BlackRock Core Bond Trust Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

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.

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.

New york--(business wire)--today, blackrock resources & commodities strategy trust (nyse: bcx), blackrock enhanced equity dividend trust (nyse: bdj), blackrock energy and resources trust (nyse: bgr), blackrock enhanced international dividend trust (nyse: bgy), blackrock health sciences trust (nyse: bme), blackrock health sciences term trust (nyse: bmez), blackrock enhanced global dividend trust (nyse: boe), blackrock utilities, infrastructure & power opportunities trust (nyse: bui), bla.

New york--(business wire)--today, blackrock resources & commodities strategy trust (nyse: bcx), blackrock enhanced equity dividend trust (nyse: bdj), blackrock energy and resources trust (nyse: bgr), blackrock enhanced international dividend trust (nyse: bgy), blackrock health sciences trust (nyse: bme), blackrock health sciences term trust (nyse: bmez), blackrock enhanced global dividend trust (nyse: boe), blackrock utilities, infrastructure & power opportunities trust (nyse: bui), bla.

New york--(business wire)--today, blackrock resources & commodities strategy trust (nyse: bcx), blackrock enhanced equity dividend trust (nyse: bdj), blackrock energy and resources trust (nyse: bgr), blackrock enhanced international dividend trust (nyse: bgy), blackrock health sciences trust (nyse: bme), blackrock health sciences term trust (nyse: bmez), blackrock enhanced global dividend trust (nyse: boe), blackrock utilities, infrastructure & power opportunities trust (nyse: bui), bla.

The BlackRock Core Bond Trust offers a high yield of 8.57%, outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Investment-grade bonds have struggled to provide a reasonable return over the past decade, but this particular fund has done okay in this respect. The fund's leverage has decreased, reducing potential risks, and its distribution has been covered by net investment income and capital gains.

Bonds are back, baby. Let's talk about three funds that pay—between 8.3% and 10.9%.

The BlackRock Core Bond Trust is a closed-end fund that primarily invests in investment-grade assets, making it a low-risk option for income-focused investors. Despite investing in safer assets, the fund has been able to maintain a yield of 8.27%, comparable to junk bond funds. The fund has delivered a solid performance, with a 6.08% increase in share price since November 2023 and a 7.56% total return for investors.

Here's the thing about high-yield closed-end funds (CEFs): sometimes a CEF will seem to have all the earmarks of a terrific investment: high (and monthly) dividends, reasonable fees and reputable management. But it'll still come up short.

For the second consecutive month, both equity (+3.42% on a NAV basis) and fixed income (+3.14%) CEFs on average posted plus-side returns. At month end, 9% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 9% of equity CEFs and 8% of fixed income CEFs trading in premium territory. Developed Markets CEFs (+6.45%), for the second straight month, outpaced the other classifications in the equity CEF universe for December.

Investment-grade corporate-focused closed-end funds offer attractive fixed-income options with higher yields in the current higher-rate environment. Leverage and discounts/premiums in CEFs add volatility to consider when investing in these funds, which would otherwise be for more conservative investors. Besides the higher yields, when rates decline investment-grade funds should see a significant rebound, adding a catalyst for potential upside and 'locking in' higher yields now.

The BlackRock Core Bond Trust offers a high yield of 8.82%, higher than U.S. Treasury securities and major bond indices. The fund's share price has declined 5.67% since July, worse than the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade securities, distinguishing it from high-yielding funds that invest in riskier assets.

The BlackRock Core Bond Trust is a closed-end fund that offers an 8.7% distribution yield from mostly investment grade securities. The fund's historical returns have been boosted by capital gains from a secular bond bull market, but with rising interest rates, this may no longer be sustainable. I believe a more realistic range of returns and distribution yields may be 5-6% for the BHK fund. Anything beyond that may cause an amortization of NAV.

Investors are in desperate need of income to maintain their standard of living in the current environment. BHK invests in a portfolio of reasonably safe bonds to provide a nice level of income for investors. The market appears to be betting on near-term rate cuts, which directly contradicts the Fed's statements.

BHK is a fixed income CEF. The fund is composed of Treasuries, Agency MBS bonds and investment grade corporate names.