BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust

BKN

Market cap $196M

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BKN--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today that shareholders of each of the closed-end funds named below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) have approved the following reorganizations (each, a “Reorganization” and collectively, the “Reorganizations”). Reorganizations of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) and BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (BKN) with and into BlackRock MuniYie.

I avoid funds like BKN that fund distributions with return of capital, as it risks misleading investors about true income. While the fund offers a high tax-free distribution rate, a significant portion is return of capital, not earned income, which I find problematic. Long-tenor muni bond funds like BKN inherently carry interest rate risk, but that's a normal trade-off for higher yields in this space.

BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust is a closed-end fund that offers exposure to tax-exempt municipal bonds. The fund has a well-diversified portfolio with strong credit quality and a focus on capital preservation. BKN may lag behind the iShares National Muni Bond ETF due to its higher fees and use of leverage, but it offers tax advantages for investors.

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.

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.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FRA) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU) announced increases to their monthly distributions. Certain BlackRock municipal Funds previously declared their December, January and February distributions and declared special distributions today in order.