Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:NMZ) Share Price Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:NMZ)’s share price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $10.36 and traded as low as $10.28. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund shares last traded at $10.2850, with a volume of 423,530 shares trading hands.

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund Price Performance

The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.36.

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0655 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NMZ. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund by 57.5% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,140,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,622,000 after purchasing an additional 416,337 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund by 1,411.1% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 259,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,643,000 after purchasing an additional 242,223 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund by 10.4% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,958,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,738,000 after purchasing an additional 183,725 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 1,816,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,514,000 after purchasing an additional 172,150 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund by 246.4% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 239,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,534,000 after purchasing an additional 170,236 shares during the period.

About Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: NMZ) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income exempt from federal income tax. The fund accomplishes this objective primarily through investments in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local governments and their agencies across the United States. These securities may include general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, auction-rate securities and other types of tax-exempt debt.

To enhance yield, the fund employs leverage by borrowing against its assets, a strategy common among closed-end municipal funds.