The BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR) is a closed-end-fund with $365 million in total assets in a concentrated portfolio of 30 equity holdings focusing on integrated and E&P companies. BGR has a total return objective while also offering an 8.6% distribution yield which is achieved through the use of leverage along with the flexibility to use options strategies to further enhance income. While the energy sector has been challenged in recent years with the low price of oil, we highlight that BGR has favorably outperformed sector benchmarks and other widely traded funds