NEW YORK, November 15, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the "Funds") have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the "Repurchase Programs"). Under each Fund’s current Repurchase Program, each Fund may repurchase, through November 30, 2023, up to 5% of its outstanding common shares (based on common shares outstanding on November 30, 2022) in open market transactions. Pursuant to the Boards’ renewal of the Repurchase Programs, commencing on December 1, 2023, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares (based on common shares outstanding on November 30, 2023) in open market transactions through November 30, 2024. The Repurchase Programs seek to enhance shareholder value by purchasing Fund shares trading at a discount from their net asset value ("NAV") per share, which could result in incremental accretion to a Fund’s NAV. The Boards have authorized the renewal of a Repurchase Program for the following Funds:
Municipal Funds
Ticker (NYSE)
Fund
CUSIP
BFZ
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
09248E102
BKN
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc.
09247D105
BTA
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
09250B103
MUI
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
09253X102
MUA
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.
09254J102
BYM
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust
092479104
BFK
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
09248F109
BLE
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
09249N101
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.
09254L107
MHD
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc.
09253N104
MUJ
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.
09254X101
MHN
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc.
09255C106
MUE
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.
09254C107
MVF
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
09253R105
MVT
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.
09253T101
MYD
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.
09253W104
MIY
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.
09254V105
MYN
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc.
09255E102
MPA
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund
09255G107
MQY
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
09254F100
MQT
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.
09254G108
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc.
09254E103
BNY
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust
09248L106
BHV
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust
092481100
BTT
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
09257P105
Taxable Fixed Income Funds
Ticker (NYSE)
Fund
CUSIP
BBN
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust
09248X100
BHK
BlackRock Core Bond Trust
09249E101
HYT
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.
09255P107
BTZ
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
092508100
EGF
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.
09255K108
FRA
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.
09255X100
BGT
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
091941104
BKT
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.
09247F100
BLW
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
09249W101
BIT
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
09258A107
DSU
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
09255R202
Equity Funds
Story Continues
Ticker (NYSE)
Fund
CUSIP
BGR
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust
09250U101
CII
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.
09256A109
BDJ
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
09251A104
BOE
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
092501105
BME
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
09250W107
BMEZ
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust
09260E105
BGY
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
092524107
BCX
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
09257A108
BST
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
09258G104
BSTZ
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust
09260K101
BUI
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
09248D104
BIGZ
BlackRock Innovation & Growth Term Trust
09260Q108
Multi-Asset Funds
Ticker (NYSE)
Fund
CUSIP
BCAT
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
09260U109
ECAT
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust
09262F100
The amount and timing of any repurchases under each Fund’s Repurchase Program will be determined either at the discretion of the Fund’s management or pursuant to predetermined parameters and instructions subject to market conditions. There is no assurance that any Fund will repurchase shares in any particular amounts. A Fund’s repurchase activity will be disclosed in its shareholder report for the relevant fiscal period. Any repurchases made under any Fund Repurchase Program will be made on a national security exchange at the prevailing market price, subject to exchange requirements and certain volume and timing limitations and other regulations under federal securities laws.
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Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the "Closed-end Funds" section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Funds may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Funds’ or BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "trend," "potential," "opportunity," "pipeline," "believe," "comfortable," "expect," "anticipate," "current," "intention," "estimate," "position," "assume," "outlook," "continue," "remain," "maintain," "sustain," "seek," "achieve," and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may" or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or in the Funds’ net asset values; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Funds and their investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Funds or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the SEC are accessible on the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov and on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press release.