Is JCE a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

JCE 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.

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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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JCE Income Quality Score

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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) has an Income Quality Score of 66/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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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

66/100

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

87 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 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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JCENuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

66FriendHigh confidence

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

IQ Score History

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

50/100

Working Capital Preservation

79/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

55/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

8Years raised

2Years cut

20Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20071.29Held
20081.492Raised
20090.86Lower total
20101.33Raised
20111.08Lower total
20121.08Held
20131.4454Raised
20142.5116Raised
20152.7498Raised
20161.135Lower total
20172.5297Raised
20181.11Cut
20191.0Lower total
20200.925Lower total
20211.8374Raised
20222.3311Raised
20231.28Cut
20241.28Held
20251.28Held
20260.704Partial 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.