SeekingAlpha · Aug 5, 2026
BTZ: Rates Are Attractive, Spreads Are Not
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust has been overweight in investment-grade credits, albeit with an overweight on BBB names. Read why BTZ CEF is a buy.
NYSE · BTZ
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$9.36
Down-$0.07 (-0.74%)
Updated Oct 8, 2026, 2:46 AM
SID Score
4.7/10
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- Market cap
- 1.01B
- P/E ratio
- 7.97
- Dividend yield
- 10.77%
- 52-week range
- $9.25 – $11.18
- Volume
- 358.88K
- Avg. volume
- 210.97K
Price performance · BTZ
BTZ price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 7, 2026
BTZ closed at $9.36 after 21 trading sessions, down 5.36% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $9.36
- Period change
- -5.36%
- Period low
- $9.29
- Period high
- $9.89
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | $9.35 | $9.39 | $9.31 | $9.36 | 358.88K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $9.34 | $9.43 | $9.29 | $9.43 | 410.4K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $9.35 | $9.365 | $9.27 | $9.29 | 398.53K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $9.45 | $9.49 | $9.36 | $9.37 | 530.71K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $9.29 | $9.41 | $9.25 | $9.34 | 537.28K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $9.37 | $9.425 | $9.31 | $9.31 | 486.62K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $9.33 | $9.38 | $9.27 | $9.37 | 560.67K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $9.42 | $9.45 | $9.35 | $9.36 | 436.76K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $9.44 | $9.48 | $9.41 | $9.48 | 308.76K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $9.41 | $9.448 | $9.35 | $9.40 | 508.63K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $9.60 | $9.61 | $9.40 | $9.43 | 563.27K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $9.55 | $9.59 | $9.545 | $9.59 | 400.31K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $9.57 | $9.615 | $9.52 | $9.56 | 808.07K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $9.61 | $9.65 | $9.51 | $9.65 | 652.32K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $9.63 | $9.68 | $9.62 | $9.63 | 538.72K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $9.65 | $9.69 | $9.62 | $9.62 | 342.33K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $9.61 | $9.67 | $9.54 | $9.60 | 1.05M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $9.73 | $9.73 | $9.67 | $9.67 | 273.69K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $9.76 | $9.82 | $9.70 | $9.70 | 257.57K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $9.86 | $9.87 | $9.75 | $9.75 | 285.78K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $9.96 | $9.97 | $9.88 | $9.89 | 262.46K |
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Blackrock Credit Allocation Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end Trust engaged in providing investment advisory and risk management solutions. Its investment objective is to seek current income, current gains, and capital appreciation. The company invests under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment-grade corporate bonds, high-yields, bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds, or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities.
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SeekingAlpha · Jun 2, 2026
BTZ: A High-Yielding Bond Fund That Could Be Under Pressure In The Near Term
The BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust is a closed-end fund that investors who need a high level of current income may consider. Read the full analysis here.
SeekingAlpha · Feb 26, 2026
BTZ: Improved Dividend Coverage But Not A Buy Yet
seekingalpha.com · Dec 11, 2025
BTZ: Fed Cuts By 25 Basis Points, But Don't Blindly Jump In
The BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust offers a 9.31% yield, but underperforms peer multi-sector bond funds in both yield and five-year total return. BTZ relies on leverage and active trading, with 76.64% investment-grade holdings, but covers distributions partly through unrealized gains, raising sustainability questions if market conditions turn. Despite recent Fed rate cuts, persistent inflation limits upside for BTZ; bond price appreciation likely requires further Fed intervention or lower inflation.
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