BTA News and Press, BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust of Beneficial Interest From 07/19/19

This article was originally published a few weeks ago, so some metrics may be out of date, in particular, fund discounts have since tightened and yields have compressed. Municipal CEF investors find themselves at the intersection of two market trends - first, a strong run-up has resulted i...

Closed-end funds ("CEFs") rebounded in the month of June alongside risk markets after a weaker May. Discounts across the CEF space ended the month at -5.11%, about 27 bps tighter than on May 31. Z-scores continue to inch higher and rose to +0.75 from +0.58. CEFs have had a bit of a period of...

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (NYSE: BTA )  declares $0.0505/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.77%. Payable Aug. 1; for shareholders of record July 15; ex-div July 12. Press Release See BTA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, &...

This article was first released to subscribers 1 month ago. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due diligence and investigation. Previous editions of the Report can be searched using the ke...

BlackRock will host a municipal closed-end fund (“CEF”) conference call on Tuesday, April 9 th at 4:15pm ET. Topics will include: The impact of tax reform and SALT curtailment on municipal bonds Current key drivers of municipal performance Our assessment o...

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (NYSE: BYM ) - $0.0520. More news on: BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust, BlackRock Municipal Income Investment QualityTrust, BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust, Dividend News Read more ...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage, and directional, opportunities for active traders like us. Now that these products have grabbed our ...

This article was first released to subscribers 2 weeks ago. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate...

This report and the data within were published to members on Jan. 8th. Municipal bonds finally had their place in the sun in the fourth quarter after a weak first nine months of 2018. The Fed continued to raise rates in December, pushing up the 24-hour rate to 2.25%-2.50%. While the Fed ...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage, and directional, opportunities for active traders like us. Now that these products have grabbed our ...