BBK News and Press, Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust From 06/07/20

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BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BBK ) declares $0.061/share monthly dividend , 8.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.056. Forward yield 4.97% Payable July 1; for shareholders of record June 15; ex-div June 12. Press Release See BBK Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, &a...

During periods of economic uncertainty, near-term decisions can determine the nature and durability of the recovery that drives long-term credit quality. I believe there is some cause for optimism for recovery in the municipal bond market. There may be many bumps in the road, but fears of many...

(This is our Weekly Commentary from May 3. All data is from that date. We send out our Weekly Commentaries every Sunday evening). Macro Picture Equities ended the week mixed although the last two days were fairly weak, ending on a dour note. There's clearly a tug of war going on as inves...

In a recent article we discussed CEF sector distribution profiles and why we were leaning to those sectors that are likely to boast more resilient earnings and hence distributions. In this article we take a more micro perspective and take a look at fund-level distribution and, more specificall...

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(This report was first issued to members of Yield Hunting on May 5. All data herein is from that date or prior.) Discounts among most closed-end funds reached their widest levels during the third week of March. Since then, they rebounded a bit near the end of April and are now bouncing aro...

(This report was published on April 29 to members of Yield Hunting. All data herein is from that date except the commentary in the update near the end.) Both Blackrock and Nuveen have reported their UNII and coverage data for March. The data is a bit different as the Nuveen muni CEFs sho...

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BBK ) declares $0.056/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.77% Payable June 1; for shareholders of record May 15; ex-div May 14. Press Release See BBK Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. Mo...

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolved during the first quarter, the municipal bond market experienced one of its most volatile periods in years. Here, the Franklin Municipal Bond Department shares how they plan to navigate the market, which they think is likely to show signs of distress and elevat...