Is NRK a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

NRK 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 NRK 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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NRK Income Quality Score

Name: NRK Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: NRK income quality, NRK dividend quality, NRK dividend safety, NRK distribution history, NRK dividend score, NRK analysis, Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund dividend

Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NRK) has an Income Quality Score of 43/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NRK) 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 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

43/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

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Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

258 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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NRKNuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

43Question 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

36/100

Working Capital Preservation

59/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

9Years raised

2Years cut

24Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20030.7975Held
20040.855Raised
20050.7644Lower total
20060.6837Lower total
20070.6557Lower total
20080.6622Held
20090.6752Raised
20100.738Raised
20110.6778Lower total
20120.6648Lower total
20130.72Raised
20140.8087Raised
20150.7145Lower total
20160.688Lower total
20170.6285Lower total
20180.545Cut
20190.54Held
20200.561Raised
20210.576Raised
20220.555Lower total
20230.427Cut
20240.7045Raised
20250.828Raised
20260.4105Partial 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.