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NPFD · Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund

$18.16 -0.02 (-0.11%) At close · Jul 28
Market Cap
$438.82M
Shares
24.16M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$18.16 Open$18.13 Day$18.12–18.26 52W$17.59–19.71 Avg vol 30d49K Short int22K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol55% DataDec 2021–Jul 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 18.2 · elevated Equity put/call 0.71
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −5%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −3%
below
RSI (14) 29
oversold
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 27%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return −6%
trailing
YTD return −2%
this year
Relative strength −13%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
14 of 56 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +266.0K sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.09% of float · ▲ +7.4% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
56 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 34
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 10%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −10%
past year
ATR 1.0%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
2 · 5 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−5% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−3% Neutral
RSI (14)
29 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
27% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
14 of 56 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +266.0K sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.09% of float · ▲ +7.4% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
56 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $18 Now $18 · 27% 52-wk high $20
vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -3%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
NPFD
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund
this stock
$438.82M -2.2% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$357.45B +3.1% +16.2% 27.6 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$99.47B -12.1% +9.2% 34.3 3.2%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$94.64B -7.4% 0.7%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$92.18B -19.3% -11.0% 1.7%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
58
% held
33.4%
Reported
14 of 56
Top holder
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
2
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
22.4K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+1.5K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
55%
As of
Jul 28, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.2K
Value
$23.0K
As of
Jun 15, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
73.5%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Mar 4, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
NPFD -2.4% -2.7% -5.5% -3.5% -2.2%
SPY -1.0% 0.0% +7.4% -0.8% +8.6%
vs SPY -1.4% -2.7% -13.0% -2.7% -10.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.157 / share · ex Jul 15, 2026
Cut 6.5%
Paid (TTM)
$1.928 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
10.62%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1865389 CUSIP 67080R102 13F (30d) 14 filings 14 filers Visit website