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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
10.95 USD +0.01 (0.046%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:28 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:19 p.m. EDT

BGT is a closed-end fund focused on floating rate income, with a high dividend yield of 13.04%. However, the recent price history shows a volatile trend with a current price of $11.07, which is near its 52-week low of $10.22. The dividend payments have been consistent at $0.12 per quarter, but there is a risk of sustainability due to the high payout ratio of 2.03. The recent news headlines indicate a negative outlook, suggesting that the fund is under pressure and may not deliver significant returns. The forecasting model stats show a very low predicted price change, which indicates a lack of momentum. Given the high risk and uncertain outlook, it is not advisable to invest in BGT for short-term or long-term purposes.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.027758
MSTL0.027760
AutoTheta0.032639
AutoARIMA0.042071

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 12.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.276
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 20.237
Revenue per Share 1.048
Market Cap 326,431,552
Trailing P/E 15.42
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 62.18%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240195/blackrock-floating-rate-income-trust-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.10% 12.96% 13.88% 12.65%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.120 1.095890
2026-03-13 0.120 1.140179
2026-02-13 0.120 1.082830
2026-01-20 0.120 1.079100
2025-12-22 0.120 1.106795
2025-11-14 0.120 1.107825
2025-10-15 0.120 1.066243
2025-09-15 0.120 1.041344
2025-08-15 0.120 1.051512
2025-07-15 0.120 1.049852
2025-06-13 0.120 1.054140
2025-05-15 0.120 1.079693
2025-04-15 0.120 1.146442
2025-03-14 0.120 1.088257
2025-02-14 0.120 1.081565
2025-01-15 0.120 1.106500
2024-12-16 0.120 1.052072
2024-11-15 0.120 1.090953
2024-10-15 0.120 1.109594
2024-09-16 0.120 1.121578
2024-08-15 0.120 1.133019
2024-07-15 0.120 1.119340
2024-06-14 0.120 1.164191
2024-05-14 0.120 1.109196
2024-04-12 0.120 1.183799
2024-03-14 0.120 1.157661
2024-02-14 0.120 1.214957
2024-01-11 0.120 1.288300
2023-12-14 0.120 1.293579
2023-11-14 0.114 1.266044
2023-10-13 0.114 1.275968
2023-09-14 0.114 1.266958
2023-08-14 0.114 1.304578
2023-07-13 0.114 1.353500
2023-06-14 0.114 1.395647
2023-05-12 0.108 1.350750
2023-04-13 0.108 1.352953
2023-03-14 0.108 1.400489
2023-02-14 0.078 0.968744
2023-01-12 0.078 1.002785
2022-12-14 0.078 1.036279
2022-11-14 0.078 1.030486
2022-10-13 0.078 1.083168
2022-09-14 0.065 0.863245
2022-08-12 0.065 0.804015
2022-07-14 0.065 0.855441
2022-06-14 0.065 0.884893
2022-05-13 0.065 0.894923
2022-04-13 0.065 0.800168
2022-03-14 0.065 0.851270
2022-02-14 0.065 0.761174
2021-12-30 0.065 0.716330
2021-12-14 0.065 0.742039
2021-11-12 0.065 0.744404
2021-10-14 0.065 0.762297
2021-09-14 0.065 0.782204
2021-08-13 0.065 0.794437
2021-07-14 0.065 0.805764
2021-06-14 0.065 0.828304
2021-05-13 0.065 0.833242
2021-04-14 0.065 0.852991
2021-03-12 0.065 0.858818
2021-02-12 0.065 0.866791
2020-12-30 0.065 0.913386
2020-12-14 0.065 0.919190
2020-11-13 0.076 1.095512
2020-10-14 0.076 1.121004
2020-09-14 0.076 1.137402
2020-08-13 0.076 1.153043
2020-07-14 0.076 1.195777
2020-06-12 0.076 1.211867
2020-05-14 0.076 1.286690
2020-04-14 0.076 1.255920
2020-03-13 0.076 1.285545
2020-02-13 0.076 1.042545
2019-12-30 0.076 1.062474
2019-12-13 0.076 1.096906
2019-11-14 0.076 1.109756
2019-10-11 0.076 1.140321
2019-09-13 0.067 1.007416
2019-08-14 0.067 1.013758
2019-07-12 0.067 1.002068
2019-06-13 0.062 0.937563
2019-05-14 0.062 0.933954
2019-04-12 0.062 0.939358
2019-03-14 0.062 0.944787
2019-02-14 0.062 0.976133
2018-12-28 0.104 1.730013
2018-12-12 0.062 0.984424
2018-11-14 0.062 0.948971
2018-10-12 0.062 0.947626
2018-09-13 0.062 0.928241
2018-08-14 0.062 0.930498
2018-07-13 0.062 0.937762
2018-06-14 0.058 0.876723
2018-05-14 0.058 0.862231
2018-04-13 0.058 0.853267
2018-03-14 0.058 0.844522
2018-02-14 0.058 0.859222
2017-12-28 0.058 0.853524
2017-12-11 0.058 0.858998
2017-11-14 0.058 0.859494
2017-10-13 0.058 0.848378
2017-09-14 0.058 0.878056
2017-08-11 0.058 0.877308
2017-07-12 0.058 0.872780
2017-06-13 0.058 0.853068
2017-05-11 0.058 0.845870
2017-04-11 0.058 0.842853
2017-03-13 0.058 0.857412
2017-02-13 0.058 0.857893
2016-12-28 0.125 1.891857
2016-12-08 0.058 0.913408
2016-11-10 0.058 0.948422
2016-10-12 0.058 0.927386
2016-09-13 0.058 0.962428
2016-08-11 0.058 0.973308
2016-07-13 0.058 0.979900
2016-06-13 0.058 0.985749
2016-05-12 0.058 0.996223
2016-04-13 0.058 1.026055
2016-03-11 0.058 1.034897
2016-02-11 0.058 1.108457
2015-12-29 0.058 1.065124
2015-12-10 0.058 1.063220
2015-11-12 0.058 1.075102
2015-10-13 0.058 1.054432
2015-09-11 0.065 1.167704
2015-08-12 0.065 1.167236
2015-07-13 0.065 1.155241
2015-06-11 0.065 1.153061
2015-05-13 0.065 1.146577
2015-04-13 0.065 1.147905
2015-03-11 0.065 1.153462
2015-02-11 0.065 1.183795
2014-12-29 0.099 1.861630
2014-12-10 0.065 1.212742
2014-11-12 0.065 1.201211
2014-10-10 0.065 1.172402
2014-09-11 0.070 1.244704
2014-08-13 0.070 1.256459
2014-07-11 0.070 1.226299
2014-06-12 0.070 1.242893
2014-05-13 0.070 1.264387
2014-04-11 0.070 1.259872
2014-03-12 0.070 1.254483
2014-02-12 0.073 1.328878
2013-12-27 0.073 1.330100
2013-12-11 0.073 1.338848
2013-11-13 0.072 1.335987
2013-10-11 0.072 1.325770
2013-09-12 0.073 1.335889
2013-08-13 0.072 1.246549
2013-07-11 0.072 1.260816
2013-06-12 0.077 1.379717
2013-05-13 0.077 1.273147
2013-04-11 0.077 1.342608
2013-03-13 0.077 1.337963
2013-02-13 0.077 1.312407
2012-12-27 0.135 2.393787
2012-12-12 0.077 1.390076
2012-11-13 0.078 1.463572
2012-10-11 0.078 1.406072
2012-09-12 0.078 1.459783
2012-08-13 0.078 1.524019
2012-07-12 0.078 1.538766
2012-06-13 0.078 1.562497
2012-05-11 0.078 1.529882
2012-04-12 0.078 1.603567
2012-03-13 0.078 1.605634
2012-02-13 0.078 1.627414
2011-12-28 0.243 5.080312
2011-12-12 0.078 1.750179
2011-11-10 0.078 1.772561
2011-10-12 0.078 1.840878
2011-09-13 0.078 1.783464
2011-08-11 0.078 1.817541
2011-07-13 0.078 1.591325
2011-06-13 0.078 1.578436
2011-05-12 0.078 1.501294
2011-04-13 0.078 1.572580
2011-03-11 0.078 1.529776
2011-02-11 0.075 1.448078
2010-12-29 0.245 4.660561
2010-12-13 0.075 1.521940
2010-11-10 0.073 1.555520
2010-10-13 0.073 1.550685
2010-09-13 0.073 1.592941
2010-08-12 0.070 1.598696
2010-07-13 0.070 1.619025
2010-06-11 0.070 1.705663
2010-05-12 0.068 1.576532
2010-04-13 0.068 1.468503
2010-03-11 0.068 1.596750
2010-02-10 0.068 1.559252
2009-12-29 0.068 1.616439
2009-12-11 0.068 1.623147
2009-11-10 0.068 1.794690
2009-10-13 0.068 1.819774
2009-09-11 0.068 1.988613
2009-08-12 0.075 2.213552
2009-07-13 0.075 2.348365
2009-06-11 0.075 2.421220
2009-05-13 0.100 3.592403
2009-04-13 0.100 3.631711
2009-03-12 0.100 4.129071
2009-02-11 0.100 3.717895
2008-12-29 0.652 29.106114
2008-12-11 0.100 5.300609
2008-11-12 0.100 4.408788
2008-10-10 0.105 4.990829
2008-09-11 0.105 3.211019
2008-08-13 0.105 3.146802
2008-07-11 0.105 3.112275
2008-06-12 0.105 2.907818
2008-05-13 0.125 3.389686
2008-04-11 0.125 3.636202
2008-03-12 0.125 3.767278
2008-02-13 0.125 3.799566
2007-12-27 0.125 3.491973
2007-12-11 0.125 3.434309
2007-11-13 0.125 3.484580
2007-10-11 0.125 3.106377
2007-09-12 0.125 3.152246
2007-08-13 0.125 3.332858
2007-07-12 0.125 2.921110
2007-06-13 0.125 2.979298
2007-05-11 0.125 2.948268
2007-04-12 0.125 2.989924
2007-03-13 0.125 3.146508
2007-02-13 0.125 3.012312
2006-12-22 0.125 3.098007
2006-12-13 0.125 3.121511
2006-11-13 0.125 3.170121
2006-10-12 0.125 3.324051
2006-09-13 0.125 3.204348
2006-08-11 0.125 3.271776
2006-07-12 0.125 3.274428
2006-06-13 0.125 3.371232
2006-05-11 0.115 3.227616
2006-04-12 0.115 3.205172
2006-03-13 0.115 3.159146
2006-02-13 0.115 3.198072
2005-12-23 0.149 4.519266
2005-12-13 0.115 3.498437
2005-11-10 0.105 3.194873
2005-10-12 0.105 3.155550
2005-09-13 0.097 2.866883
2005-08-11 0.093 2.769781
2005-07-13 0.093 2.778011
2005-06-13 0.093 2.881197
2005-05-12 0.093 2.852163
2005-04-13 0.093 2.798784
2005-03-11 0.093 2.662552
2005-02-11 0.093 2.660162
2004-12-28 0.093 2.783606
2004-12-13 0.093 2.766097
2004-11-10 0.093 2.700052
2004-10-21 0.093 2.694935
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 13.19
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.443
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.13190128
lastDividendValue 0.12
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.062553585
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 20.21
All Time Low 6.56
Ask 10.95
Ask Size 32,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 152,770
Average Daily Volume3 Month 138,696
Average Volume 138,696
Average Volume10Days 152,770
Beta 0.487
Bid 10.94
Bid Size 3,400
Book Value 11.838
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.945
Current Ratio 0.047
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.95
Day Low 10.91
Debt To Equity 20.237
Dividend Date 1,546,992,000
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 13.19
Earnings Growth -0.26
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.135
Earnings Timestamp End 1,725,539,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,725,539,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.71
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
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 10.9608
Fifty Day Average Change -0.015800476
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.001441544
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.2553587
Fifty Two Week High 12.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8150005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14224142
Fifty Two Week Low 10.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7249994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07093928
Fifty Two Week Range 10.22 - 12.76
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,093,872,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.25
Free Cashflow 17,288,440
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 31,247,848
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00014999999
Held Percent Institutions 0.35841998
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,824,720
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.12
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRoack Inc. The fund is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe while focusing on the United States. The fund invests in bonds of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in corporate bonds with average effective duration of its portfolio will be no more than 1.5 years. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust was formed on August 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 326,431,552
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9763143
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 19,428,220
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 326,282,436
Open 10.95
Operating Cashflow -23,546,808
Operating Margins 0.89379
Payout Ratio 2.0328999
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 10.94
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9245649
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 10.446529
Profit Margins 0.62175
Quick Ratio 0.041
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0050001144
Regular Market Change Percent 0.045704886
Regular Market Day High 10.95
Regular Market Day Low 10.91
Regular Market Day Range 10.91 - 10.95
Regular Market Open 10.95
Regular Market Previous Close 10.94
Regular Market Price 10.945
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,492
Regular Market Volume 143,500
Return On Assets 0.04185
Return On Equity 0.05766
Revenue Growth -0.044
Revenue Per Share 1.048
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 29,824,720
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0046
Shares Short 135,759
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 115,118
Short Name BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Short Percent Of Float 0.0046
Short Ratio 1.42
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BGT
Total Debt 71,446,224
Total Revenue 31,247,848
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.443
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.13190128
Trailing Eps 0.71
Trailing P E 15.415493
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.69665
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.75164986
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.06426198
Type Disp Equity
Volume 143,500
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240195/blackrock-floating-rate-income-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001