-03-13 0.069 0.668605
2013-02-13 0.069 0.679803
2013-01-11 0.069 0.691383
2012-12-12 0.069 0.706244
2012-11-13 0.067 0.697190
2012-10-11 0.067 0.685773
2012-09-12 0.067 0.703781
2012-08-13 0.067 0.717345
2012-07-11 0.067 0.716578
2012-06-13 0.067 0.746934
2012-05-11 0.067 0.725108
2012-04-11 0.067 0.746102
2012-03-13 0.200 2.205072
2011-12-13 0.200 2.525253
2011-09-13 0.200 2.386635
2011-06-13 0.200 2.227172
2011-03-11 0.190 2.134832
2010-12-13 0.175 2.049180
2010-09-13 0.175 2.011494
2010-06-11 0.175 2.258065
2010-03-11 0.175 2.144608
2009-12-11 0.175 2.355316
2009-09-11 0.160 2.298851
2009-06-11 0.150 2.617801
2009-03-11 0.160 5.263158
2008-12-11 0.187 5.054054
2008-09-11 0.247 3.166667
2008-06-11 0.285 2.788650
2008-03-12 0.285 2.791381
2007-12-12 0.285 2.567567
2007-09-12 0.285 2.349547
2007-06-13 0.285 2.144470
2007-03-13 0.095 0.679542
2007-02-13 0.095 0.678571
2007-01-10 0.095 0.675195
2006-12-13 0.095 0.668073
2006-11-13 0.095 0.688905
2006-10-11 0.095 0.693431
2006-09-13 0.095 0.706320
2006-08-11 0.095 0.722433
2006-07-12 0.095 0.764280
2006-06-13 0.095 0.776144
2006-05-11 0.095 0.769854
2006-04-11 0.084 0.693069
2006-03-13 0.084 0.687961
2006-02-13 0.084 0.666667
2006-01-11 0.084 0.675784
2005-12-22 0.053 0.454156
2005-12-13 0.084 0.716724
2005-11-10 0.084 0.704107
2005-10-12 0.084 0.701754
2005-09-13 0.084 0.649150
2005-08-11 0.089 0.682515
2005-07-13 0.089 0.664675
2005-06-13 0.089 0.689923
2005-05-11 0.093 0.727700
2005-04-13 0.093 0.737510
2005-03-11 0.093 0.704012
2005-02-11 0.098 0.686275
2005-01-12 0.098 0.703518
2004-12-27 0.098 0.722714
2004-12-13 0.098 0.708092
2004-11-10 0.098 0.699500
2004-10-13 0.098 0.689170
2004-09-13 0.098 0.691114
2004-08-11 0.098 0.714807
2004-07-13 0.098 0.742987
2004-06-14 0.098 0.771046
2004-05-12 0.098 0.781499
2004-04-13 0.098 0.698503
2004-03-11 0.098 0.656836
2004-02-11 0.098 0.661269
2004-01-13 0.098 0.657718
2003-12-11 0.098 0.681976
2003-11-12 0.098 0.679141
2003-10-10 0.098 0.683880
2003-09-11 0.098 0.698503
2003-08-14 0.098 0.698006
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.59
dividendYield 12.35
exDividendDate 2026-07-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.648
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.13471934
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.12545455
Address1 555 California Street
Address2 Suite 3100
All Time High 15.37
All Time Low 2.75
Ask 4.9
Ask Size 6,900
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 595,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 622,191
Average Volume 622,191
Average Volume10Days 595,050
Beta 0.367
Bid 4.75
Bid Size 11,600
Book Value 5.496
City San Francisco
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.8
Current Ratio 0.107
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 4.835
Day Low 4.8
Debt To Equity 60.979
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Rate 0.59
Dividend Yield 12.35
Earnings Growth -0.457
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.409
Earnings Timestamp End 1,743,764,340
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,743,764,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 11.28
Enterprise Value 1,204,824,448
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 4.8218
Fifty Day Average Change -0.021800041
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0045211413
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.545454
Fifty Two Week High 5.58
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.77999973
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1397849
Fifty Two Week Low 4.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.1800003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.038961105
Fifty Two Week Range 4.62 - 5.58
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,056,634,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.12
Free Cashflow 74,963,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 106,808,384
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.35041
Implied Shares Outstanding 147,816,679
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,753,920,000
Long Business Summary Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is managed by Symphony Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income and public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in senior secured and second lien loans, preferred securities, convertible securities and related instruments. It seeks to invest in investment grade securities. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a focus on bottom-up stock picking approach based on factors such as interest rate levels, conditions and developing trends in the bond and equity markets, analysis of relative valuations for preferred, convertible and other debt instruments, and other economic and market factors, including the overall outlook for the economy and inflation to create its portfolio. The Fund uses leverage .It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The fund was formerly known as Nuveen Multi-Strategy Income & Growth Fund 2. Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund was formed on June 25, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 709,520,064
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_5381701
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 48,073,772
Next Fiscal Year End 1,785,456,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 709,520,059
Open 4.81
Operating Cashflow 31,093,384
Operating Margins 0.87802005
Payout Ratio 2.292
Phone 415 676 4000
Previous Close 4.81
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.8733625
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.642925
Profit Margins 0.45009
Quick Ratio 0.107
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999975
Regular Market Change Percent -0.207895
Regular Market Day High 4.835
Regular Market Day Low 4.8
Regular Market Day Range 4.8 - 4.835
Regular Market Open 4.81
Regular Market Previous Close 4.81
Regular Market Price 4.8
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 488,691
Return On Assets 0.04239
Return On Equity 0.059770003
Revenue Growth -0.009
Revenue Per Share 0.723
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 147,816,679
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00059999997
Shares Short 82,164
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 45,408
Short Name Nuveen Credit Strategies Income
Short Percent Of Float 0.00059999997
Short Ratio 0.13
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol JQC
Total Cash 118,720
Total Cash Per Share 0.001
Total Debt 495,423,040
Total Revenue 106,808,384
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.648
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.13471934
Trailing Eps 0.28
Trailing P E 17.142859
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 4.9626
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.16260004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03276509
Type Disp Equity
Volume 488,691
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=JQC&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/jqc
Zip 94,104-1534