BQH News and Press, Blackrock New York Municipal Bond Trust of Beneficial Interest

Interest rate volatility prompted another month of negative total returns. Below-average issuance was counterbalanced by a slowdown in demand. November could provide opportunities ahead of seasonal strength in December and January. For further details see: Muni Seasonal ...

Rising interest rates drove negative total returns. Supply and demand dynamics turned less seasonally favorable and acted as a headwind. More attractive valuations could provide near-term opportunity. For further details see: Munis Remained Tethered To Rates In September...

Modestly negative performance in August capped a robust summer seasonal period. Issuance exceeded expectations, resulting in less of a supply/demand imbalance than is typical. We maintain a defensive posture into the historically less favorable month of September. For furthe...

Rallying interest rates drove strong muni bond performance in July. Market dynamics remained seasonally favorable, with demand for munis broadly outpacing supply. A more defensive posture may be warranted ahead of elevated risks in the fall. For further details see: Muni...

Twenty out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs rally! RIV offering is now live, with a subscription floor of -5% discount. XFLT increases its distribution by +22%, restoring it to pre COVID-19 levels. For further detai...

BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (BQH) declares $0.122/share special dividend.Payable Oct. 19; for shareholders of record Oct. 13; ex-div Oct. 9.See BQH Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust declar...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced the declaration of a special distribution for BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BQH, CUSIP: 09249P106) in relation to the previously announced merger with BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (“MENKX” and toget...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BQH, CUSIP: 09249P304) intends to redeem all of its outstanding Series W-7 Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares, par value $0.001 per share (“VRDP Shares”), on October 1, 2020, at a redem...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that at a special meeting of shareholders of BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BQH), the requisite shareholders of BQH approved the merger of BQH into BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (“MENKX” and together with B...

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