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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.91% -14.98% 730.93M 155430.7
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
2.04% 46.00% -139.30M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s investment objective is primarily to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies located in countries throughout the world and by utilizing an option writing strategy to enhance current gains.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
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 World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI PR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Kyle McClements 18.86 yrs
Andrew Wheatley-Hubbard 6.81 yrs
Christopher Accettella 6.81 yrs
Stuart Reeve 6.81 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 23, 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
28.93%
-19.24%
26.08%
7.28%
18.93%
-15.47%
11.96%
4.39%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
6.76%
27.73%
-8.60%
30.46%
8.01%
34.25%
-13.13%
18.47%
0.49%
27.43%
-17.60%
27.36%
7.61%
14.17%
-13.60%
13.31%
2.37%
33.77%
-8.55%
16.98%
-6.62%
24.72%
-6.07%
-2.14%
2.39%
30.43%
-12.03%
18.88%
3.30%
25.36%
-23.85%
9.35%
4.54%
As of April 23, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.37% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 99.63% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s investment objective is primarily to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities issued by companies located in countries throughout the world and by utilizing an option writing strategy to enhance current gains.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
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 World Stock
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI PR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Kyle McClements 18.86 yrs
Andrew Wheatley-Hubbard 6.81 yrs
Christopher Accettella 6.81 yrs
Stuart Reeve 6.81 yrs

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