BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust closed at $10.36 on Sep 28, down 1.24%, within 0.0% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 159.0K shares was 1.26× its 20-day average (above normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -6.4% over one month, -0.3% over six months, -14.7% over one year.
Short interest was 447.4K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 4.5% from the prior report (1.5% of float, 3.6 days to cover).
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What does BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust do?
Blackrock Floating Rate Income Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income.
What is BGT's market cap?
$308.98M, based on the Sep 28 close of $10.36.
Does BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.1203 per share (ex-date Sep 15), an annualised yield of 13.93%.
How much of BGT is sold short?
447.4K shares, 1.5% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
Blackrock Floating Rate Income Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The company, as a secondary objective, also focuses on preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in worl-wide portfolio of floating rate securities, including investing a substantial amount in U.S. and non-U.S. senior secured floating rate loans (Senior Loans), made to corporate and other business entities.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
