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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.10% -13.19% 615.67M 209221.7
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
7.81% 55.00% -139.98M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s primary investment objective is to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies of any market capitalization located in countries throughout the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Foreign Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI Ex USA GR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Christopher Accettella 6.81 yrs
Kyle McClements 6.81 yrs
Molly Greenen 2.25 yrs
Olivia Treharne 2.25 yrs
Rosie Edwards 0.80 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of May 03, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
27.43%
-17.60%
27.36%
7.61%
14.17%
-13.60%
13.31%
4.41%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
7.99%
28.93%
-19.24%
26.08%
7.28%
18.93%
-15.47%
11.96%
5.88%
41.76%
-9.61%
18.88%
3.30%
25.36%
-23.85%
9.35%
7.57%
27.73%
-8.60%
30.46%
8.01%
34.25%
-13.13%
18.47%
3.01%
35.31%
-2.16%
31.99%
9.64%
32.94%
-19.77%
20.66%
13.94%
As of May 03, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.08% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.86% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.07% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s primary investment objective is to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies of any market capitalization located in countries throughout the world and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Growth
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Derivative Income
Category Index CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite BXM PR USD
Global Category Name Equity Miscellaneous
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Foreign Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI Ex USA GR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Christopher Accettella 6.81 yrs
Kyle McClements 6.81 yrs
Molly Greenen 2.25 yrs
Olivia Treharne 2.25 yrs
Rosie Edwards 0.80 yrs

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