Is ASA a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

ASA is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the ASA distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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ASA Income Quality Score

Name: ASA Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: ASA income quality, ASA dividend quality, ASA dividend safety, ASA distribution history, ASA dividend score, ASA analysis, ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited dividend

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) has an Income Quality Score of 90/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 Snapshot · Delayed

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score Delayed

90/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

8 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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ASAASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited

90FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Working Capital Preservation

99/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

90/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
Working capital preserved over time
Distributions growing year-over-year
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

10Years raised

2Years cut

35Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19870.5Held
19883.0Raised
19892.75Lower total
19901.5Lower total
19911.5Held
19920.5Lower total
19931.0Raised
19941.428Raised
20000.3Lower total
20010.8Raised
20020.8Held
20030.8Held
20040.55Lower total
20050.9Raised
20060.9Held
20072.3Raised
20082.0Lower total
20091.4Lower total
20100.34Lower total
20110.36Raised
20120.38Raised
20130.18Lower total
20140.04Lower total
20150.04Held
20160.04Held
20170.04Held
20180.03Cut
20190.02Cut
20200.02Held
20210.02Held
20220.02Held
20230.02Held
20240.04Raised
20250.06Raised
20260.04Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.