BTZ News and Press, BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust From 12/18/23

2023-12-18 06:22:54 ET Summary The BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust offers a current yield of 9.68%, lower than other debt funds in the market. The fund's shares have increased by 7.19% since October 12, 2023, outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BTZ'...

2023-12-03 02:34:21 ET Summary Investment-grade corporate-focused closed-end funds offer attractive fixed-income options with higher yields in the current higher-rate environment. Leverage and discounts/premiums in CEFs add volatility to consider when investing in these funds, whi...

2023-11-27 03:30:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-11-24 10:00:00 ET Summary If you're a big-yield contrarian investor, the 9.2% yield Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund stands out like a sore thumb, as compared to 25 other top big yielders. Specifically, the fund has gotten slammed by its out-of-favor utilitie...

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ) and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) pay month...

2023-10-12 14:59:18 ET Summary The BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust offers a high yield of 10.29%, but it is lower than other fixed-income closed-end funds. The BTZ closed-end fund has outperformed its peers in the past, but may have been slower to adapt its strategy to hi...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock-advised closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurch...

2023-09-01 15:47:25 ET Summary Taxable closed-end fund discounts have narrowed, reducing their attractiveness, while credit spreads have tightened, producing returns in some areas of the CEF market. Municipal CEFs remain exceptionally cheap, with discounts wider than 99% of histor...

2023-08-31 01:20:30 ET Summary We share updated data on over 100 big-yield opportunities (including CEFs, REITs, and MLPs) and then highlight one particularly attractive opportunity from each group. We have a special focus on the PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, including its big +14% m...

2023-08-07 16:02:01 ET Summary BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust provides diversified exposure to fixed-income securities with a multi-sector approach. BTZ remains attractively valued despite a bit of a narrowing discount, but distribution coverage has worsened. The fun...