BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
BUI

$22.88

0.33%

Market Cap: 514M

About: BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in the Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities business segments anywhere in the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.

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Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 12

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 [Q4 2023] → 61 (+3) [Q1 2024]

0.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.9% [Q4 2023] → 15.63% (-0.27%) [Q1 2024]

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.4M [Q4 2023] → $74.2M (-$2.2M) [Q1 2024]

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

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BUI: Quality Utility And Infrastructure Fund With 6.5% Income

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a Utility and Infrastructure sector-specific closed-end fund that invests globally in a fairly diversified portfolio of common stocks of utilities and infrastructure companies. The BUI CEF currently provides a reasonable yield of 6.50% without using any leverage; however, it offers almost no discount, which is currently at -1.15%. BUI has a decent long-term record of over 12 years for a utility-focused fund. However, it has performed poorly recently, which is in line with the performance of the utility sector. Going forward, there are certain tailwinds that should help utilities in general.

BUI: Quality Utility And Infrastructure Fund With 6.5% Income

Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Certain BlackRock Funds previously declared their June distributions on May 20, 2024 BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) previous.

Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), Bla.

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

BUI: Utilities Outperform The AI Mania

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed end fund that invests in Utility, Infrastructure, and Power companies globally. BUI has outperformed DNP Select Income Fund in terms of total return on NAV over the last decade without using leverage. We review our buy rating on BUI in light of utilities actually outperforming the NASDAQ 100 year to date.

BUI: Utilities Outperform The AI Mania

BUI: Still A Great Option In This Macro Environment

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is evaluated as an investment option at its current market price. The fund has a discount to NAV, making it an attractive buy. BUI provides exposure to European utility and power companies, which could benefit from the strong economic expansion in Europe.

BUI: Still A Great Option In This Macro Environment

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), Bla.

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

3 Utility CEFs Paying Electric Yields Up To 11%

Vanilla investors are freaking out that Jerome Powell & Co. won't cut rates right away.

3 Utility CEFs Paying Electric Yields Up To 11%

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

ASGI And BUI: Still Conservative, Still Attractive For 2024

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) and abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) are taking a bit longer to perform with utilities off to a weak start. Both funds are trading at attractive discounts to their net asset value per share, making them potential investment options for investors. Both funds also provide investors with attractive distributions paid out monthly while employing no leverage through borrowings.

ASGI And BUI: Still Conservative, Still Attractive For 2024

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), Bla.

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

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