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NPFD · Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund

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$18.59 -0.01 (-0.05%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$449.45M
Shares
24.16M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$18.59 Open$18.59 Day$18.55–18.66 52W close$17.68–20.04 Avg vol 30d64K Short int18K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol44% DataDec 2021–Aug 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 53
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 39%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return +1%
trailing
6-month return −6%
trailing
YTD return −2%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-9% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.07% of float · ▼ -19.3% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
51 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 30
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 −12%
past year
ATR 0.9%
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 Buy
0 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+0% Bullish
RSI (14)
53 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
39% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Distributing
-9% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.07% of float · ▼ -19.3% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
51 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $18 Now $19 · 39% Range high $20
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg +0%

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
$449.45M -2.3% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$370.39B +6.5% +16.2% 27.3 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$106.10B -8.3% +9.2% 31.7 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$99.15B -16.0% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$92.35B -9.8% 0.9%

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
51
% held
32.4%
Net QoQ
+39.4K sh
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 Falling
Shares short
18.1K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
-4.3K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
44%
As of
Aug 20, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
142
Value
$2.6K
As of
Jul 22, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
75.6%
Week of
Jul 13, 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 -1.0% +1.5% -5.6% +2.4% -2.3%
SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
vs SPY +1.0% -1.8% -16.8% +0.3% -14.1%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.157 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Cut 6.5%
Paid (TTM)
$1.917 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
10.31%

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) 43 filings 43 filers Visit website