BHV News and Press, BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust From 11/16/23

2023-11-16 09:34:09 ET BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust ( NYSE: BHV ) declares $0.0395/share monthly dividend, 49.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.0265. Forward yield 4.86% December dates: Payable Dec. 29; for shareholders of record Dec. 15; ex-div Dec....

Today, the Board of Directors/Trustees of the BlackRock municipal closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) announced distributions, which reflect distribution increases for several Funds. The distribution increases ranged between 29% and 64%. In addition, the Funds declared their...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) will host a conference call on Monday, November 13, 2023 at 11:00am ET to discuss year-end tax loss selling opportunities in the closed-end fund market. The call will feature Russ Koesterich, Portfolio Manager for BlackRock ESG Capital Alloc...

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...

An activist hedge fund is opposing the mergers to further its own short-term agenda, causing unsustainable proxy solicitation costs should the mergers proceed The withdrawal occurs despite strong support from retail shareholders who have benefitted from 48 BlackRock closed-end fund mergers si...

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...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MIY), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (NYSE: MPA), BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BHV), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trus...

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...

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...

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...