BIT News and Press, BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust of Beneficial Interest From 12/19/21

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) is a fixed income closed-end fund. The fund has exhibited an extraordinary resilience in the face of the Fed tapering announcement and increased rates. The fund is running negative duration via swaps. BIT has trounced the vaunted PIMCO...

BIT is a fixed-income multi-sector closed-end fund from the BlackRock suite. The fund employs an active trading strategy with duration positioning. BIT has an enviable total return historical performance. This CEF provides an ~8% yield with a robust Sharpe ratio. For fur...

The 8% yield of BIT looks very attractive if the distribution can be maintained. I continue my series digging into CEFs beyond the yield with a look at BIT. NAV has been on a slow decline since the fund's inception. I think BIT's distribution is just a bit larger than it can s...

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Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, exerting downward pressure on prices. But will this deflationary bias be enough to offset the impact of a new, higher-inflation regime? History suggests that won’t necessarily be the case. It’s fair to say that the US was at t...

The intensity of the income need only grows as investors move closer to - and enter - their retirement years. While diversified credit portfolios offer benefits, the potential drawdowns could be too much for some investors’ risk tolerances. For tax-sensitive investors, the ...

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...

IHS Markit's PMI business surveys showed the global economic recovery continuing into July, but the rate of expansion lost momentum for a second month running. The global economy continued to expand at a solid rate in July, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI™ (compiled by IHS...

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...

The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...