BFY News and Press, BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II From 03/03/21

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY) declares $0.06/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.82%Payable April 1; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 12.See BFY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: ...

BlackRock is consolidating its New York muni CEFs. The mergers are expected to close at the start of 2021 Q2. Buying BFY and BSE instead of BNY offers 3.5% alpha potential over a short holding time period. For further details see: Arbitrate Opportunity In BlackRock New Y...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: BNY), the requisite votes of shareholders of BNY have approved the reorganization of each of BlackRock New York Municipal ...

17 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 19 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PPR tender offer expires on January 4, 2021, and our Tactical Income-100 portfolio is tendering all shares. NHF's extended tender offer also expired. For further details see: W...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust (NYSE: BSE), BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE: BFY) and BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust...

Municipal bonds are still looking like a compelling piece of the CEF market despite the prospect of higher interest rates. For munis, remember it's the spread between borrowing costs (for leverage) and earnings on that borrowed money that matters most for sustainable distributions. ...

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 23 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as election volatility subsides. NHF tender offer begins, with an expiration date of December 10, 2020. We discuss RIV's rights offering results in a separate report. For further de...

Stimulus talks continue as the two parties try to hash out a deal before the elections.  That deal before November is becoming more elusive. The September payrolls report showed that 661K jobs were added in the month, which was below expectations of 850K.  Unemployment rate ...

Twenty out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs rally! RIV offering is now live, with a subscription floor of -5% discount. XFLT increases its distribution by +22%, restoring it to pre COVID-19 levels. For further detai...

BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II (BFY) declares $0.0605/share monthly dividend, 7.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.0565.Forward yield 5.31%Payable Nov. 2; for shareholders of record Oct. 15; ex-div Oct. 14.See BFY Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For ...