EGF

Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.

EGF

Market cap $34.5M

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EGF was delisted on the 21st of March, 2025.

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About: Blackrock Enhanced Government Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income and gains. The fund seeks to pursue the objectives by investing in a portfolio of U.S. Government and U.S. Agency securities and utilizing an option overwriting in an effort to enhance the fund's distribution rate and total return performance.

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BlackRock Announces Closing of Reorganization of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BKT--BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF, the “Fund”) has completed its reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT and together with EGF, the “Funds,” and each, a “Fund”) (the “Reorganization”), effective as of the opening for business of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, March 24, 2025. In the Reorganization, each EGF shareholder received common shares of BKT in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value of the EGF comm.

BlackRock Announces Closing of Reorganization of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) Announces Shareholder Approval for Reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BKT--BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that, at a special meeting of shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), shareholders approved the proposals necessary for the previously announced reorganization of EGF with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) (and together with EGF, “the Funds,” and each, a “Fund”), with BKT continuing as the surviving Fund (collectively, the “Reorganization”). It is currently expected that the Reorgani.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) Announces Shareholder Approval for Reorganization with and into BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

CEF Weekly Review: The Difficulties Of High-Quality CEFs

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of December and highlight recent market action. CEFs mostly declined this week due to a 0.25% rise in 10-year Treasury yields, with only the loan sector showing a slight NAV gain. The BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (EGF) will merge into BlackRock Income Trust (BKT); high-quality funds like these are not ideal in CEFs.

CEF Weekly Review: The Difficulties Of High-Quality CEFs

BlackRock Announces Board Approval of Closed-End Fund Reorganization

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BKT--BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF) and BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) have approved the reorganization of EGF with and into BKT, with BKT continuing as the surviving Fund (collectively, the “Reorganization”). Following the closing of the Reorganization, BKT, as the surviving Fund, intends to offer to repurchase a portion of its.

BlackRock Announces Board Approval of Closed-End Fund Reorganization

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Completes Annual Repurchase Offer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $EGF--BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) today announced the completion of its annual offer to repurchase a portion of its outstanding shares of common stock from its stockholders (the “Repurchase Offer”). Under the terms of the Repurchase Offer, the Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Shares”) for cash at a price equal to the Fund's net asset value per Share calculat.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Completes Annual Repurchase Offer

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration of Annual Repurchase Offer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $EGF--BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) announced the expiration of the Fund's annual repurchase offer for its shares of common stock (the “Repurchase Offer”). The Repurchase Offer and withdrawal rights expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 15, 2024. The Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Shares”) for cash at a price equal to the net asset value of the Sha.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Announces Expiration of Annual Repurchase Offer

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Announces Upcoming Repurchase Offer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $EGF--Today, BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) announced that the annual offer to repurchase outstanding shares of common stock (the "Shares") from its stockholders (the "Repurchase Offer") will commence on October 11, 2024. Under the terms of the Repurchase Offer, the Fund is offering to purchase up to 5% of its Shares from stockholders at an amount per Share equal to the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") per Share, less a rep.

BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Announces Upcoming Repurchase Offer

Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve

The ECB cut rates by 25bp as widely anticipated, but a slightly hawkish tilt bear flattened the EUR curve, which in our view remains priced aggressively. In the US, as the markets head towards the Fed's first rate cut, the probability of a larger cut rose slightly on Thursday.

Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve

Current Alpha Opportunities In The CEF Space

With market valuations back to expensive levels, we are looking at a number of alpha strategies in the CEF space. These include interval and term funds, relative value as well as leaning against investor flows. We highlight a number of attractive funds such as RSF, PFO, BGH and others.

Current Alpha Opportunities In The CEF Space

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

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