MYD vs. MUA, MQT, MYI, MQY, VTN, OIA, CEE, SBI, AMCR, and TY
Should you be buying BlackRock MuniYield Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniYield Fund include BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II (MQT), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), Inv Vk Invt Ny (VTN), INVMUN INCOM (OIA), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE), Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund (SBI), Amcor (AMCR), and Tri Continental (TY). These companies are all part of the "misc." industry.
BlackRock MuniYield Fund vs. Its Competitors
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (NYSE:MUA) and BlackRock MuniYield Fund (NYSE:MYD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and profitability.
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. BlackRock MuniYield Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%.
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
20.4% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniAssets Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock MuniYield Fund'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
BlackRock MuniYield Fund beats BlackRock MuniAssets Fund on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MYD) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff