Is KMF a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

KMF is classified a Foe 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 KMF distribution?

A Foe is an income asset whose long-term distributions have historically outrun its economic total return, or whose distribution or working capital has eroded over time. It describes a weak historical income-quality record — it is not a prediction or a recommendation to sell.

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KMF Income Quality Score

Name: KMF Income Quality Score
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Keywords: KMF income quality, KMF dividend quality, KMF dividend safety, KMF distribution history, KMF dividend score, KMF analysis, Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. dividend

Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (KMF) has an Income Quality Score of 14/100, classified as a Foe with low confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (KMF) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 31, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 3 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

14/100

FoeLow 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

357 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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KMFKayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.

14FoeLow confidence

Snapshot: 2026-07
Data as of: 2026-07-31
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

0/100

Working Capital Preservation

35/100

Distribution Trend

33/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
Persistent working capital erosion
Distributions declining year-over-year

Flags & gates

Stale Prices
Working Capital Negative Cagr
Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

0Years cut

13Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

20111.6125Held
20121.7325Raised
20131.83Raised
20141.935Raised
20153.7725Raised
20161.4Lower total
20171.25Lower total
20181.0Lower total
20190.9Lower total
20200.57Lower total
20210.37Lower total
20220.62Raised
20230.64Raised

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.