FRA News and Press, Blackrock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund Inc From 12/15/23

2023-12-15 13:00:00 ET Summary Stocks were up slightly as the jobs report shifted the narrative towards 'higher for longer.' The payroll report came in stronger than expected, but the narrative was that it was a hawkish report, meaning higher rates for longer. Discounts for CE...

2023-12-09 06:45:00 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...

2023-12-06 09:31:15 ET More on BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund FRA: Continuing To Benefit From Higher Rates Dividend scorecard for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund For further details see: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fun...

2023-11-27 00:57:26 ET Summary JFR merged with three of its sister funds earlier this year, which were all focused on floating rates or holding a short-duration fixed-income portfolio. This combination made JFR the largest floating-rate focused fund in the closed-end fund space, l...

2023-11-22 16:43:22 ET Summary Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund offers a high level of current income with a 12.36% yield, outperforming other debt funds. The AFT closed-end fund's focus on floating-rate securities allows it to avoid the impact of interest rate swings and maintain...

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...

2023-10-15 10:42:22 ET Summary BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund is benefiting from higher rates by the Fed and continues to generate growing NII. The fund's discount has narrowed, making it even less appealing for entry at the current price, but in my opinion, it rem...

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...

2023-09-25 12:00:16 ET Summary Interest rates are likely to remain elevated due to the strong U.S. economy, despite inflation concerns. The U.S. debt has reached a record high, and fears of a government shutdown are exacerbating market concerns. Investing in CEFs that hold flo...

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...