Closed-End Fund Advisors ("CEFA") is a fee-based Registered Investment Advisory firm founded in 1989. Known as "The CEF Experts," Closed-End Fund Advisors has its corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and reflects over 45 years of combined investment experience in closed-end funds and other investment vehicles.

CEFA’s primary business is discretionary asset management. As a global manager of managers, we build portfolios for individual and institutional clients, through either direct work with clients or through financial advisors and planners. CEFA is capable of subadvising with other RIA firms, hedge funds, endowments and family offices.

CEFA currently manages five investment portfolio styles:

Contact us to request more information about our managed accounts.

The Scott Letter: Closed-End Fund Report is the only closed-end fund industry newsletter to publish interviews with closed-end fund managers. We also cover the most important issues facing closed-end fund investors.

CEFA's Closed-End Fund Universe provides weekly data (26 data points) on the complete closed-end fund universe. A sample copy is available for review as well as a 14-day, no-risk free trial.

CEFA's global investing utilizes a value approach of reasonable risk-taking, tempered by careful analysis of all the underlying factors before investing in potentially more than 40 markets worldwide.

Please contact us for more information:

Direct: 804-288-2482
Toll-free: 800-356-3508 (U.S. and Canada)
E-mail: cefa@cefadvisors.com


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January 2012
Webinar: "2011 Year-End Review: CEFA's Quarterly CEF Universe Update, 1Q 2012 Outlook, and IPO Guidelines," sponsored by Closed-End Fund Advisors, January 10, 2012 (Windows Media Player required). Downloading of just presentation slides is also available.
John Cole Scott quoted in January 9th issue of Fund Industry Intelligence (formerly Fund Action).
November 2011
John Cole Scott quoted in "Closed-End Funds: Intriguing Option," The Street, November 22,2011.
"Closed-End Funds Have an Extra Kick" by Lavonne Kuykendall of Investment News, who interviews John Cole Scott, September 18, 2011.
September 2011
"BlackRock Plots Closed-End Fund" by Jason Kephart of Fund Indusry Intelligence quotes John Cole Scott presented in its September 13 Fund Action article.
"Closed-End Funds Have an Extra Kick" by Lavonne Kuykendall of Investment News, who interviews John Cole Scott, September 18, 2011.
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