BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)
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BKT: Leveraged Agency MBS CEF, Unsustainable Distribution
2021-10-19 15:31A reader asked for my thoughts on BKT.
BKT - Leveraged MBS Fund With A 6.5% Yield
2021-09-22 07:31BKT is a robust MBS CEF with a strong historical performance. The fund has never traded at a premium in the past decade except in 2021.
BKT: A Few Reasons I'm Not Buying Here
2021-07-15 13:13BKT had been a long-term staple of my portfolio, but I am not comfortable with positions at these levels. The fund typically had a slight discount to NAV in the past. Now, it has a premium in excess of 5%.
DSL: Discount Closing, Still Some Opportunity
2021-03-12 09:06Revisiting DSL after the distribution cut looks like there is still some opportunity here. High yield and emerging market debt can mean less sensitivity to interest rate increases that DSL invests in.
I'm Still Holding BKT, But I'm Lukewarm On New Positions
2021-02-21 14:05BKT has been a core holding for me, delivering an above-average yield with minimum volatility. I use this fund as a place to hold cash, and then take advantage of more risk-on opportunities as they arise.
BKT: Dissecting This High-Yield, High-Quality CEF
2021-01-22 03:22BKT has been on the radar of many income investors due to its ultra high-quality allocation and a very attractive distribution rate of 6.85%. We take a look at how this fund is able to generate an income yield that is an order of magnitude higher than that of AAA-rated securities.
BKT: Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities Remain One Of My Core Equity Hedges
2020-12-11 17:35BKT's portfolio is almost exclusively agency mortgage backed securities, which are historically a very stable asset class. The fund sports a small discount to NAV, and its leverage helps deliver an income stream near 7%.
BKT: The Housing Market Is A Gamble Right Now, But Agency MBS Are Still Safe
2020-06-02 07:01BKT: The Housing Market Is A Gamble Right Now, But Agency MBS Are Still Safe
For Bonds It's Probably 'Game Over'
2020-03-16 09:23The tremendous bull bond market run from 1981 is probably now ending.
BlackRock Extends ETF Dominance With $116 Billion Inflows
2020-01-03 10:40BlackRock Inc.exchange-traded funds than any other issuer for a sixth year in 2019.