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DPG Income Quality Score

Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. (DPG) has an Income Quality Score of 49/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. (DPG) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 31, 2026Lookback: 10-year
Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis
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IQ Score
49/100
Question MarkHigh 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
197 of 358
Lookback
10-year
Data as of
July 31, 2026
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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.
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DPGDuff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc.
49Question MarkHigh confidence
Snapshot
2026-07
Data as of
2026-07-31
Lookback
10-year
Asset type
Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

6535FRIENDQUESTION MARKFOE050100Methodology updatedMethodology updated on 2026-07-31 (iq-4class-v1 → iq-4class-v3-direct-dist)2026-072026-072026-072026-07-17 · 50.1 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-20 · 50.6 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-21 · 51.5 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-22 · 51.7 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-23 · 51.5 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-24 · 50.2 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-27 · 50.1 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-28 · 49.7 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-29 · 49.1 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-30 · 49.2 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-31 · 49.0 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v3-direct-dist6535FRIENDQUESTION MARKFOE050100Methodology updated on 2026-07-31 (iq-4class-v1 → iq-4class-v3-direct-dist)2026-072026-07

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

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

Economic Payout Coverage
41/100
Working Capital Preservation
70/100
Distribution Cut Score
40/100
Distribution Trend
59/100

What is working

  • Working capital preserved over time

What to watch

  • 1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

1Years raised
2Years cut
16Years of data
HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

  1. 20110.7Held
  2. 20121.4Raised
  3. 20131.4Held
  4. 20141.4Held
  5. 20151.4Held
  6. 20161.4Held
  7. 20171.4Held
  8. 20181.4Held
  9. 20191.4Held
  10. 20201.4Held
  11. 20211.4Held
  12. 20221.4Held
  13. 20231.12Cut
  14. 20240.84Cut
  15. 20250.84Held
  16. 20260.495Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

The IQ Score is a research classification of historical income quality. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation and not a prediction of future returns.

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