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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.88% -6.12% -- 408181.3
Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic) 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund will achieve these objectives by investing in common stocks that pay above average dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation and by utilizing an option writing strategy.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Relative Value
Peer Group Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Global Macro Liquid Alternatives
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-10.41%
40.03%
-7.66%
30.04%
0.76%
-6.72%
16.87%
20.23%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
18.52%
-12.37%
23.46%
-7.96%
28.36%
-8.41%
7.58%
19.98%
16.96%
-16.18%
16.96%
-7.25%
29.10%
-5.01%
0.96%
21.34%
18.01%
-8.55%
16.98%
-6.62%
24.73%
-6.07%
-2.14%
16.48%
7.86%
-11.95%
30.89%
12.08%
26.73%
-23.86%
21.34%
9.96%
13.19%
As of December 11, 2025.

Asset Allocation

As of June 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 25.81%
Stock 96.11%
Bond 1.81%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.81%
Other -24.55%
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Fund will achieve these objectives by investing in common stocks that pay above average dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation and by utilizing an option writing strategy.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Relative Value
Peer Group Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Global Macro Liquid Alternatives
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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