Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about 31 stocks that hit 52-week highs in today’s trading. Note that this list excludes all stocks with a market capitalization less than $300 million:

1. American Tower Corp. (NYSE:AMT): Up 3.3% to $56.92. American Tower Corporation owns, operates, and develops wireless communications and broadcast towers in the United States. The Company leases antennae sites on multi-tenant towers for a diverse range of wireless communications industries, including personal communications services, paging, and cellular. American Tower also offers a variety of network development services.
2. iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond (NYSE:LQD): Up 0.15% to $114.87. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks results that correspond to the price and yield performance of a segment of the US investment grade corporate bond market as defined by the iBoxx $ Liquid Investment Grade Index. The Index measures the performance of a fixed number of investment grade corporate bonds.
3. Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN): Up 0.03% to $31.82. Temple-Inland Inc. manufactures paper, corrugated packaging, and building products. Temple-Inland’s products include linerboard, lumber, particleboard, and fiberboard.
4. Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC): Up 1.45% to $14.65. Regal Entertainment Group consists of the controlling interest in United Artists Theater Company, Edwards Theaters, Inc., Regal Cinemas Corporation, and their subsidiaries. The Group operates a chain of theaters in the United States under the Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theaters, and United Artists Theaters.
5. Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC): Up 1.62% to $23.23. Generac Holdings, Inc. manufactures automatic, stationary standby and portable generators. The Company’s generators serve the residential, commercial, industrial and telecommunications markets.
6. Spreadtrum Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRD): Up 2.56% to $27.25. Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets baseband processor solutions for the wireless communications market.
7. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:LGF): Down 0.12% to $8.21. Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. develops, produces, and distributes filmed entertainment content. The Company’s divisions produce motion pictures, television programming, animation, and digital media. Lions Gate distributes its films and other media in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
8. Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2, Inc. (NYSE:NPM): Up 0.21% to $14.30. Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 2 is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
9. Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX): Up 10.01% to $9.89. Akorn, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets ophthalmic and injectable pharmaceutical products. The Company sells various diagnostic and therapeutic pharmaceutical products focused primarily on ophthalmology, anesthesia, antidotes, and rheumatology. Akorn also markets ophthalmic surgical instruments and other supplies, and provides contract manufacturing for third parties.
10. Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NQU): Change 0% to $13.90. Nuveen Quality Income Municipal Fund is a closed-end, diversified management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
11. BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (AMEX:MVF): Up 0.6% to $10.06. BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of current income exempt from Federal income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations.
12. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:BFK): Down 0.94% to $13.68. BlackRock Municipal Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide current income exempt from regular Federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in municipal bonds that, in the opinion of the Adviser, are underrated or undervalued.
13. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Insured Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MUC): Up 0.07% to $14.02. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. Its objective is current income exempt from Federal and California income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment grade municipal obligations the interest on which is exempt from Federal and California taxes.
14. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. (NYSE:MMU): Up 0.08% to $13.07. Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management company incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks a high level of current income exempt from Federal tax and also seeks total return. The Fund invests in long-term, investment grade municipal debt securities issued by state and local governments, political subdivisions and public authorities.
15. Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 4, Inc. (NYSE:NPT): Up 0.39% to $12.81. Nuveen Premium Income Municipal Fund 4 is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
16. Invesco Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (AMEX:VKI): Up 0.08% to $12.04. Van Kampen Advantage Municipal Income Trust II is a diversified, closed-end management investment company registered in the USA. The Trust’s objective is to provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax. The Trust invests primarily in municipal securities rated investment grade at the time of investment.
17. BlackRock MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MYN): Up 0.6% to $13.41. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term New York municipal obligations.
18. Nuveen Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NQM): Up 0.96% to $14.71. Nuveen Investment Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
19. Nuveen Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NQS): Up 0.68% to $14.72. Nuveen Select Quality Municipal Fund is a closed-end, diversified management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities.
20. BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT): Up 0.14% to $7.38. Blackrock Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Trust’s objective is to provide high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The Trust invests in mortgage-backed securities backed by U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Government securities, and asset-backed securities.
21. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Insured Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MHN): Down 0.21% to $14.22. BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund Inc is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The objective seeks to provide current income exempt from Federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term, investment-grade New York municipal obligations.
22. Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:PMM): Down 0.67% to $7.45. Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to seek a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of tax-exempt municipal securities.
23. Nuveen Insured Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (AMEX:NVG): Up 0.07% to $14.33. Nuveen Insured Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide current income exempt from regular federal income tax. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade municipal bonds that are exempt from regular federal income taxes.
24. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE:PMX): Down 0.83% to $10.81. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of tax-exempt municipal bonds. The Fund invests primarily in investment grade bonds.
25. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund (NYSE:PMF): Up 1.02% to $13.86. PIMCO Municipal Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective seeks to provide current income exempt from federal income tax. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of municipal bonds, the interest from which is exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund expects to be fully invested in tax-exempt municipal bonds.
26. Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. (NYSE:NVC): Up 0.62% to $14.62. Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is to provide current income exempt from both regular federal and California state income taxes. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities within California.
27. Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (NYSE:NAC): Up 0.44% to $13.80. Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s objective is current income exempt from federal and California state income taxes. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of municipal obligations issued by state and local government authorities within the state of California.
28. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (NYSE:MVT): Up 0.46% to $15.23. BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered in the USA. The Fund’s objective is a high level of current income exempt from federal income taxes. The Fund invests primarily in a portfolio of long term, investment grade municipal obligations.
29. BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust (NYSE:BKK): Up 0.39% to $15.52. Blackrock Municipal 2020 Term Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Trust’s objective is to provide current income that is exempt from regular Federal income tax. The Trust invests 80% of its assets in investment grade municipal bonds that are perceived to be underrated or undervalued.
30. Blackrock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MYC): Up 0.63% to $14.48. BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Fund’s seeks to provide a high level of current income exempt from Federal and California income taxes. It invests primarily in investment grade, long-term municipal obligations which provide interest exempt from Federal and California income taxes.
31. Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:IQI): Up 0.08% to $13.02. Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company incorporated in the USA. The Trust’s objective is to provide current income which is exempt from federal income tax. The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations rated A or higher.

(Note: Selected financial data are sourced from FINVIZ.com. All data are assumed to be accurate.)

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