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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
$28.15
0.0%
$27.01
$23.56
$30.80
N/AN/A105,198 shs61,032 shs
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
$53.15
$51.73
$45.77
$54.28
$1.57B0.8136,280 shs31,317 shs
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
$15.89
$15.77
$15.06
$17.13
N/AN/A38,062 shs17,457 shs
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
$9.27
-0.1%
$9.34
$8.34
$9.80
$307.28M0.3955,030 shs45,418 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
0.00%+2.68%+2.49%-4.43%+16.61%
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
0.00%+0.78%+0.19%+3.00%+15.67%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
0.00%+0.38%+0.06%-1.21%+1.15%
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
0.00%-2.48%-0.71%-0.96%+10.69%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
$28.15
0.0%
$27.01
$23.56
$30.80
N/AN/A105,198 shs61,032 shs
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
$53.15
$51.73
$45.77
$54.28
$1.57B0.8136,280 shs31,317 shs
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
$15.89
$15.77
$15.06
$17.13
N/AN/A38,062 shs17,457 shs
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
$9.27
-0.1%
$9.34
$8.34
$9.80
$307.28M0.3955,030 shs45,418 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
0.00%+2.68%+2.49%-4.43%+16.61%
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
0.00%+0.78%+0.19%+3.00%+15.67%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
0.00%+0.38%+0.06%-1.21%+1.15%
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
0.00%-2.48%-0.71%-0.96%+10.69%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
$104.35MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
$28.41MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
$1.635.79%N/AN/AN/A
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
$2.705.08%N/AN/AN/A
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
$1.489.31%N/AN/AN/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
$0.232.48%N/AN/AN/A

Latest HPF, CET, NCA, and BUI Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/27/2026
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
monthly$0.13605.34%6/15/20266/15/20266/30/2026
5/1/2026
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
monthly$0.033.79%5/15/20265/15/20266/1/2026
2/27/2026
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
monthly$0.13605.95%5/15/20265/15/20265/29/2026
5/1/2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
monthly$0.12359.17%5/11/20265/11/20265/29/2026
4/1/2026
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
monthly$0.033.86%4/15/20264/15/20265/1/2026
2/27/2026
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
monthly$0.13606.12%4/15/20264/15/20264/30/2026
4/1/2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
monthly$0.12359.38%4/13/20264/13/20264/30/2026
3/2/2026
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
monthly$0.033.88%3/13/20263/13/20264/1/2026
3/2/2026
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
monthly$0.12359.45%3/12/20263/12/20263/31/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
862N/AN/ANot Optionable
Central Securities Corporation stock logo
CET
Central Securities
629.55 million26.86 millionNot Optionable
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo
HPF
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
N/AN/AN/ANot Optionable
Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo
NCA
Nuveen California Municipal Va
N/A33.11 million32.78 millionNot Optionable

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BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock logo

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust NYSE:BUI

$28.14 -0.01 (-0.02%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$28.14 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust. BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was formed on November 22, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.

Central Securities stock logo

Central Securities NYSEAMERICAN:CET

$53.15 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$53.07 -0.08 (-0.15%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Central Securities Corp. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It also invests on bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks and corporations. Central Securities Corp. was founded on October 1, 1929 and is based in New York City.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II stock logo

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II NYSE:HPF

$15.89 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$15.89 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC. It is co-managed by John Hancock Asset Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in preferred value stocks of companies, convertible preferred securities, and investment grade fixed-income securities rated investment grade or higher by Moody's or Standard & Poor's. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hybrid Preferred Securities Index and Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II was formed on November 29, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.

Nuveen California Municipal Va stock logo

Nuveen California Municipal Va NYSE:NCA

$9.27 -0.01 (-0.11%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$9.27 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/22/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.

Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of California. The fund invests primarily in municipal securities rated Baa/BBB or better. It invests in securities that provide income exempt from federal and California income tax. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P California Municipal Bond Index and the S&P National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund was formed on October 7, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.