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Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NMZ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
10.35 USD +0.02 (0.194%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.35
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:48 p.m. EDT

NMZ, the Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund, presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investors. In the short term, the stock has shown some volatility with recent price fluctuations, but the overall trend is slightly negative. The recent price history indicates a lack of strong momentum, and the stock has not shown a clear upward trend in the past 14 days. However, the high dividend yield of 7.54% and consistent dividend payouts make it attractive for income-focused investors. The dividend payouts have been relatively stable over the past few years, with only minor reductions in some periods. This suggests a reliable income stream, which is a positive for long-term investors. However, the fund's high debt-to-equity ratio and low current ratio indicate potential financial stress, which could affect its long-term sustainability. The recent news headlines are mixed, with some positive ratings and others indicating caution, suggesting that the market sentiment is not uniformly positive. Overall, NMZ could be considered a moderate buy for dividend-focused investors, but it may not be the best choice for those seeking strong growth or momentum in the short term.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.015247
AutoARIMA0.015656
AutoETS0.015816
MSTL0.016382

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 0.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.234
Excess Kurtosis 0.49
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 36.48
Revenue per Share 0.946
Market Cap 1,216,126,080
Trailing P/E 49.29
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 23.60%
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=NMZ&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/nmz

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.64% 7.86% 7.35% 7.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.066 0.641399
2026-03-13 0.066 0.636824
2026-02-13 0.066 0.630605
2026-01-15 0.066 0.643664
2025-12-15 0.066 0.647720
2025-11-14 0.066 0.638961
2025-10-15 0.066 0.643516
2025-09-15 0.066 0.654271
2025-08-15 0.066 0.688427
2025-07-15 0.066 0.681441
2025-06-13 0.066 0.684495
2025-05-15 0.066 0.673149
2025-04-15 0.066 0.700071
2025-03-14 0.066 0.649136
2025-02-14 0.066 0.643696
2025-01-15 0.066 0.662922
2024-12-13 0.066 0.643424
2024-11-15 0.066 0.657589
2024-10-15 0.066 0.640765
2024-09-13 0.066 0.631299
2024-08-15 0.066 0.683678
2024-07-15 0.066 0.696057
2024-06-14 0.066 0.695155
2024-05-14 0.048 0.524588
2024-04-12 0.048 0.534586
2024-03-14 0.048 0.538096
2024-02-14 0.043 0.493303
2024-01-11 0.043 0.513572
2023-12-14 0.043 0.504003
2023-11-14 0.043 0.538351
2023-10-12 0.043 0.564762
2023-09-14 0.046 0.551001
2023-08-14 0.046 0.532694
2023-07-13 0.046 0.519985
2023-06-14 0.046 0.519324
2023-05-12 0.046 0.532990
2023-04-13 0.046 0.509132
2023-03-14 0.046 0.543284
2023-02-14 0.046 0.525456
2023-01-12 0.046 0.529166
2022-12-14 0.054 0.613062
2022-11-14 0.054 0.657542
2022-10-13 0.054 0.674792
2022-09-14 0.059 0.661443
2022-08-12 0.059 0.601804
2022-07-14 0.059 0.630548
2022-06-14 0.065 0.728681
2022-05-12 0.065 0.706196
2022-04-13 0.065 0.685214
2022-03-14 0.065 0.633147
2022-02-14 0.065 0.622227
2022-01-13 0.065 0.574645
2021-12-14 0.065 0.573289
2021-11-12 0.065 0.576946
2021-10-14 0.065 0.588537
2021-09-14 0.065 0.571684
2021-08-12 0.065 0.563386
2021-07-14 0.065 0.557452
2021-06-14 0.065 0.580431
2021-05-13 0.065 0.599128
2021-04-14 0.065 0.603807
2021-03-12 0.062 0.594661
2021-02-11 0.062 0.574726
2021-01-14 0.062 0.601861
2020-12-14 0.062 0.613965
2020-11-12 0.062 0.643239
2020-10-14 0.062 0.647654
2020-09-14 0.062 0.649203
2020-08-13 0.062 0.641705
2020-07-14 0.062 0.655645
2020-06-12 0.062 0.669638
2020-05-14 0.062 0.731457
2020-04-14 0.060 0.680664
2020-03-12 0.060 0.767264
2020-02-13 0.060 0.598949
2020-01-14 0.060 0.609787
2019-12-12 0.060 0.618795
2019-11-14 0.060 0.620112
2019-10-11 0.060 0.620964
2019-09-12 0.060 0.642908
2019-08-14 0.060 0.622743
2019-07-12 0.060 0.634177
2019-06-13 0.060 0.646900
2019-05-14 0.060 0.662976
2019-04-12 0.060 0.667830
2019-03-14 0.060 0.700564
2019-02-14 0.057 0.680042
2019-01-14 0.057 0.719477
2018-12-13 0.057 0.748643
2018-11-14 0.057 0.745290
2018-10-12 0.057 0.751386
2018-09-13 0.057 0.696761
2018-08-14 0.060 0.720944
2018-07-12 0.060 0.741800
2018-06-14 0.060 0.757755
2018-05-14 0.060 0.766265
2018-04-12 0.060 0.777406
2018-03-14 0.060 0.769334
2018-02-14 0.065 0.809727
2018-01-11 0.065 0.776760
2017-12-14 0.074 0.878852
2017-11-14 0.065 0.783519
2017-10-12 0.065 0.781531
2017-09-14 0.065 0.788684
2017-08-11 0.068 0.839410
2017-07-12 0.068 0.849921
2017-06-13 0.068 0.852335
2017-05-11 0.068 0.869613
2017-04-11 0.068 0.876079
2017-03-13 0.068 0.909500
2017-02-13 0.068 0.894064
2017-01-11 0.068 0.905644
2016-12-13 0.073 0.988007
2016-11-10 0.070 0.925450
2016-10-12 0.070 0.892499
2016-09-13 0.070 0.865593
2016-08-11 0.076 0.897246
2016-07-13 0.076 0.923883
2016-06-13 0.076 0.944688
2016-05-11 0.076 0.966409
2016-04-13 0.076 0.974377
2016-03-11 0.076 0.998697
2016-02-10 0.076 0.999835
2016-01-13 0.076 1.013309
2015-12-11 0.085 1.156252
2015-11-10 0.076 1.058077
2015-10-13 0.076 1.056167
2015-09-11 0.076 1.061337
2015-08-12 0.076 1.069705
2015-07-13 0.076 1.097743
2015-06-11 0.076 1.121875
2015-05-13 0.076 1.086671
2015-04-13 0.076 1.070562
2015-03-11 0.076 1.075675
2015-02-11 0.076 1.087115
2015-01-13 0.076 1.105196
2014-12-11 0.086 1.284172
2014-11-12 0.076 1.134442
2014-10-10 0.076 1.165269
2014-09-11 0.076 1.186562
2014-08-13 0.076 1.190771
2014-07-11 0.076 1.195002
2014-06-11 0.076 1.177554
2014-05-13 0.076 1.180713
2014-04-11 0.076 1.234835
2014-03-12 0.076 1.263870
2014-02-12 0.076 1.257557
2014-01-13 0.076 1.320136
2013-12-11 0.078 1.465570
2013-11-13 0.073 1.353594
2013-10-10 0.073 1.376366
2013-09-11 0.073 1.433953
2013-07-23 0.055 1.014834
2013-07-10 0.091 1.630477
2013-06-12 0.073 1.301641
2013-05-13 0.073 1.183116
2013-04-11 0.073 1.192900
2013-03-13 0.073 1.203657
2013-02-13 0.073 1.168034
2013-01-11 0.073 1.157651
2012-12-12 0.073 1.170909
2012-11-13 0.073 1.219785
2012-10-11 0.073 1.205950
2012-09-12 0.073 1.218335
2012-08-13 0.073 1.239031
2012-07-11 0.073 1.277234
2012-06-13 0.073 1.293814
2012-05-11 0.073 1.295033
2012-04-11 0.073 1.344391
2012-03-13 0.073 1.357218
2012-02-13 0.073 1.362803
2012-01-11 0.073 1.436274
2011-12-13 0.096 1.921868
2011-11-10 0.073 1.529450
2011-10-12 0.073 1.575147
2011-09-13 0.073 1.596399
2011-08-11 0.078 1.752149
2011-07-13 0.078 1.679829
2011-06-13 0.078 1.696809
2011-05-11 0.084 1.775667
2011-04-13 0.084 1.847585
2011-03-11 0.084 1.889969
2011-02-11 0.084 1.912035
2011-01-12 0.084 1.997457
2010-12-13 0.084 2.021603
2010-11-10 0.084 1.778016
2010-10-13 0.084 1.737197
2010-09-13 0.084 1.693583
2010-08-11 0.084 1.735235
2010-07-13 0.084 1.769083
2010-06-11 0.084 1.819686
2010-05-12 0.084 1.801917
2010-04-13 0.084 1.781906
2010-03-11 0.084 1.874565
2010-02-10 0.084 1.899122
2010-01-13 0.084 1.896634
2009-12-11 0.088 2.014560
2009-11-10 0.084 1.997212
2009-10-13 0.084 1.963893
2009-09-11 0.084 2.029591
2009-08-12 0.084 2.248040
2009-07-13 0.084 2.368521
2009-06-11 0.084 2.208911
2009-05-13 0.084 2.458802
2009-04-13 0.084 2.576061
2009-03-11 0.084 2.648427
2009-02-11 0.084 2.441144
2009-01-13 0.084 2.612991
2008-12-11 0.123 5.015565
2008-11-12 0.084 2.586832
2008-10-10 0.084 3.831876
2008-09-11 0.084 1.903550
2008-08-13 0.082 1.844658
2008-07-11 0.082 1.776721
2008-06-11 0.082 1.757237
2008-05-13 0.082 1.767712
2008-04-11 0.082 1.798148
2008-03-12 0.082 1.827012
2008-02-13 0.082 1.761946
2008-01-11 0.082 1.739926
2007-12-12 0.175 3.880638
2007-11-13 0.082 1.806216
2007-10-11 0.082 1.772704
2007-09-12 0.082 1.697063
2007-08-13 0.082 1.746879
2007-07-11 0.082 1.703865
2007-06-13 0.082 1.780478
2007-05-11 0.082 1.604177
2007-04-11 0.082 1.644977
2007-03-13 0.082 1.656270
2007-02-13 0.082 1.671422
2007-01-10 0.082 1.689729
2006-12-13 0.086 1.806117
2006-11-13 0.082 1.749867
2006-10-11 0.082 1.760282
2006-09-13 0.082 1.801395
2006-08-11 0.085 1.849944
2006-07-12 0.085 1.937671
2006-06-13 0.085 1.892130
2006-05-11 0.089 1.972388
2006-04-11 0.089 2.023184
2006-03-13 0.089 2.005071
2006-02-13 0.089 2.041240
2006-01-11 0.089 2.100042
2005-12-13 0.089 2.214870
2005-11-10 0.089 2.174438
2005-10-12 0.089 2.174265
2005-09-13 0.089 2.167324
2005-08-11 0.089 2.243164
2005-07-13 0.089 2.214907
2005-06-13 0.089 2.296315
2005-05-11 0.089 2.316943
2005-04-13 0.089 2.406596
2005-03-11 0.089 2.395278
2005-02-11 0.089 2.395121
2005-01-12 0.089 2.449328
2004-12-13 0.151 4.208552
2004-11-10 0.089 2.519335
2004-10-13 0.089 2.507486
2004-09-13 0.089 2.570664
2004-08-11 0.089 2.611148
2004-07-13 0.089 2.662077
2004-06-14 0.089 2.789771
2004-05-12 0.089 2.821897
2004-04-13 0.089 2.657563
2004-03-11 0.089 2.516784
2004-02-11 0.089 2.559381
2004-01-14 0.089 2.616850
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.79
dividendYield 7.59
exDividendDate 2026-04-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.786
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07608906
lastDividendValue 0.066
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-02-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.018737674
Address1 333 West Wacker Drive
All Time High 18.97
All Time Low 6.01
Ask 10.65
Ask Size 1,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 410,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 459,142
Average Volume 459,142
Average Volume10Days 410,650
Beta 0.8
Bid 10.3
Bid Size 900
Book Value 10.613
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.35
Current Ratio 0.109
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.42
Day Low 10.335
Debt To Equity 36.48
Dividend Date 1,548,979,200
Dividend Rate 0.79
Dividend Yield 7.59
Earnings Timestamp End 1,751,918,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,751,313,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 15.022
Enterprise Value 1,670,107,264
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.21
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 10.4536
Fifty Day Average Change -0.10359955
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009910419
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.8737674
Fifty Two Week High 10.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.42000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03899722
Fifty Two Week Low 9.83
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.52000046
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.052899335
Fifty Two Week Range 9.83 - 10.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,069,338,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.18
Free Cashflow 34,991,544
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 111,175,720
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000060000002
Held Percent Institutions 0.16194001
Implied Shares Outstanding 117,500,107
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 0.066
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund is a closed-end fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities. The fund was formerly known as Nuveen Municipal High Yield Opportunity Fund. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund was founded in November 19, 2003 and is based in the United States.
Long Name Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,216,126,080
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7424168
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 26,234,680
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,216,126,107
Open 10.42
Operating Cashflow 23,567,240
Operating Margins 0.88259006
Payout Ratio 3.7429001
Phone 312 917 7700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.35
Post Market Time 1,776,464,760
Previous Close 10.33
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.97521913
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 10.938774
Profit Margins 0.23597
Quick Ratio 0.109
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent 0.193615
Regular Market Day High 10.42
Regular Market Day Low 10.335
Regular Market Day Range 10.335 - 10.42
Regular Market Open 10.42
Regular Market Previous Close 10.33
Regular Market Price 10.35
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 396,713
Return On Assets 0.02939
Return On Equity 0.02102
Revenue Per Share 0.946
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 117,500,107
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0163
Shares Short 1,914,362
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,142,095
Short Name Nuveen Municipal High Income Op
Short Percent Of Float 0.0163
Short Ratio 6.58
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol NMZ
Total Cash 917,781
Total Cash Per Share 0.008
Total Debt 454,899,008
Total Revenue 111,175,720
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.786
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07608906
Trailing Eps 0.21
Trailing P E 49.285717
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.39755
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.047549248
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0045731207
Type Disp Equity
Volume 396,713
Website https://www.nuveen.com/CEF/Product/Overview.aspx?FundCode=NMZ&refsrc=vu_nuveen.com/nmz
Zip 60,606-1220