BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT) Research
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund specializing in fixed-income securities. Established on July 22, 1988, by BlackRock, Inc., it operates under the management of BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund primarily allocates its capital within the United States' fixed income markets, targeting securities from companies spanning various industries. Its portfolio typically comprises U.S. government-sponsored agency securities, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, various asset-backed securities, and U.S. Treasury obligations. A key investment criterion is that these assets must either be issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its entities, or hold a top credit rating of AAA from S&P or Aaa from Moody's at the time of acquisition. The Trust is based in the United States.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- BKT
- Price
- $10.43
- Day change
- +0.29%
- Market cap
- $253.4M
- P/E ratio
- 10.98x
- 52-week range
- 10.21-11.86
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
Peer companies
- BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)
- BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (BYM)
- First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT)
- Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF)
- MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR)
- MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN)
- Aberdeen Multi-Market Income Fund (MMT)
- Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (NCZ)
Recent insider activity
- Kramvis Nicholas Andrew — M-Exempt (2044.9171 shares) on 2026-01-30
- Kramvis Nicholas Andrew — M-Exempt (2044.9171 shares) on 2026-01-30
- Kramvis Nicholas Andrew — A-Award (1818.6937 shares) on 2026-01-30
- Kramvis Nicholas Andrew — D-Return (2044.9171 shares) on 2026-01-30
- Kraeger Matthew — M-Exempt (4081.3417 shares) on 2026-01-30
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