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Municipal bonds have seen record flows in 2019. Martin talks to head of BlackRock's municipal strategy about some of the reasons why. Martin: Sean, first set the stage for us. Munis have been on a tear this year. What's behind it? Sean: I would say the most obvious driver has been a ...
This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers 2 weeks ago, so data may be out of date. Please check the latest data before making investment decisions. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price mo...
This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers 2 weeks ago, so data may be out of date. Please check the latest data before making investment decisions. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price mo...
By Patricia Healy, CFA The positive trend of upgrades to downgrades continues. S&P reported on May 8th that upgrades outpaced downgrades by 2.39 to 1 in Q1 2019, which compares to 2.09 to 1 for all of 2018. In our monitoring of rating agencies' actions, this trend appears to have conti...
By Cooper J Howard When you buy a municipal bond, you're making a loan to a state or local government, for which it promises to pay you back an amount at some date in the future - potentially as long as 30 years in the future. How do you know if the municipality will be able to make good...
Closed-end funds ("CEFs") rebounded in the month of June alongside risk markets after a weaker May. Discounts across the CEF space ended the month at -5.11%, about 27 bps tighter than on May 31. Z-scores continue to inch higher and rose to +0.75 from +0.58. CEFs have had a bit of a period of...
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II (NYSE: MUH ) declares $0.0565/share monthly dividend , -8.1% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0615. Forward yield 4.47%. Payable Aug. 1; for shareholders of record July 15; ex-div July 12. Press Release See MUH Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart...
By John R. Mousseau, CFA The muni bond market has been on a tear so far this year. Not only have yields dropped, but they have dropped relative to US Treasuries across the board. The chart below shows where we are now and where we were at the start of the year. The big squeeze has been...
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced that the reorganizations of each of BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (“BAF”, CUSIP: 09250G102) BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (“BBK”, CUSIP: 09249H104), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (“M...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced the declaration of a special distribution for BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (NYSE: BAF), BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BBK), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (NYSE: MUH), BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. ...
BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a joint special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (NYSE: BAF), BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. (NYSE: MUH) and BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE...