BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in securities such as U.S. government sponsored agency securities, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and U.S. treasury obligations. The fund invests its assets in securities that are issued or guaranteed by the US government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody's. BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. was formed on July 22, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
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BlackRock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is BlackRock Income Trust's stock symbol?
BlackRock Income Trust trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BKT."
How often does BlackRock Income Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BlackRock Income Trust?
BlackRock Income Trust declared a monthly dividend on Monday, February 4th. Investors of record on Friday, February 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0344 per share on Thursday, February 28th. This represents a $0.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 14th. View BlackRock Income Trust's Dividend History.
Has BlackRock Income Trust been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about BKT stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BlackRock Income Trust earned a news sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of BlackRock Income Trust's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to BlackRock Income Trust include Tri-Continental (TY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Boulder Growth & Income Fund (BIF), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Apollo Investment (AINV), AllianceBernstein Global Hgh Incm Fd (AWF), Solar Capital (SLRC), Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH), Templeton Global Income Fund (GIM) and Blackrock Muniyield Insured Fund (MYI).
Who are BlackRock Income Trust's key executives?
BlackRock Income Trust's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. John M. Perlowski, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres (Age 55)
- Mr. Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (Age 53)
- Mr. Charles Choon Sik Park, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti- Money Laundering Officer (Age 52)
- Mr. Jay M. Fife, Treasurer (Age 49)
- Ms. Janey Ahn, Sec. (Age 44)
Who are BlackRock Income Trust's major shareholders?
BlackRock Income Trust's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Karpus Management Inc. (16.30%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (11.77%), 1607 Capital Partners LLC (2.90%), Icon Advisers Inc. Co. (1.94%), LPL Financial LLC (0.43%) and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.28%). Company insiders that own BlackRock Income Trust stock include Henry Gabbay and Karen P Robards. View Institutional Ownership Trends for BlackRock Income Trust.
Which institutional investors are selling BlackRock Income Trust stock?
BKT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sit Investment Associates Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC, LPL Financial LLC, LexAurum Advisors LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC and First Trust Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for BlackRock Income Trust.
Which institutional investors are buying BlackRock Income Trust stock?
BKT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Karpus Management Inc., 1607 Capital Partners LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Icon Advisers Inc. Co., Sigma Planning Corp, Meristem Family Wealth LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Jane Street Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought BlackRock Income Trust stock in the last two years include Henry Gabbay and Karen P Robards. View Insider Buying and Selling for BlackRock Income Trust.
How do I buy shares of BlackRock Income Trust?
Shares of BKT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is BlackRock Income Trust's stock price today?
One share of BKT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.85.
How big of a company is BlackRock Income Trust?
BlackRock Income Trust has a market capitalization of $373.21 million.
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