BFZ News and Press, BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust From 11/01/23

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ) and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) pay month...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock-advised closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurch...

2023-07-25 10:38:13 ET Summary 22 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. BlackRock continues repurchasing shares. Amount purchased fell from last quarter as discounts narrowed slightly. The Weekly Closed-End Fund...

ISS Recommends ECAT Shareholders Vote FOR the Election of Saba Nominee Ilya Gurevich on the GOLD Proxy Card and DO NOT VOTE on All Incumbent Directors (Cynthia L. Egan, Lorenzo A. Flores, Stayce D. Harris and Catherine A. Lynch) on BlackRock’s WHITE Proxy Ca...

2023-05-10 10:51:57 ET Summary 16 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 14 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. BlackRock Inc. share repurchase update. Voluntary share repurchases show alignment between managers and shareholders. Author's note: This a...

2023-05-08 06:16:29 ET California's reparations task force, which first convened nearly two years ago, has given the final approval to a list of recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for historical discrimination. "Reparations are not only mora...

2023-04-26 10:33:00 ET Summary Municipal closed-end funds primarily invest in investment-grade municipal bonds with longer maturities to maximize tax-exempt income. Municipal CEF discounts typically widen in periods of market stress, but we believe this time may be different as cr...

Please replace the release dated April 11, 2023, with the following corrected version due to changes in the table, "Summary of share repurchase activity since Repurchase Program inception as of March 31, 2023" . The updated release reads: BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUND SHARE REPURCHASE P...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) will host a conference call on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 2:00pm ET featuring Sean Carney, Head of Municipal Strategy, and Phil Soccio, Portfolio Manager for the Municipal Fixed Income business. Sean and Phil will give an update on the municipal...

2023-03-20 17:44:08 ET Summary Investors are desperately in need of income as the high inflation has made it ever more difficult for us to sustain our standard of living. High Income Securities Fund invests in a portfolio of business development companies, closed-end funds, and pr...