Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (NPCT)

FairStock Score: 39/100 — MIXED

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a value investor, I start with what I know: this fund's common shares traded at $9.00 on 2026-10-13, with a market cap of $298.3 million. FairStock's P/E calculation is 14.06, and its Graham Number is $12.45. That gives a margin of safety of 27.71%, so the price sits below a conservative value proxy. The dividend yield is 11.93%, which is a powerful current return if it is sustained. But I do not confuse a high payout with a durable business. The financial-health readings are poor: Piotroski F-score 2/9, Altman Z-score 0.42, and a FairStock Score of 39/100. No ROE, ROCE, debt-to-equity, revenue growth, profit growth, or beta was provided. The Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results exist, versus the 3 years needed. That lack of history matters. A fund can have a narrow moat at best; its moat is portfolio management and access, not a proprietary franchise. The 52-week range is $8.89 to $10.82, so at $9.00 the shares sit near the low. On Graham's arithmetic, the discount is attractive; on financial strength and consistency, the evidence is thin. I would want to see stable distributions, better balance-sheet signals, and a record of filed results before calling this a high-quality value opportunity.

In plain English: This is a fund that aims to provide income and impact through its investments. The current price looks inexpensive compared with a conservative value estimate, but the fund's financial-strength checks are weak and its track record is very short. It offers a very high income yield, so the main question is whether that payout is safe.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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