BIT CEF — BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)

Updated November 12, 2026.

BIT is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 13.31%, its trailing-12-month yield is 14.45%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 95.3% over the past 13.7 years, 441.8 points behind SPY at 537.1%.

At the current 13.31% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,331 per year, or $110.92 per month.

BIT performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 95.3% over the past 13.7 years, 441.8 points behind SPY at 537.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.3%.

BIT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

10.91%

Issuer

BlackRock

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

02/26/2013

Distribution rate

13.31%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

14.45%

5-year average yield

10.24

Last close

$11.15 (as of 2026-11-12)

NAV

N/A

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Market cap

$644,237,952

Average volume

392,590

Dividend

$0.1237

Ex-dividend date

11/13/2026

Payment date

11/30/2026

Beta

0.3901

Expense ratio and AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage. ?

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (13.31%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.1237) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (14.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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.

BIT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.3%.

Who may consider BIT — and who may not

BIT 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.

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