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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund · Financial Services · United States · $610M cap · $4.2M/day traded

$11.11 +2.5% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Sinker: Weak, expensive and falling. Nothing here to keep it afloat.

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Quality
32
Value
35
Momentum
47

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) is 27/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 32, Value 35, Momentum 47, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
25.2x
peers 13.0x
ROE
-6.5%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.7x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
8.2%
trailing yield

ABOUT NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT-FREE QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of California, United States.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue-4.3M-93.6M43.5M-34.2M—47.0M
EPS-0.17-2.040.85-0.78—0.43
Shares47.5M47.5M47.5M49.7M+4.6%56.3M
Debt4.9M2.3M—7.2M13.8%—
Equity743.0M617.2M633.2M574.4M-8.2%—
Op CF26.0M55.0M26.7M9.1M-29.5%-10.8M
Inv CF——————
Fin CF-26.9M-55.0M-26.6M-10.3M——
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-1.9%
10.410.610.911.211.516 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsVery calm

Calmer than 98% of stocks we rank over the past year (11% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$11.11
RSI (14)
73.5
52-Week Range-12.6% from high
Low $10.23High $12.72

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
32
ROIC (ROA)
-3.7%*6.5
ROE
-6.5%6.9
GP/Assets
4.6%50.6
Op. Margin
80.6%92.7
FCF/Assets
—N/A
Piotroski
213.1
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.65x41.0
Current Ratio
0.68x17.9
Value
35
P/E (TTM)
25.2x16.7
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
—N/A
P/B
0.9x69.6
P/S
13.0x7.1
Div Yield
8.2%89.4
Momentum
47
52W High %
87%55.7
RS 6M
-15%22.2
SMA 50/200
0.94x20.7
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
2853%99.3

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$610M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of NKX are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
NKXNuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund(you)$610M27Sell
PAXSPIMCO Access Income Fund$605M29Sell
TIPTTiptree Inc.$607M31Sell
RABrookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc.$641M30Sell
THQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund$762M27Sell
FWDIForward Industries, Inc.$519M25Sell
IGRCBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund$545M32Sell
LDPCohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.$599M35Sell
KIOKKR Income Opportunities Fund$399M28Sell
NBBNuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund$447M31Sell

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.2%

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Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX): Stock Score Summary

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) has a MoatMap StockRank of 27/100 based on Quality (32/100), Value (35/100), and Momentum (47/100) factor scores. The current signal is SELL.

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of California, United States.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$11.11
Market Cap$610M
P/E (TTM)25.16
Price/Book0.88
Return on Equity-6.5%
Debt/Equity0.65x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin80.6%
Revenue Growth1.7%
Dividend Yield8.2%

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund’s (NKX) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) is 27/100, with a Sell signal. It is a composite of Quality (32), Value (35), and Momentum (47), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund have an economic moat?
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) has a Quality factor score of 32/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) is Sell, based on a StockRank of 27/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund in?
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NKX) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).