Is NXG a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

NXG 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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NXG Income Quality Score

Name: NXG Income Quality Score
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Keywords: NXG income quality, NXG dividend quality, NXG dividend safety, NXG distribution history, NXG dividend score, NXG analysis, NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund dividend

NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund (NXG) has an Income Quality Score of 95/100, classified as a Friend with medium confidence, based on a 3-year income and total-return history.

NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund (NXG) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 3-year

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Long-term focused3-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

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IQ Score

95/100

FriendMedium 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

1 of 358

Lookback

3-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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NXGNXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund

95FriendMedium confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 3-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

100/100

Working Capital Preservation

100/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

51/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 8 full years of data
Stable NAV over available history

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

0Years cut

15Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20120.25Held
20131.64Raised
20141.64Held
20151.64Held
20161.64Held
20171.3669Lower total
20181.6404Raised
20191.6404Held
20202.016Raised
20212.5584Raised
20222.5584Held
20234.2632Raised
20246.48Raised
20256.48Held
20263.3Partial 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.