SeekingAlpha · Aug 7, 2026
HYT: High Income With A Discount To NAV But Elevated Credit Exposure
BlackRock HYT yields ~11.2% and trades ~8% below NAV, but tight credit spreads and leverage raise risk.
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NYSE · HYT
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$7.81
Down-$0.02 (-0.26%)
Updated Oct 8, 2026, 12:06 AM
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4.5/10
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- Market cap
- 1.51B
- P/E ratio
- 13.2
- Dividend yield
- 11.97%
- 52-week range
- $7.70 – $8.78
- Volume
- 1.18M
- Avg. volume
- 598.44K
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HYT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 6, 2026
HYT closed at $7.81 after 20 trading sessions, down 5.22% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $7.81
- Period change
- -5.22%
- Period low
- $7.74
- Period high
- $8.24
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $7.82 | $7.85 | $7.7825 | $7.81 | 1.18M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $7.81 | $7.8469 | $7.74 | $7.80 | 1.77M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $7.85 | $7.895 | $7.80 | $7.84 | 755.92K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $7.81 | $7.81 | $7.7125 | $7.80 | 1.28M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $7.84 | $7.87 | $7.79 | $7.84 | 1.05M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $7.79 | $7.81 | $7.77 | $7.81 | 1.14M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $7.77 | $7.79 | $7.70 | $7.77 | 1.32M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $7.75 | $7.81 | $7.74 | $7.79 | 1.23M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $7.88 | $7.88 | $7.73 | $7.74 | 1.74M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $7.93 | $7.96 | $7.78 | $7.83 | 2.33M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $7.96 | $8.00 | $7.95 | $7.95 | 568.06K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $7.95 | $7.98 | 775.52K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $8.03 | $8.03 | $7.955 | $8.00 | 879.53K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $8.00 | $8.0299 | $7.96 | $8.01 | 1.81M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $7.96 | $8.01 | $7.955 | $7.97 | 959.83K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $8.02 | $8.06 | $7.98 | $7.98 | 1.37M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $8.12 | $8.1376 | $8.07 | $8.07 | 1.15M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $8.20 | $8.20 | $8.13 | $8.13 | 708.79K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $8.21 | $8.2284 | $8.16 | $8.16 | 735.25K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $8.27 | $8.27 | $8.21 | $8.24 | 1.13M |
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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income and capital appreciation. The trust's secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities.
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SeekingAlpha · Jun 10, 2026
Income Investors Beware: A Healthy Dose Of Reality On The Downside Risks Of Fixed Income Funds
High-yield income funds like PTY, GOF, and HYT offer enticing double-digit yields but carry equity-like risk and pronounced NAV decay. Read what investors need to know.
seekingalpha.com · Dec 6, 2025
HYT: Attractive Growth Potential As Interest Rates Decline
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT) earns a buy rating for its attractive price-to-NAV, robust 9.8% yield, and consistent monthly distributions. HYT's diversified portfolio, moderate leverage, and resilience across market cycles support its income stability, despite limited NAV growth and price appreciation. The fund's performance is highly sensitive to interest rate trends; a downward rate environment could enhance HYT's operating spread and share price.
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