| MUA: Better Yield But Possible Credit Risks |
Investment instruments are designed for specific tasks; using them incorrectly can lead to suboptimal results, much like using a hammer on a screw. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA) focuses on lower credit quality municipal bonds to provide Federal tax-free income, making it more attractive to high-income taxpayers. Muni bond funds offer tax advantages, particularly for those in higher tax brackets, but come with credit risk that requires diversification. |
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2025-05-08 15:50:05 |
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| Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds |
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Municipal Funds: Declaration- 3/1/2024 Ex-Date- 3/14/2024 Record- 3/15/2024 Payable- 4/1/2024 National Funds Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust* BYM $0.052500 - BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust* BTA $0.043500 - BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.* MUA $0.055500 - BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. |
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2024-03-01 18:30:00 |
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| Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds |
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FRA) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU) announced increases to their monthly distributions. Certain BlackRock municipal Funds previously declared their December, January and February distributions and declared special distributions today in order. |
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2023-12-05 19:00:00 |
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| Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: PIMCO Muni CEF Distribution Cuts (January 1, 2023) |
3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut. |
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2023-01-10 14:58:49 |
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| BlackRock Announces Fiscal Year End Changes for Certain Municipal Closed-End Funds |
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today a change to the fiscal year end (“FYE”) for each Fund listed below. These changes were made to reduce operating costs for the Funds and will be effective as of July 31, 2022. Ticker (NYSE) Fund Current FYE New FYE BKN BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. 4/30 7/31 BTA BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust 4/30 7/31 MUA BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. 4/30 7/31 MUI BlackRock Municipal Income Fu |
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2022-06-03 20:30:00 |
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| Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: December 26, 2021 |
20 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 14 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. It's pretty quiet in CEF-land, fund managers need holidays too. MLPs remain the most discounted sector. |
seekingalpha.com |
2022-01-04 07:07:51 |
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| CEF Yields Are Less Than Meets The Eye |
We take a look at the different CEF yield metrics, focusing in particular on net asset portfolio yields after fees - what investor capital actually "earns" in the fund. |
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2021-04-23 20:33:52 |
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| HY Munis Worth A Look Vs. HY Corporate Credit Right Now |
"High-yield" tends to be associated with corporate credit in investor income portfolios. However, the high-yield/unrated municipal sector is also worth a look. We discuss some benefits of HY muni bond CEFs over their corporate analogues such as relative valuation, higher-quality fund portfolios, resilient leverage structures and more. |
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2020-11-21 08:29:19 |
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| Treasury Curve Bear-Steepened; Muni Yields Higher - Muni Fortnightly, August 31, 2020 |
The Treasury curve bear-steepened and muni yields followed higher. Moody’s: Covid-19 will result in state and local government austerity and higher leverage. |
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2020-09-06 05:50:00 |
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| Treasuries Had A Bear-Steepening Week: Fixed Income Weekly Monitor, August 31, 2020 |
Treasury yields bear-steepened. Powell comments on desire for more inflation not immediately recognizable in yields. |
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2020-09-02 07:00:00 |
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| Rule #1 For Bonds: Don't Lose Money |
At the beginning of this year, we created the Baskin Fixed Income Fund as a more efficient way to manage your fixed income investments. |
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2020-08-30 09:47:09 |
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| For Muni Investors, COVID-19 Provides Lessons In Liquidity |
Over the years, individual investors have flocked to municipal bonds to meet safety, income and after-tax return goals. |
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2020-08-27 14:19:48 |
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| Airlines want people to believe that air travel is safe during the pandemic, but travelers are skeptical |
In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make... |
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2020-08-17 22:02:00 |
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| Amplify High Income ETF: High Yield, High Risk Justified (NYSEARCA:YYY) |
Amplify High Income ETF is an exchange-traded fund of funds with a high level of diversification across asset classes like public equity, fixed income, and commodity markets. |
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2020-08-12 06:36:38 |
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| Moody's adquire participação na MARC, fortalecendo a presença no mercado principal da ASEAN |
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) anunciou hoje que adquiriu uma participação minoritária na Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC), uma agência de c |
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2020-08-12 04:00:00 |
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| Moody’s Acquires Stake in MARC, Strengthening Presence in Key ASEAN Market |
Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad (MARC), a credit rating ag |
businesswire.com |
2020-08-11 04:00:00 |
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| Arbor Realty: The Safest Dividend Is The One That's Just Been Raised (NYSE:ABR) |
Arbor was likely one of the best buys in the crisis near its March lows, and that's out of many, many spectacular opportunities. |
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2020-08-07 15:00:00 |
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| Despite COVID-19 Fallout, Some Indian Steel Executives See Signs For Optimism |
Indian steel companies are upbeat, with some chief executives seeing the first green shoots of recovery. |
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2020-08-06 14:14:01 |
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| AXIS Re Promotes Dan Osterrieder to Head of Casualty North America |
AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ( |
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2020-08-06 04:00:00 |
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| India FY21 steel consumption to fall at least 10% due to Covid-19: Report |
The agency further noted that consolidation in the Indian steel sector that began in 2018 will continue in 2020 |
business-standard.com |
2020-07-29 13:59:00 |
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| Small Ways Muni Investors Can Make A Big Difference |
Municipal bonds issued by state and local entities fund projects across various sectors that create the foundation upon which local economies thrive. |
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2020-07-28 12:58:55 |
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