BTT News and Press, BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust From 07/09/21

The municipal sector has remained resilient this year despite a rise in Treasury yields. Sector fundamentals remain favorable with strong tax collections, fiscal support, and technical demand. Within the sector, we continue to focus on valuation, alpha, and fees due to a very low ...

Compared to other income-oriented sectors like bonds and REITs, closed-end funds (CEFs) have considerably higher yields. Currently, the S-Network Composite Closed-End Fund Index (CEFX) has a yield of 6.97% and the S-Network Municipal Bond Closed-End Fund Index (CEFMX) has a yield of 4...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, June 2021

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. Muni CEFs feature in the top list of widest discount. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report: May 2021

Closed-end funds, which operate on limited share capital and high leverage, are known for their active management and relatively high returns. With the United States’ economic recovery showing signs of deceleration, the Reddit community Wallstreetbets (WSB) has been discussing the foll...

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT) declares $0.062/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 2.86%Payable June 1; for shareholders of record May 14; ex-div May 13.See BTT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: Bla...

As Q1 comes to an end, we take a look at the performance of the CEF market year-to-date. We also take a look at the key drivers of CEF discounts going forward. And focus, in particular, on how CEF performance is likely to pan out relative to open-end funds in the current environme...

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT) had declared $0.0624/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Payable April 1; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 12.See BTT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRo...

Volatility is the most important consideration in selecting a bond fund. We can gain insight into a bond fund’s return/risk potential by comparing yield to historic volatility. The impact of rising interest rates must be examined before investing in any bond fund. Funds...

The tax-exempt CEF sector has proven to be relatively resilient over the past year, generating attractive absolute and risk-adjusted returns. We take a look at the sector and, in particular, focus on the two key allocation dimensions for investors: Duration and credit risk. We als...