BHK News and Press, Blackrock Core Bond Trust From 05/19/22

BHK is a fixed income CEF focused on Treasuries and investment grade bonds. Since our Sell rating, the fund has lost more than 10% on a price basis. With rates close to peaking, we feel the easy money has been already made in shorting BHK. This article covers CEFs from our sui...

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE:BHK) had declared $0.0746/share monthly dividend, in line with previous. Payable May 31; for shareholders of record May 16; ex-div May 13. See BHK Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRock Core Bond Trust g...

BHK is a fixed income CEF focused on Treasuries and investment grade bonds. The vehicle is down more than 20% year-to-date on the back of a substantial increase in risk-free rates. The fund runs a very high duration of 10.25 years and has been pummeled on NAV and performance this ...

Most discount widening in a rising rate cycle occurs before the actual first rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Fed pivot scared a lot of income investors but it appears that the market is overly hawkish at this point, which could provide nice upside post-March. Discounts of CE...

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund goes down the rating scale to provide investors with greater income. History shows this has paid off when rates go up. While lower-rated bonds are deemed to be more risky by the Rating Agencies, the risk of non-payment is still very small....

A reliable selection criterion for building a portfolio of funds that are likely to produce above-average returns over the long haul is the goal of every CEF investor. For me, the flexible combination of a positive NAV since inception, discount on NAV, and leverage represents a practi...

Investors continue to struggle with generating any degree of income off of the assets in their portfolios. BHK invests in mostly high-quality investment-grade bonds, particularly U.S. Treasuries, so is able to keep its default rate incredibly low. The fund uses a significant amoun...

The top bond funds tend to be CEFs. These include most of the fantastic, well-known PIMCO bond funds, but many BlackRock funds too, as well as those of other issuers. An explanation as to why, plus some implications. For further details see: Why Most Best-Performing Bond...

During July, global consensus earnings estimates have re-accelerated to the upside, representing another bullish impulse in the tug of war between high valuations on the one hand and strong profits momentum on the other. Despite market worries of a loss of momentum in the near term, t...

BTZ's diversified holdings, strong 6.5% distribution yield, and market-beating returns make the fund a buy. BlackRock has two other similar funds, which similar, but stronger, characteristics. An overview of BTZ, and comparison between these funds, follows. For further detai...