SWZ - Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (The)
| Previous Close | 12.62 |
| Open | 12.66 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
| Day's Range | 12.65 - 12.78 |
| 52 Week Range | 12.01 - 13.74 |
| Volume | 57,126 |
| Avg. Volume | 23,758 |
| Market Cap | 322.752M |
| Beta | N/A |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | N/A (N/A) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | N/A |
| 1y Target Est | N/A |
- PR Newswire•yesterday
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Director Replacement
Mr. Dayan is the President and owner of Cactus Trading, an importer and exporter of clothing and accessories. He serves as a board member of Putnam High Income Securities Fund, and previously served on the board of directors of Emergent Capital, Inc. Previously, Mr. Dayan served for 10 years as Chief Financial Officer of Biltmore Textiles, and was an auditor for an independent registered public accounting firm. The Board has concluded that Mr. Dayan satisfies the Fund's director qualification standards in light of his tenure as a senior executive officer of various industrial businesses, and that he does not have any conflicts of interest that would preclude him from serving as a Class I Director of the Fund. The Fund (www.swzfund.com) is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "SWZ." The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing generally in Swiss equity and equity-linked securities that are traded on a Swiss stock exchange, traded at the pre-bourse level of one or more Swiss stock exchanges, traded through a market maker or traded over the counter in Switzerland. The Fund also may invest in Swiss equity and equity-linked securities of Swiss companies that are traded on other major European stock exchanges.
- PR Newswire•18 days ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Final Results of 2018 Annual Stockholder Meeting
NEW YORK, July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that First Coast Results, Inc., the independent inspector of election for the Fund's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 19, 2018, has certified the final voting results regarding the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results differ slightly from the preliminary voting results announced by the Fund on June 25, 2018, although there are no changes in the outcomes of any proposals. The final voting results are summarized below. Goldstein and Hellerman have been elected by stockholders as Class III Directors of the Fund, to serve a two-year term of office until the Fund's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify.
- PR Newswire•22 days ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Payment Of Quarterly Distribution And Releases Estimated Distribution Sources
The Fund's current fiscal year began on January 1, 2018. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
- PR Newswire•26 days ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results Of 2018 Annual Stockholder Meeting
NEW YORK , June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that First Coast Results, Inc., the independent ...
- PR Newswire•last month
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Declares Quarterly Distribution Of $0.2025 Per Share
NEW YORK , June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.2025 per share ...
- PR Newswire•last month
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces ISS And Glass Lewis Voting Recommendations For 2018 Annual Stockholder Meeting
NEW YORK, June 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC (Glass Lewis), two leading independent corporate governance analysis firms, released their voting recommendations for the Fund's Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, Eleven Times Square, 27th Floor, New York, New York 10036.
- PR Newswire•2 months ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Adoption Of Managed Distribution Plan
NEW YORK , May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has approved ...
- PR Newswire•7 months ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces Board Action On By-Law Amendments And Managed Distribution Policy
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors has approved an amendment and restatement of the Fund's By-Laws. A copy of the Fund's Amended and Restated By-Laws has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K and is available at www.sec.gov. The Board also has authorized the Fund to file an application for exemptive relief with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which would permit the Fund to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently than once per year as permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. This exemptive relief is necessary to enable the Fund to implement a managed distribution plan.
- PR Newswire•8 months ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Declares Income Distribution And Announces 2018 Stock Repurchase Program
NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a distribution of $0.12 per share, consisting entirely of net investment income. The distribution will be paid on December 22, 2017 to stockholders of record on December 15, 2017. The distribution will trade "ex-dividend" on December 14, 2017. The Fund will send stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for calendar year 2017 in early 2018 informing them of how to report this distribution for federal income tax purposes. Any repurchase by the Fund of its common stock is subject to various factors, including the limitations imposed by the federal securities laws governing the repurchase of an issuer's stock by the issuer, the ability of the Fund's investment adviser to raise cash to repurchase shares of the Fund's common stock in a tax-efficient manner and general market conditions. There can be no assurance that the program will enhance stockholder value or increase the market value of the Fund's shares. The Fund's Board of Directors may amend this program, solely in its discretion, at any time during the duration of the program.
- PR Newswire•11 months ago
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. Announces New Class II Director
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company, announced today that the Fund's Board of Directors met today to consider Andrew Dakos' eligibility to serve on the Board of Directors. Effective as of the close of business, Andrew Dakos is the Class II member of the Fund's Board of Directors. As previously announced on July 7, 2017, stockholders approved at the Fund's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders an amendment to the Fund's Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the classification of the Fund's Board of Directors. Beginning with the Fund's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as each class's term expires, the successors to the Directors in that class will be elected to serve until the Fund's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. At the 2020 Annual Meeting, the transition to a declassified Board will be complete, and each Director will be subject to annual election to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.