There are fundamental differences between assets held by closed and open-end funds. Past research indicates that closed-end funds are less liquid than open-end funds. For example, a larger percentage of closed-end funds hold less liquid international securities. This paper surveys the existing...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the potential use of a dividend capture strategy by individual investors. This strategy arises from the 2003 tax law changes which lowered tax rates on dividends received, while leaving the short‐term tax rates on capital losses unchanged. In addition,...