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Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund

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Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund

NZF·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0001137887

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund that invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. Co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, the fund focuses on undervalued municipal securities and other related investments. The income generated from these investments is exempt from regular federal income taxes. The fund targets investment-grade securities rated Baa/BBB or better, with an average maturity of approximately 18 years. It utilizes a fundamental analysis approach, emphasizing bottom-up stock picking to construct its portfolio. The fund's performance is benchmarked against the Standard & Poor's (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. Formerly known as Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund was established on March 21, 2001, and is domiciled in the United States.

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE:NZF) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 2 items for NZF at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-06-30, rated 7/10. Across its 2 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 1 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for NZF spans 424B3, N-23C-2.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Nuveen Proposes Merger of Two Municipal Funds into NZF, Expanding Scale and Investment Flexibility
  • Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund May Redeem Up To $878.6M in Preferred Shares

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 695,148 shares in NZF as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 29.0% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 50.1% of NZF volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)695,148 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 29.0%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 986,956
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)50.1% of 746,165 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume31.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for NZF, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-10-02.

2 recent capital raises

Use of Proceeds Amendment · Investment Timeline Unchanged

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$10.96
52-week range · as of 2026-06-30 $10.96 – $13.02
Market cap
$2.15B
Volume
1.3M (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 1.1M
Live data · 2026-10-05 05:11 UTC · Market overnight

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NZF
Jun 30, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 424B3
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.68
Real-time Price: $10.96 info
Change: -$1.72 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $2.152B info
NZF
May 01, 2026, 1:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: N-23C-2
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.56
Real-time Price: $10.96 info
Change: -$1.60 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $2.152B info
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