SCHEDULE: Wells Fargo Amends Nuveen Preferred Share Holdings Ahead of July 2025 Redemption

Sentiment:

Beneficial Ownership Amendment


Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC have filed an amendment to their Schedule 13D, disclosing their current beneficial ownership of Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund preferred shares and an upcoming redemption event.

Summary

  • Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") filed Amendment No. 7 to their Schedule 13D.
  • The filing pertains to their beneficial ownership of Preferred Shares (CUSIPs 67066Y832 and 67066Y824) in Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund.
  • The Reporting Persons collectively beneficially own 4,170 Preferred Shares, representing 35.80% of the class.
  • This amendment is filed in relation to the upcoming redemption by Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund on July 28, 2025, of 180 MFP Shares (CUSIP No. 67066Y824) held by Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC.

Sentiment

Score: 5

Explanation: The filing is a routine regulatory disclosure of beneficial ownership and a planned redemption, containing no inherently positive or negative financial performance information or strategic shifts.

Future Outlook

Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund plans to redeem 180 MFP Shares (CUSIP No. 67066Y824) held by Wells Fargo Municipal Capital Strategies, LLC on July 28, 2025.

Industry Context

This Schedule 13D amendment provides transparency regarding significant beneficial ownership in a closed-end municipal income fund. Such filings are standard regulatory disclosures for investors holding more than 5% of a company's voting shares, offering insight into major shareholder positions and any planned changes, such as redemptions of specific share classes.

Stakeholder Impact

  • Shareholders: The redemption will reduce the number of outstanding MFP Shares, potentially impacting the fund's capital structure and the specific shareholders whose shares are redeemed.

Next Steps

  • Redemption of 180 MFP Shares (CUSIP No. 67066Y824) by Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund on July 28, 2025.

Key Dates

DateDescription
June 10, 2016Original Schedule 13D dated
June 15, 2016Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC
February 28, 2017Amendment No. 1 dated
March 2, 2017Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC
November 16, 2017Amendment No. 2 dated
November 17, 2017Amendment No. 2 filed with the SEC
January 29, 2018Amendment No. 3 dated
January 31, 2018Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC
October 1, 2018Amendment No. 4 dated
October 2, 2018Amendment No. 4 filed with the SEC
November 13, 2020Amendment No. 5 dated
November 17, 2020Amendment No. 5 filed with the SEC
February 21, 2024Amendment No. 6 dated
February 23, 2024Amendment No. 6 filed with the SEC
July 28, 2025Date of event requiring filing, specifically the planned redemption of 180 MFP Shares by the Issuer
July 30, 2025Date of signing and filing of Amendment No. 7

Keywords

Schedule 13D, beneficial ownership, preferred shares, Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund, Wells Fargo, redemption, municipal income fund, SEC filing

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