BlackRock Core Bond TrustBHK
BHK
About: Blackrock Core Bond Trust is a closed-ended management investment company. Its objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its managed assets in bonds that are investment-grade quality at the time of investment. The trust's investments will include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, U.S. government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities.
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of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $115M [Q4 2024] → $125M (+$9.93M) [Q1 2025]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 90 [Q4 2024] → 92 (+2) [Q1 2025]
0.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 20.42% [Q4 2024] → 21.39% (+0.97%) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for BHK.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about BHK published over the past 30 days
Negative
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
BHK: Rights Offering Putting Pressure On This CEF
BHK is a fixed income CEF focused on investment grade bonds, currently under pressure due to higher rates and a newly announced rights offering. The rights offering allows investors to buy new shares at a 5-10% discount, but typically puts short-term pressure on share prices until late June. BHK's performance has lagged in 2025, down about 5% total return, mainly due to its leveraged exposure to long-term interest rates.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
CEF Weekly Wrap: Rights Offerings On A Roll
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of May and highlight recent market action. CEF markets declined as equity momentum faded and bond yields rose, with REIT and MLP sectors underperforming. BlackRock Core Bond Trust launched a rights offering, citing higher yields.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) Announces Terms of Rights Offering
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BHK--BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK) (the "Fund") today announced that its Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved the terms of the issuance of transferable rights ("Rights") to the holders of the Fund's common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001 per share) ("Shares") as of May 27, 2025 (the "Record Date"). Holders of Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional Shares (the "Offer") at a discount to the market price of the Shares. After consid.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
BHK: Understand What You Are Holding, A Leveraged Play On Rates
BHK is a fixed-income CEF with high leverage, primarily holding investment-grade bonds, and its performance is highly sensitive to interest rate changes. The fund's recent outperformance was driven by a significant shift lower in interest rates in August/September 2024, but it has underperformed as rates have risen. BHK's current distribution yield of 8.3% is not fully supported by its portfolio, making it a risky bet for income-focused investors.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
BHK: Could Be Okay In A Recession, But Destructive Distributions Are A Problem
The BlackRock Core Bond Trust offers a high yield of 8.34%, primarily investing in investment-grade bonds, making it attractive for income-seeking, risk-averse investors. Despite its high yield, the BHK closed-end fund has struggled with poor real returns over the past decade due to low yields and losses once rates started rising. It is uncertain whether or not the U.S. will enter a recession or not as "soft data" and "hard data" disagrees.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 months ago
BHK: 4 Reasons Why I Am Cautious
The BlackRock Core Bond Trust aims to provide high current income and capital appreciation through diversified fixed income investments. The product focuses on investment-grade bonds but also has exposure to high-yield securities. BHK is currently trading at a premium to NAV, while most peer funds trade at a discount to NAV.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 year ago
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.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
BHK: Hold This CEF For An Attractive Yield While Watching For Insight Into Rates (Rating Upgrade)
The BlackRock Core Bond Trust offers a high yield of 8.57%, outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Investment-grade bonds have struggled to provide a reasonable return over the past decade, but this particular fund has done okay in this respect. The fund's leverage has decreased, reducing potential risks, and its distribution has been covered by net investment income and capital gains.
Positive
Forbes
1 year ago
Bonds Are Boring? Not When They Throw Off 10%+ Dividends
Bonds are back, baby. Let's talk about three funds that pay—between 8.3% and 10.9%.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 year ago
Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Municipal Funds: Declaration- 3/1/2024 Ex-Date- 3/14/2024 Record- 3/15/2024 Payable- 4/1/2024 National Funds Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust* BYM $0.052500 - BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust* BTA $0.043500 - BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.* MUA $0.055500 - BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
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