BZM News and Press, BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust of beneficial interest From 01/17/20

Introduction The first full week of the year was very positive for the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds that invest in them. Just a year ago, the market environment was totally different and it was possible to find many interesting buying opportunities in the area. Currently, the c...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on December 31, 2019. 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 highli...

Introduction The municipal bonds impressed us with their performance in 2019. Since November 2018, the sector increased its price significantly. Of course, one of the main reasons was the policy of the central bank of the United States and, more specifically, the interest rate decreases wh...

Our weekly commentary goes out each Sunday evening and discusses the relevant CEF news on the week along with general market action. This report was issued on December 8 th to members of Yield Hunting. Macro Picture Last week we saw trade hopes spur the equity markets to new record ...

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BZM ) declares $0.0395/share monthly dividend , 8.5% increase from prior dividend of $0.0364. Forward yield 3.26% Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 16; ex-div Dec. 13. Press Release See BZM Dividend Scorecard, Yie...

Author's note : This article was initially released to members on October 24, 2019. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due diligence and inves...

Note: This report was initially released to members 1 month ago. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report 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. Based on...

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. Currently, we are cautious when we choose o...

BlackRock CEFs renew share repurchase programs In this week's Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup, we noted that BlackRock announced the renewal of share purchases in its closed-end fund line-up. According to the press release : Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Renewal of S...

Note: this article was released to members 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. Based on feedback from members, it seems that a very many numb...