Is RFM a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

RFM 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 RFM 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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RFM Income Quality Score

Name: RFM Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: RFM income quality, RFM dividend quality, RFM dividend safety, RFM distribution history, RFM dividend score, RFM analysis, RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. dividend

RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (RFM) has an Income Quality Score of 35/100, classified as a Foe with medium confidence, based on a 5-year income and total-return history.

RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (RFM) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 5-year

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Long-term focused5-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

35/100

FoeMedium 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

324 of 358

Lookback

5-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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RFMRiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

35FoeMedium confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 5-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

20/100

Working Capital Preservation

57/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

46/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

1Years raised

2Years cut

7Years of data

DownCurrent trend

Medium confidence (5–9 years of history)

20201.1088Held
20212.2992Raised
20221.3144Cut
20231.182Cut
20241.1448Lower total
20251.128Lower total
20260.5286Partial 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.