DSU News and Press, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc. From 08/10/23

2023-08-10 14:26:38 ET Summary The rising cost of living in the U.S. is a major problem, with inflation affecting food and energy prices. Investing in closed-end funds that specialize in generating income can help increase income to maintain your standard of living. The BlackR...

2023-07-15 08:55:25 ET Summary We review CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of July and highlight recent market action. CEFs were roughly flat on the week as NAVs fell while discounts remained resilient. CEF discounts tend to be procyclical, which rema...

2023-07-04 11:01:36 ET BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund ( NYSE: DSU ) declared $0.0911/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 11.12% Payable July 31; for shareholders of record July 14; ex-div July 13. See DSU Dividend Scorecard, Yield Ch...

2023-06-14 06:50:21 ET Summary 22 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. BlackRock senior loan CEFs boost distribution. DCF cuts its distribution. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income...

2023-06-05 14:50:57 ET Summary Floating rate funds, such as BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, have benefited from the Fed's interest rate hikes and could still be a worthwhile investment option. The fund's discount has narrowed recently but still represents a fairly ...

2023-05-15 07:27:49 ET Summary Investors are in desperate need of income as portfolios have shrunk over the past eighteen months while prices of goods and services have gone up. DSU invests in a portfolio of fixed-rate and floating-rate debt in an attempt to provide its investors ...

Please replace the release dated April 11, 2023, with the following corrected version due to changes in the table, "Summary of share repurchase activity since Repurchase Program inception as of March 31, 2023" . The updated release reads: BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUND SHARE REPURCHASE P...

2023-04-04 06:54:15 ET BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund ( NYSE: DSU ) declares $0.0868/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 10.92% Payable April 28; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13. See DSU Dividend Scorecard, Yield...

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund ( NYSE: DSU ) declares $0.0868/share monthly dividend , 23.1% increase from prior dividend of $0.0705. Forward yield 10.55% Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14. See DSU Dividend Scorecard, Yield Ch...

Summary BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund is a fixed-income CEF. The fund focuses on leveraged loans, which compose over 80% of the collateral. The CEF has a fully covered 8.5% dividend yield and is down only -4% on a one-year lookback. The fund is currently trading at a -8% discou...