2 Bargain-Priced Investments That Pay You Monthly

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Markets have a way of distracting investors with headlines, price swings, and endless predictions. But for income-focused investors, the goal is much simpler: build reliable cash flow and let time do the heavy lifting. Monthly income, in particular, offers a powerful advantage—more consistent cash, smoother compounding, and less dependence on perfect market timing.

Today’s market is quietly offering that opportunity. Several high-quality income investments are trading at bargain prices, not because their cash flows have disappeared, but because sentiment has shifted. At High Dividend Opportunities, we are patient long term investors, and we like getting paid to wait for the markets to get their act together.

Pick 1: JPC – Yield 9.3%

With $4.7 billion in total investment exposure, Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (JPC) maintains about 90% asset allocation into institutional preferred securities, with ~77% of its portfolio is invested in preferreds from banking, capital markets, insurance, and regional banking firms.

JPC operates with ~37% leverage, which carries OBFR plus 0.85%, and the CEF reported a weighted-average interest rate of 5.76% as of July 31, 2025. With every rate cut, JPC will pay less towards interest expenses, creating the potential for distribution hikes with every Fed move.

Despite its vulnerability to higher rates, JPC only reduced its dividend modestly after 2022, and was quick with raises in subsequent years. Notably, its current distributions are higher than 2022 levels (the chart below shows the annual income generated from a $10,000 investment)

JPC pays monthly distributions, representing a 9.3% yield at current prices.

Pick 2: UTF – Yield 7.5%

December inflation reports show utility costs massively outpacing CPI, driven by heavy demand from big tech data center ambitions. Candidly speaking, the U.S. power grid is aging and inadequate for the soaring demand from all those data centers, and consumers are bearing the cost.

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF) is a CEF (Closed-End Fund) dedicated to investing in infrastructure, with electric utility, midstream, gas distribution firms, freight rail, tower companies being its top holdings. Notably, energy (electricity, gas, and midstream) represents almost 50% of the portfolio.

In recent years, UTF’s price and NAV have moved in unison, with a notable deviation in Fall 2025 due to the CEF’s rights offering. 

In our view, this is an opportunity that is rapidly fading. UTF has been an excellent source of steady income and capital appreciation through its 20+ years of existence. The CEF pays $0.155/share in monthly distributions, calculating to a 7.5% annualized yield.

Conclusion

Monthly income isn’t about excitement—it’s about control. When cash shows up every month, investors gain flexibility, reinvestment power, and peace of mind, regardless of what the broader market is doing.

These bargain-priced income investments allow you to lock in attractive yields today while waiting for sentiment to normalize. You don’t need a market rally to succeed, just durable cash flows and the discipline to let income compound over time. In a market full of noise, getting paid monthly is one of the simplest ways to stay focused on what truly matters. This is the power of our Income Method.

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