BGT CEF — BlackRock Floating Rate Income Closed Fund

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Closed Fund (BGT)

BGT is a CEF. its distribution rate is 13.43%, its trailing-12-month yield is 13.43%, its expense ratio is 1.74%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 83/100 (Safe). Total return is 220.6% over the past 22.1 years, 726.1 points behind SPY at 946.7%.

At the current 13.43% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,343 per year, or $111.92 per month.

BGT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 220.6% over the past 22.1 years, 726.1 points behind SPY at 946.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.

BGT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

83 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

11.15%

Issuer

BlackRock

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

08/26/2004

Expense ratio

1.74%

Distribution rate

13.43%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

13.43%

5-year average yield

9.81

Last close

$10.75 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$11.03

Premium / discount

2.54% discount

Market cap

$320,615,744

Average volume

65274.0

Next dividend

$0.1203

Last ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.464

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (13.43%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (13.43%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: BlackRock; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BGT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.7%.

Who may consider BGT — and who may not

BGT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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