Is KYN a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

KYN 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.

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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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KYN Income Quality Score

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Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc. (KYN) has an Income Quality Score of 59/100, classified as a Question Mark with low confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc. (KYN) 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

59/100

Question MarkLow 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

131 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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KYNKayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.

59Question MarkLow 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

9/100

Working Capital Preservation

62/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

62/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 4 full years of data
Distributions growing year-over-year
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return

Flags & gates

Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

11Years raised

0Years cut

22Years of data

DownCurrent trend

Lower confidence (3–4 years of history)

20051.495Held
20061.745Raised
20071.93Raised
20081.9925Raised
20091.94Lower total
20101.92Lower total
20111.975Raised
20122.6425Raised
20131.74Lower total
20142.525Raised
20152.6275Raised
20162.2Lower total
20171.9Lower total
20181.95Raised
20191.44Lower total
20200.93Lower total
20210.5Lower total
20220.775Raised
20230.83Raised
20241.06Raised
20250.96Lower total
20260.51Partial 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.