The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (NASDAQ:CUBA) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $2.68

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. (NASDAQ:CUBA) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $2.68 and traded as low as $2.38. The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund shares last traded at $2.41, with a volume of 50,267 shares traded.

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Stock Up 0.8 %

The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $2.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.67.

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 27th will be issued a $0.135 dividend. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 22.22%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lincoln National Corp lifted its holdings in The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund by 15.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 44,115 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $147,000 after buying an additional 5,807 shares in the last quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. now owns 484,488 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $1,618,000 after buying an additional 12,431 shares in the last quarter. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund during the 3rd quarter worth $59,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund during the 4th quarter worth $52,000. Finally, Levin Capital Strategies L.P. acquired a new position in The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund during the 4th quarter worth $139,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.74% of the company’s stock.

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Company Profile

The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc The fund is managed by Herzfeld/Cuba. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund employing fundamental analysis investing in stocks of companies that are likely to benefit from economic, political, structural and technological developments in the countries in the Caribbean Basin, which consist of Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Barbados, Aruba, Haiti, the Netherlands Antilles, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.