BlackRock MuniYield Fund (MYD) Competitors $9.95 -0.10 (-1.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.95 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MYD vs. TY, GAM, MQY, MYI, VMO, IIM, MMU, VGM, VKQ, and IQIShould you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund include Tri-Continental (TY), General American Investors (GAM), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (VMO), Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust (IIM), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund (MMU), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (VGM), Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), and Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust (IQI). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry. BlackRock MuniYield Fund vs. Its Competitors Tri-Continental General American Investors BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals Invesco Municipal Trust Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) and Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is MYD or TY more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock MuniYield FundN/A N/A N/A Tri-Continental N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MYD or TY? 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, MYD or TY? BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MYD or TY? Tri-Continental received 63 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniYield Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.40% of users gave BlackRock MuniYield Fund an outperform vote while only 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock MuniYield FundOutperform Votes16072.40% Underperform Votes6127.60% Tri-ContinentalOutperform Votes22371.02% Underperform Votes9128.98% Is MYD or TY a better dividend stock? BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MYD or TY? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock MuniYield Fund$8.74M53.10N/AN/AN/ATri-Continental$321.66M5.08N/AN/AN/A Does the media favor MYD or TY? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniYield Fund and BlackRock MuniYield Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Tri-Continental's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat BlackRock MuniYield Fund's score of 1.39 indicating that Tri-Continental is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock MuniYield Fund Positive Tri-Continental Very Positive SummaryTri-Continental beats BlackRock MuniYield Fund on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock MuniYield Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MYD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MYD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MYD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniYield FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$464.25M$7.07B$11.61B$19.65BDividend Yield5.39%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E RatioN/A3.5822.8035.03Price / Sales53.1024.4926.7642.85Price / CashN/A7.5117.6017.51Price / BookN/A0.912.844.78Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.20%0.00%-0.32%-0.35%1 Month Performance-3.77%0.87%0.15%1.04%1 Year Performance-8.38%2.02%539.72%9.19% BlackRock MuniYield Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MYDBlackRock MuniYield FundN/A$9.95-1.0%N/A-6.7%$464.25M$8.74M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TYTri-ContinentalN/A$31.74+0.4%N/A+3.8%$1.65B$321.66M0.00N/APositive NewsGAMGeneral American InvestorsN/A$54.76-0.1%N/A+11.1%$1.29B$251.67M0.003,313Positive NewsMQYBlackRock MuniYield Quality FundN/A$10.95-0.3%N/A-9.7%$800.19M$16.07M0.00N/APositive NewsMYIBlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A$10.42+0.3%N/A-5.8%$708.88M$11.53M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓VMOInvesco Municipal Opportunity TrustN/A$9.07+0.4%N/A-8.2%$611.69M$24.46M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑IIMInvesco Value Municipal Income TrustN/A$11.61-0.2%N/A-2.9%$546.22M$22.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MMUWestern Asset Managed Municipals FundN/A$9.81+0.3%N/A-2.5%$535.81M$60.65M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓VGMInvesco Trust for Investment Grade MunicipalsN/A$9.48-0.2%N/A-6.3%$514.12M$21.00M0.00147,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeVKQInvesco Municipal TrustN/A$9.16+0.2%N/A-7.5%$506.88M$20.67M0.00147,000Short Interest ↑IQIInvesco Quality Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.31+0.4%N/A-4.5%$492.35M$20.51M0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TY Alternatives GAM Alternatives MQY Alternatives MYI Alternatives VMO Alternatives IIM Alternatives MMU Alternatives VGM Alternatives VKQ Alternatives IQI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MYD) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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