No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 27 Feb 2026.
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund, classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 5 filings came from 2 insiders.
On the market, 2 insiders bought (4 purchases totalling €142k) while 1 insider sold (1 sale totalling €64k). On balance, insiders were net buyers of €77k. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. Toth Terence J filed the largest purchase, €73k, on 15 December 2025.
Across the 5,814 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 5 filings, this issuer sits below that mark. Our records for Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund go back to 2021, with 18 purchases and 7 sales on the open market in total.
The data flag 1 purchase as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 233 days ago, on 27 February 2026. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
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Analysts rate Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund Hold (neutral).
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Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NYSE: NZF) is a U.S.-listed closed-end fund traded on the NYSE in the United States. It is part of the Nuveen platform, one of the longest-standing names in municipal and fixed-income investing. Nuveen states that its history dates back to 1898, when the firm began underwriting municipal bonds, and that its broader investment heritage spans more than 125 years through the TIAA/Nuveen ecosystem. The fund is managed through Nuveen’s Chicago-based investment organization, giving it access to a deep municipal-credit research franchise and a long operating record in tax-exempt bond strategies.
NZF’s core mandate is straightforward: it seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax by investing in an actively managed portfolio of tax-exempt municipal securities. The fund is positioned in the municipal credit segment rather than as a purely ultra-conservative municipal vehicle. According to Nuveen’s fund description, up to 55% of managed assets may be invested in securities rated BBB and below at the time of purchase, or in unrated securities deemed comparable by the portfolio team. The fund also uses leverage, which can enhance income potential but increases exposure to interest-rate risk, credit risk, and market-price volatility.
From a market-positioning perspective, NZF competes in the U.S. closed-end fund universe as a monthly-distributing municipal income vehicle for investors seeking tax-advantaged cash flow and active credit selection. Its competitive edge is Nuveen’s scale in municipal fixed income, including one of the industry’s larger credit research teams and broad access to issuers across the U.S. municipal market. For investors, the attraction is the combination of tax-exempt income, active management, and the ability of a closed-end structure to pursue less liquid or less efficiently priced segments of the municipal market. As with all closed-end funds, NZF can trade at a premium or discount to NAV, making valuation discipline an important part of the investment case.
In terms of products and services, NZF is not an operating company but an investment fund wrapper. Its “product” is the portfolio itself: professionally managed exposure to municipal bonds, monthly distributions, and tax-efficient income generation. That means the key analytical variables are portfolio quality, duration, leverage, credit mix, and distribution sustainability rather than revenue growth or operating margins. The fund’s public materials also note that distributions may include amounts other than net investment income, with Section 19(a) notices used when applicable.
Recent developments across Nuveen’s closed-end municipal complex in 2026 have included merger-related announcements and distribution updates, underscoring ongoing portfolio and capital-structure management within the franchise. For NZF investors, the latest fund communications reinforce that the strategy remains centered on active municipal credit selection, monthly income, and tax-exempt distribution management. Overall, NZF is best viewed as a U.S. municipal-credit income solution listed on the NYSE, designed for income-focused investors who are comfortable with leverage and the market-price fluctuations typical of closed-end funds.
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Over the last 90 days, 1 filing published on 16 October 2026: 1 sale for €64k. Largest amounts: TOTH TERENCE J, sales of €64k.
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