BKN News and Press, BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. From 11/07/22

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust ( NYSE: BKN ) declares $0.054/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 5.8% Payable Dec. 1; for shareholders of record Nov. 15; ex-div Nov. 14. See BKN Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Di...

Summary Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Top DxYxZ funds are HFRO, DHF and PHD. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on October 26, 2022. Please ...

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust ( NYSE: BKN ) declares $0.054/share monthly dividend , -20.6% decrease from prior dividend of $0.068. Forward yield 5.14% Payable Nov. 1; for shareholders of record Oct. 14; ex-div Oct. 13. See BKN Dividend Sco...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) purs...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...

Summary 20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. OPP rights offering announced. Aberdeen (now "abrdn") and Delaware CEFs are merging, subject to shareholder approval. Author's note: This article was released to CEF/...

In its latest Q2 SEC 13-F filing for period ended June 30, 2022, Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management disclosed that it has exited 11 stocks including Alphabet ( GOOGL ), Meta Platforms ( META ), Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY ), Ovintiv ( OVV...

1 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Volatility brings CEF rotation opportunities. Examples of three (non-portfolio) swaps. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Volatility Brings CEF Rotation Opp...

A sharp sell-off to start the year has pushed down municipal bond valuations and muni closed-end funds to discounts, presenting an attractive entry point for investors seeking tax-exempt income. Muni CEFs borrow money at short-term interest rates and invest the proceeds in muni bonds ...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today a change to the fiscal year end (“FYE”) for each Fund listed below. These changes were made to reduce operating costs for the Funds and will be effective as of July 31, 2022. For more information on Bl...