BKT News and Press, BlackRock Income Trust Inc. From 02/03/21

Central banks, the Federal Reserve in particular, have really pivoted its policy approach to let inflation, if it were to start to pick up, to let it run a little bit hotter than maybe they have in prior cycles. Each energy cycle, I think, has played a part in influencing how investor...

BKT has been on the radar of many income investors due to its ultra high-quality allocation and a very attractive distribution rate of 6.85%. We take a look at how this fund is able to generate an income yield that is an order of magnitude higher than that of AAA-rated securities. ...

Most investors consider day-to-day movements in their market values as the best measure for assessing risk of their positions. For CEF investors who are more concerned with income and capital preservation. So, we introduce some metrics to assess the yield being generated to the ri...

BKT's portfolio is almost exclusively agency mortgage backed securities, which are historically a very stable asset class. The fund sports a small discount to NAV, and its leverage helps deliver an income stream near 7%. Despite some positive traits, refinancing activity remains v...

The government is throwing money at the pandemic. The Fed is helping wholeheartedly. And inflation and yields are confounding the experts. For further details see: Yields And Inflation - Soaring? Not So Fast

The boards of directors (the “Board”) of the BlackRock closed-end funds listed in the below table (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) announced that each Fund has elected to be subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the...

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

AB has been a longstanding proponent of investing globally within the bond markets. We advocate going global on a currency-hedged basis. In our view, US investors should remain in global bond markets because those negative non-US yields can be turned into an opportunity, thanks to...

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to evaluate the BlackRock Income Trust ( BKT ) as an investment option at its current market price. Agency MBS remain a core part of my fixed-income portfolio, and BKT is my preferred way of owning them. The fund is leveraged, but the risk is mini...

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