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By Daryl Clements As the novel coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the markets over the past month, municipal bonds initially benefited from the flight to safety that drove Treasury yields lower. But most recently, markets told a different story, as muni yields rose-and prices fell-more ...
By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income; Christopher Sperry, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income; Daniel Workman, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income;...
Note: This article was released to CEF/ETF income Laboratory members on February 21, 2020. 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...
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Introduction A positive week 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 closed-end funds are traded at rela...
Author's note: This article was released to members on Jan. 18, 2020, and data are from that report. 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 dil...
It is hard to believe that back in the early 1980s, a US 30-Year Treasury Bond offered an almost 20% yield. In the days when inflationary pressures were roaring, a $100,000 investment in a US Treasury bond paid the holder a coupon of $20,000 each year over the thirty-year life of the fixed inc...
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced that the reorganizations of each of The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (“BSD”, CUSIP: 09248T109), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (“MFT”, CUSIP: 09254T100), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced the declaration of a special distribution for The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (NYSE: BSD), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE: MFT), BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust (NYSE: BBF), and BlackRock Municipal Income Tru...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust (NYSE: BSD), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund (NYSE: MFT) and BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (NYSE: BLE), the...