MUA News and Press, Blackrock MuniAssets Fund Inc From 10/10/23

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...

2023-04-26 10:33:00 ET Summary Municipal closed-end funds primarily invest in investment-grade municipal bonds with longer maturities to maximize tax-exempt income. Municipal CEF discounts typically widen in periods of market stress, but we believe this time may be different as cr...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) will host a conference call on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 2:00pm ET featuring Sean Carney, Head of Municipal Strategy, and Phil Soccio, Portfolio Manager for the Municipal Fixed Income business. Sean and Phil will give an update on the municipal...

2023-04-04 06:18:58 ET BlackRock MuniAssets Fund ( NYSE: MUA ) declares $0.0405/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.66% Payable May 1; for shareholders of record April 14; ex-div April 13. See MUA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, &...

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund ( NYSE: MUA ) declares $0.0405/share monthly dividend , -11% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0455. Forward yield 4.62% Payable April 3; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 14. See MUA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, &am...

Summary 3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut. PCQ's fall another reminder of why CEF premium/discount valuation matters. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborato...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) purs...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...

MUJ is the BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. NXJ is the Nuveen New Jersey Quality Municipal Income Fund. While both funds' income is exempt from Federal and State income taxes, both funds own bonds subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax calculation. Data since NX...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of June and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a good week on the back of a drop in Treasury yields and a rally in risky assets. A lot of CEF fee commentary doesn't provide the right kind of context for i...