BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities TrustBUI Market cap $537M
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.
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 18
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 64 [Q1] → 62 (-2) [Q2]
3.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 18.9% [Q1] → 15.2% (-3.7%) [Q2]
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $89.8M [Q1] → $75.7M (-$14.1M) [Q2]
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 9
Research analyst outlook
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