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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
12.77 USD +0.02 (0.157%) ⇧ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:33 a.m. EDT

ALERT: unsustainable financing. The stock trades at a 19% discount to NAV yet pays a dividend that exceeds its earnings (138% payout ratio), creating direct capital destruction as evidenced by recent ex-dividend closes dropping below pre-offer prices. Both the short-term and long-term outlook are bearish due to this structural bleed, rendering the high yield a trap rather than an income source.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.017431
AutoETS0.017647
MSTL0.017675
AutoTheta0.018297

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 14.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.192
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Market Cap 728,690,816
Trailing P/E 12.05
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/249839/blackrock-multisector-income-trust-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.98% 11.50% 11.85% 12.37%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.124000 0.977918
2026-03-13 0.124000 1.001689
2026-02-13 0.124000 0.961542
2026-01-20 0.124000 0.972803
2025-12-22 0.124000 0.985729
2025-11-14 0.124000 0.992076
2025-10-15 0.124000 0.998438
2025-09-15 0.124000 0.973792
2025-08-15 0.120505 0.888962
2025-07-15 0.120505 0.901160
2025-06-13 0.120505 0.919379
2025-05-15 0.120505 0.929028
2025-04-15 0.120505 0.977740
2025-03-14 0.120505 0.932167
2025-02-14 0.120505 0.925931
2025-01-15 0.120505 0.934789
2024-12-16 0.120505 0.954828
2024-11-15 0.120505 0.959385
2024-10-15 0.120505 0.952265
2024-09-16 0.120505 0.944699
2024-08-15 0.120505 0.976938
2024-07-15 0.120505 0.984969
2024-06-14 0.120505 0.994441
2024-05-14 0.120505 0.964462
2024-04-12 0.120505 0.965746
2024-03-14 0.120505 0.955848
2024-02-14 0.120505 0.983969
2024-01-11 0.120505 1.002215
2023-12-14 0.120505 0.997063
2023-11-14 0.120505 1.058063
2023-10-13 0.120505 1.078047
2023-09-14 0.120505 1.075847
2023-08-14 0.120505 1.068549
2023-07-13 0.120505 1.104186
2023-06-14 0.120505 1.120447
2023-05-12 0.120505 1.120526
2023-04-13 0.120505 1.113608
2023-03-14 0.120505 1.127399
2023-02-14 0.120505 1.096275
2023-01-12 0.120505 1.118329
2022-12-14 0.120505 1.145760
2022-11-14 0.120505 1.151120
2022-10-13 0.120505 1.181979
2022-09-14 0.120505 1.080073
2022-08-12 0.120505 1.065604
2022-07-14 0.120505 1.207794
2022-06-14 0.120505 1.243395
2022-05-13 0.120505 1.225520
2022-04-13 0.120505 1.112613
2022-03-14 0.120505 1.194778
2022-02-14 0.120505 1.126083
2021-12-30 0.120505 0.993437
2021-12-14 0.120505 1.017454
2021-11-12 0.120505 0.995231
2021-10-14 0.120505 0.998992
2021-09-14 0.120505 0.992167
2021-08-13 0.120505 1.012280
2021-07-14 0.120505 1.018718
2021-06-14 0.120505 1.018259
2021-05-13 0.120505 1.060123
2021-04-14 0.120505 1.070014
2021-03-12 0.120505 1.097537
2021-02-12 0.120505 1.113014
2020-12-30 0.120505 1.151720
2020-12-14 0.120505 1.177545
2020-11-13 0.120505 1.234508
2020-10-14 0.120505 1.260597
2020-09-14 0.120505 1.273157
2020-08-13 0.120505 1.276283
2020-07-14 0.120505 1.403099
2020-06-12 0.120505 1.477418
2020-05-14 0.120505 1.630262
2020-04-14 0.120505 1.543994
2020-03-13 0.120505 1.618846
2020-02-13 0.120505 1.301209
2019-12-30 0.120505 1.372259
2019-12-13 0.120505 1.312599
2019-11-14 0.120505 1.293537
2019-10-11 0.120505 1.315650
2019-09-13 0.113703 1.240704
2019-08-14 0.113703 1.274997
2019-07-12 0.113703 1.244915
2019-06-13 0.113703 1.264027
2019-05-14 0.113703 1.300589
2019-04-12 0.113703 1.304799
2019-03-14 0.113703 1.326224
2019-02-14 0.113703 1.353081
2018-12-28 0.113703 1.436755
2018-12-12 0.113703 1.426551
2018-11-14 0.113703 1.389305
2018-10-12 0.113703 1.385387
2018-09-13 0.113703 1.325168
2018-08-14 0.113703 1.328460
2018-07-13 0.113703 1.373292
2018-06-14 0.113703 1.361672
2018-05-14 0.113703 1.399750
2018-04-13 0.113703 1.420070
2018-03-14 0.113703 1.383440
2018-02-14 0.113703 1.389304
2017-12-28 0.241011 2.832057
2017-12-11 0.113703 1.361430
2017-11-14 0.113703 1.393120
2017-10-13 0.113703 1.350304
2017-09-14 0.113703 1.360828
2017-08-11 0.113703 1.406645
2017-07-12 0.113703 1.404667
2017-06-13 0.113703 1.429329
2017-05-11 0.113703 1.454647
2017-04-11 0.113703 1.473175
2017-03-13 0.113703 1.546958
2016-12-28 0.473275 6.672196
2016-12-08 0.113703 1.661006
2016-11-10 0.113703 1.708361
2016-10-12 0.113703 1.624417
2016-09-13 0.113703 1.668022
2016-08-11 0.113703 1.627118
2016-07-13 0.259475 3.797940
2016-06-13 0.113703 1.703133
2016-05-12 0.113703 1.751486
2016-04-13 0.113703 1.810317
2016-03-11 0.113703 1.868063
2016-02-11 0.113703 1.972117
2015-12-29 0.197279 3.254335
2015-12-10 0.113703 1.931351
2015-11-12 0.113703 1.904758
2015-10-13 0.113703 1.893192
2015-09-11 0.113703 1.907818
2015-08-12 0.113703 1.866425
2015-07-13 0.113703 1.832410
2015-06-11 0.113703 1.837164
2015-05-13 0.113703 1.795400
2015-04-13 0.113703 1.790688
2015-03-11 0.113703 1.819924
2015-02-11 0.113703 1.831860
2014-12-29 0.195335 3.257366
2014-12-10 0.113703 1.909808
2014-11-12 0.113703 1.842308
2014-10-10 0.113703 1.880573
2014-09-11 0.113703 1.839193
2014-08-13 0.113703 1.846734
2014-07-11 0.113703 1.828995
2014-06-12 0.113703 1.837323
2014-05-13 0.113703 1.841650
2014-04-11 0.113703 1.904714
2014-03-12 0.113703 1.932899
2014-02-12 0.113703 1.969784
2013-12-27 0.113703 2.032336
2013-12-11 0.113703 2.118871
2013-11-13 0.113703 2.124364
2013-10-11 0.113703 2.171504
2013-09-12 0.113703 2.216239
2013-08-13 0.113703 2.208478
2013-07-11 0.113703 2.187552
2013-06-12 0.113703 2.135884
2013-05-13 0.113703 1.935043
2013-04-18 0.113703 1.890685
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.48
dividendYield 11.62
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.124
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.06652045
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 20.5
All Time Low 8.41
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 316,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 271,000
Average Volume 271,000
Average Volume10Days 316,750
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 500
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.77
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 12.79
Day Low 12.73
Dividend Date 1,546,992,000
Dividend Rate 1.48
Dividend Yield 11.62
Earnings Timestamp End 1,758,024,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,724,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.06
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 12.8172
Fifty Day Average Change -0.04719925
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.003682493
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -6.6520452
Fifty Two Week High 15.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.3499994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15542324
Fifty Two Week Low 12.21
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.5600004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.04586408
Fifty Two Week Range 12.21 - 15.12
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,361,889,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.81
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.31261
Implied Shares Outstanding 57,062,709
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.124
Last Split Date 1,755,561,600
Last Split Factor 1,029:1000
Long Business Summary BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in loan and debt instruments and other investments with similar economic characteristic. BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust was formed on February 25, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 728,690,816
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_224802341
Non Diluted Market Cap 728,690,793
Open 12.79
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.3798
Phone 212 810 5300
Pre Market Change -0.31500053
Pre Market Change Percent -2.4676893
Pre Market Price 12.45
Pre Market Time 1,776,758,405
Previous Close 12.75
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 0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent 0.156866
Regular Market Day High 12.79
Regular Market Day Low 12.73
Regular Market Day Range 12.73 - 12.79
Regular Market Open 12.79
Regular Market Previous Close 12.75
Regular Market Price 12.77
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,203
Regular Market Volume 203,691
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 57,062,709
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0027
Shares Short 156,241
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 60,703
Short Name BlackRock Multi-Sector Income T
Short Percent Of Float 0.0027
Short Ratio 0.87
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BIT
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.06
Trailing P E 12.047171
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.40245
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.63244915
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.04718907
Type Disp Equity
Volume 203,691
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/249839/blackrock-multisector-income-trust-fund
Zip 10,001