BIGZ News and Press, BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust of Beneficial Interest From 03/31/23

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today name changes for five BlackRock closed-end funds with contingent limited terms (each, a “Trust”). The name changes are being made to increase awareness of the contingent limited term structure and the fact that ther...

Bull or bear? Who cares when we can collect dividends between 10.1% and 11.8% . That’s not a typo. The S&P 500 pays 1.7%. The 10-year Treasury yields two points more at 3.7%. That’s better—but it ain’t 11.8%! The same million-dollar retirement portf...

BlackRock today announced the release of quarterly fund commentaries for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (NYSE: BIGZ), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: BCAT), BlackRock ESG Capi...

Summary It was back in November of 2012, yes, over a decade ago, that I wrote my first article discussing the benefits of high Return of Capital (ROC) in equity CEF distributions. Back then, I first wrote (link below) about the risks and tax-differences between high ROC in equity based ...

There are three big overlooked trends in the stock market now, and by tapping each one, we can set ourselves up for some very nice long-term gains in my favorite high-yield vehicles: closed-end funds (CEFs). The 11.8%-yielding CEF we’ll discuss further on, the BlackRock Innovatio...

Summary 2022 was a year to forget, while most believe 2023 will begin with the same issues that took the equity and bond markets well into bear market territory last year. That is, a hawkish Federal Reserve that doesn't want to let up on strangling inflation into submission while draini...

Good news: this dreadful year has created the conditions for a nice market bounce in 2023. And we CEF investors are in a nice position to capitalize with 9.8% dividends and potential 38%+ total returns next year. I’ll name three closed-end funds (CEFs) with discounts big enough to deli...

Summary BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (BIGZ) focuses on mid-cap and small-cap companies that are innovative and are believed to have above-average earnings growth potential. BIGZ is down significantly this year, but not as much as Cathie Wood's ARK ETFs. BIGZ trades at a 21%...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) will host a conference call on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2:00pm ET featuring portfolio managers Russ Koesterich, Phil Ruvinsky, and Mitchell Garfin. Funds that will be covered: BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: BCAT) ...

Despite all the doom and gloom out there, there has never been a better time to retire. I know that sounds absurd, but it’s true, especially if you plan to retire on dividends alone. With the 2022 crash crushing stock prices—and driving up dividend yields—it...