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BGT · Blackrock Floating Rate Income Trust

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$10.86 -0.02 (-0.18%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$323.90M
Shares
29.82M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$10.86 Open$10.93 Day$10.85–10.93 52W close$10.39–12.55 Avg vol 30d126K Short int196K · 0.7% float · 1.4d Short vol62% Last earningsJul 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 14, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 50
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 22%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Weak
1-month return +1%
trailing
6-month return −1%
trailing
YTD return −4%
this year
Relative strength −13%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.66% of float · ▲ +97.5% MoM · 1.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
79 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 50
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 11%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −17%
past year
ATR 0.9%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
50 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
22% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $11 › 200d $11 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+1% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.66% of float · ▲ +97.5% MoM · 1.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
79 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $10 Now $11 · 22% Range high $13
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg +1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BGT
Blackrock Floating Rate Income Trust
this stock
$323.90M -4.1% 0.7%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +8.1% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.38B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -9.2% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
79
% held
30.7%
Net QoQ
+220.8K sh
Top holder
GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
8
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
195.7K
Days to cover
1.4d
Change
+96.6K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
62%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
148
Value
$1.6K
As of
Jul 17, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
57.7%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Jun 2, 2026
This year
1
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 15, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
BlackRock Declares Quarterly Divi…
Published
Jul 22, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BGT +0.0% +0.7% -1.3% +0.3% -4.2%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +1.4% -3.0% -12.8% -2.2% -16.4%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.12 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.1203 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
Raised 5.3%
Paid (TTM)
$1.44 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
13.26%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1287480 CUSIP 091941104 13F (30d) 66 filings 61 filers Visit website Investor relations