BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 9.86% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
9.9%
Dividend yield
71%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 2.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | US$1.42 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
BTZ: A Decent Multi-Sector Bond Fund, But Lack Of Floaters A Risk
Mar 12BTZ: Good Debt Allocation Fund, But Fixed-Rate Bonds Might Be Overpriced
Dec 18BTZ: Decent Fund, But May Be Best Suited For A Pair Trade
Oct 12BTZ: This CEF Remains Attractively Valued
Aug 07BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Feb 13BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Jan 06BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BTZ: Lock In Your 10% Yield Before It Bounces
Oct 29BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Oct 06BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Aug 05BTZ: Moving From Sell To Hold After A -14% Drop
Apr 26BTZ: More Weakness Ahead Despite A Solid Build
Jan 22BTZ: Attractive Returns, Attractive Distribution, But Interest Rates Could Be A Risk Here
Nov 04BTZ: Strong Diversified Bond CEF, 6.5% Distribution Yield, But Lower Returns And Alpha Vs. Peers
Aug 03BTZ: Watch Interest Rate Risks With This Otherwise Appealing Fund
Jun 16BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
May 07BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Dec 21PIMCO And BlackRock CEFs: 10.9% And 6.8% Yields
Nov 28BTZ: Multi-Sector Bond Fund Paying A 6.91% Yield
Nov 24BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV declares $0.0839 dividend
Nov 03Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: BTZ's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BTZ's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BTZ) | 9.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (BTZ) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BTZ's dividend (9.86%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: BTZ's dividend (9.86%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (71.1%), BTZ's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (96.4%), BTZ's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.