Is KTF a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

KTF is classified a Question Mark 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 KTF distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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KTF Income Quality Score

Name: KTF Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: KTF income quality, KTF dividend quality, KTF dividend safety, KTF distribution history, KTF dividend score, KTF analysis, DWS Municipal Income Trust dividend

DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) has an Income Quality Score of 40/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF) 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

40/100

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

287 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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KTFDWS Municipal Income Trust

40Question MarkHigh 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

24/100

Working Capital Preservation

57/100

Distribution Cut Score

10/100

Distribution Trend

52/100

NAV CAGR

64/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
3+ years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Yield Trap
Chronic Dist Cuts

Distribution Safety

10Years raised

4Years cut

38Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

19890.42Held
19900.84Raised
19910.84Held
19920.84Held
19930.84Held
19940.84Held
19950.84Held
19960.84Held
19970.84Held
19980.84Held
19990.84Held
20000.7985Lower total
20010.72Lower total
20020.735Raised
20030.79Raised
20040.81Raised
20050.81Held
20060.6045Lower total
20070.576Lower total
20080.6113Raised
20090.851Raised
20100.98Raised
20110.9895Held
20120.8497Lower total
20130.848Held
20140.8552Held
20150.84Lower total
20160.8501Raised
20170.7662Lower total
20180.636Cut
20190.5287Cut
20200.5069Lower total
20210.502Held
20220.41Cut
20230.3123Cut
20240.6556Raised
20250.7653Raised
20260.366Partial 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.