Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund Announces Sources of Distribution
The Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE: ERH) provided a notice to shareholders detailing sources of its monthly distributions. Notably, a portion of these distributions is categorized as a return of capital, which does not reflect the fund's investment performance. The current per share distribution is $0.07424, primarily derived from net investment income (NII) at 87.80%. Investors are cautioned that distributions exceeding returns will result in a decline in net asset value (NAV). The fund adheres to a managed distribution plan with an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.0% based on its average NAV.
- Current monthly distribution per share is $0.07424, with 87.80% sourced from net investment income.
- Fund adheres to a managed distribution plan with an annual minimum fixed rate of 7.0% based on average NAV.
- A portion of the distribution may be a return of capital, indicating that returns on investments may not support the distributions.
- Excess distributions over the fund's returns can lead to a decline in net asset value (NAV).
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH) released information about the sources of today's distribution in a Notice provided to shareholders. The full text of the Notice is available below and on the Allspring Global Investments website.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
This Notice provides information about the sources of the Fund's monthly distributions. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. Sources include net investment income (NII), short-term capital gains (ST), long-term capital gains (LT) and paid in capital. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The following table provides an estimate of the Fund's distribution sources, reflecting the fiscal year-to- date cumulative amount of distributions. The Fund attributes these estimates equally to each regular distribution throughout the year. Consequently, the estimated information as of the specified month-end shown below is for the current distribution, and also represents an updated estimate for all prior months in the year.
Data as of 11/30/2021 | Estimated Sources of Distribution | ||||||
Per Share Distribution | NII | LT Gains | ST Gains | Paid in Capital | |||
ERH (FYE 8/31) | Current Month ($) | 0.07424 | 0.06520 | 0 | 0 | 0.00904 | |
Current Month (%) | |||||||
Fiscal Year to Date ($) | 0.22106 | 0.10706 | 0.00511 | 0.00000 | 0.10889 | ||
The following table provides information regarding distributions and total return performance over various time periods. This information is intended to help you better understand whether returns for the specified time periods were sufficient to meet distributions.
Data as of 10/31/2021 | |||||||
Annualized | Cumulative | ||||||
5-Year | Fiscal YTD | Fiscal YTD | Fiscal YTD | ||||
Fiscal YTD Dist | NAV | Return on NAV | Dist Rate on NAV1 | Return on NAV | Dist Rate on NAV1 | ||
ERH (FYE 8/31) | 0.14682 | 12.91 | - | ||||
1 As a percentage of 10/31 NAV | |||||||
The fund makes distributions in accordance with a managed distribution plan that provides for the declaration of monthly distributions to common shareholders of the fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of
The quoted distribution rate is a figure that uses the fund's previous distribution to calculate an annualized figure. The distribution rate is calculated by annualizing the last distribution and then dividing by the period-ending NAV or market price. Special distributions, including special capital gains distributions, are not included in the calculation.
The Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund is a closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and moderate capital growth with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged dividend income.
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