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BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
16.00 USD +0.11 (0.692%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 15.97 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:15 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the unsustainable nature of the dividend. With a payout ratio exceeding 155%, the trust is distributing significantly more cash than it earns in earnings, effectively burning through capital to maintain a 19% yield. This is not a sign of a high-quality income generator; it is a warning of potential NAV erosion. The price history confirms this distress, showing a catastrophic 31% decline over the last four years, driven by three consecutive years of negative annual returns. While the stock recently posted a small gain, the underlying business has been consistently punished by the market for years, and the recent price action lacks the momentum to reverse this structural decline. Investors chasing the yield are likely buying a collapsing asset.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.012692
AutoTheta0.013599
AutoETS0.013616
MSTL0.014317

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 61%
H-stat 2.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.358
Excess Kurtosis -0.87
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Market Cap 1,676,404,352
Trailing P/E 7.55
Previous Name BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.60% 20.96% 18.72% 14.62%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.254 1.601513
2026-07-15 0.254 1.616805
2026-06-15 0.258 1.642266
2026-05-15 0.258 1.675325
2026-04-15 0.258 1.749153
2026-03-13 0.261 1.785226
2026-02-13 0.261 1.745819
2026-01-20 0.261 1.816284
2025-12-22 0.262 1.838596
2025-11-14 0.265 1.862263
2025-10-15 0.268 1.836875
2025-09-15 0.270 1.794020
2025-08-15 0.272 1.829186
2025-07-15 0.275 1.835781
2025-06-13 0.278 1.886024
2025-05-15 0.281 1.887173
2025-04-15 0.285 2.051836
2025-03-14 0.287 1.943128
2025-02-14 0.288 1.850900
2025-01-15 0.289 1.853752
2024-12-16 0.289 1.808511
2024-11-15 0.289 1.799502
2024-10-15 0.287 1.766154
2024-09-16 0.287 1.744681
2024-08-15 0.287 1.798246
2024-07-15 0.287 1.708333
2024-06-14 0.285 1.761434
2024-05-14 0.128 0.807062
2024-04-12 0.128 0.824211
2024-03-14 0.128 0.826340
2024-02-14 0.128 0.826340
2024-01-11 0.128 0.856760
2023-12-14 0.128 0.861953
2023-11-14 0.128 0.869565
2023-10-13 0.128 0.898246
2023-09-14 0.128 0.885813
2023-08-14 0.128 0.847682
2023-07-13 0.128 0.834964
2023-06-14 0.128 0.848806
2023-05-12 0.128 0.866622
2023-04-13 0.128 0.860215
2023-03-14 0.128 0.882150
2023-02-14 0.128 0.846561
2023-01-12 0.104 0.699395
2022-12-15 0.104 0.732394
2022-11-14 0.104 0.721221
2022-10-13 0.104 0.748740
2022-09-14 0.104 0.716253
2022-08-12 0.104 0.664537
2022-07-14 0.104 0.729825
2022-06-14 0.104 0.715761
2022-05-13 0.104 0.693796
2022-04-13 0.104 0.643166
2022-03-14 0.104 0.659062
2022-02-14 0.104 0.595989
2022-01-13 0.104 0.542514
2021-12-16 0.104 0.563686
2021-11-12 0.104 0.521826
2021-10-14 0.104 0.529532
2021-09-14 0.104 0.490335
2021-08-13 0.104 0.480370
2021-07-14 0.104 0.468468
2021-06-14 0.104 0.472727
2021-05-13 0.104 0.513580
2021-04-14 0.104 0.484397
2021-03-12 0.104 0.491493
2021-02-12 0.104 0.451781
2021-01-14 0.104 0.473588
2020-12-14 0.104 0.461402
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.05
dividendYield 19.2
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.254
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.063587666
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 24.0
All Time Low 12.91
Ask 16.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 561,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 698,838
Average Volume 698,838
Average Volume10Days 561,650
Bid 15.9
Bid Size 200
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.0
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 16.0
Day Low 15.831
Dividend Rate 3.05
Dividend Yield 19.2
Earnings Timestamp End 1,758,024,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,724,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.12
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 15.7954
Fifty Day Average Change 0.20460033
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.012953159
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.3587666
Fifty Two Week High 16.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.20000076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.012345726
Fifty Two Week Low 13.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.2700005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16533142
Fifty Two Week Range 13.73 - 16.2
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,601,040,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 12.69
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.11
Fullday Change Percent 0.692257
Fullday Price 15.97
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000060000002
Held Percent Institutions 0.18386
Implied Shares Outstanding 104,775,271
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.254
Long Name BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,676,404,352
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_665067132
Name Change Date 2,026-08-28
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,664,879,056
Open 15.89
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.5531
Phone 212 810 5300
Post Market Change -0.029999733
Post Market Change Percent -0.18749833
Post Market Price 15.97
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Prev Name BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust
Previous Close 15.89
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.11
Regular Market Change Percent 0.692257
Regular Market Day High 16.0
Regular Market Day Low 15.83
Regular Market Day Range 15.83 - 16.0
Regular Market Open 15.89
Regular Market Previous Close 15.89
Regular Market Price 16.0
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 436,244
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 104,775,271
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0111
Shares Short 1,185,641
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,760,684
Short Ratio 1.54
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BCAT
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 2.12
Trailing P E 7.54717
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.06755
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9324503
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.061884668
Type Disp Equity
Volume 436,244
Zip 10,001