BGT News and Press, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust From 09/18/20

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on Aug. 26. All data herein is from then or prior. Please due additional due diligence on current prices and discounts.) This is part II of our new recurring ideas format that will help some of the non-model followers find new ideas for...

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on Aug. 30. All data herein is from that date.) Macro Picture Equities continued to advance to new highs though the rate of change continues to decline. The S&P 500 is on track for its best performing month of August since 1986. T...

(This report was issued to members on July 13). For those who like to go into the cheapest sectors, look no further than floating rate, at least within the taxable bond sectors. Loans are still cheap with an average price to par of just under $90. Couple that with the average discount on...

(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...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Throughout the massive COVID-19 selloff, Stanford Chemist and I have received several inquiries relating to the bankruptcy of closed-end funds or funds going "bust." As we aren't out of the woods yet with selloff pressures, now mi...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on everyday life around the globe, central bankers around the world are trying to shore up their economies and provide relief. Unfortunately, throwing money at the situation and making moves that provide support to th...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist In a previous piece, we covered why an N-2 filing is important and what this could mean when the 497 was filed. We discussed that the N-2 was when closed-end funds filed a registration for new shares. This ultimately meant that a fund was either conducti...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund ( JQC ) knows its 14.62% distribution rate is unsustainable over the long-term. However, this is all a part of their three-year plan to return 20% of capital back to shareholders' pockets. This is through a "supplemen...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist SEC form N-2 is an important form to watch out for when a closed-end fund files with the SEC. This form must be submitted by any CEF when they register to offer shares. This is either through a primary offering or a secondary offering. We had covered this...

This article was originally published on January 4th. The closed-end fund market is commonly viewed as relatively inefficient. These inefficiencies include a strong relationship between current yield and discount, as well as big price jumps after distribution cuts. This kind of behavior l...