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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
10.47 USD +0.07 (0.674%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:38 p.m. EDT

BTZ is a high-yield trust with a consistent dividend payout, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, its short-term price movement is lackluster, with minimal momentum and a recent dip below the 52-week low. The long-term fundamentals are weak, marked by negative profit margins, high debt-to-equity ratio, and poor revenue growth. Despite these challenges, the consistent dividend payments and low payout ratio suggest sustainability. Investors should consider the dividend yield as a key factor, but the overall financial health of the trust raises concerns for long-term holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.021069
AutoTheta0.024847
AutoARIMA0.031844
AutoETS0.031904

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 13.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.142
Excess Kurtosis -0.99
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 51.415
Revenue per Share 0.522
Market Cap 977,116,416
Trailing P/E 9.52
Profit Margins -55.95%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240168/blackrock-credit-allocation-income-trust-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.81% 9.84% 11.02% 11.38%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.084 0.805369
2026-03-13 0.084 0.847622
2026-02-13 0.084 0.793585
2026-01-20 0.084 0.815755
2025-12-22 0.084 0.804692
2025-11-14 0.084 0.809451
2025-10-15 0.084 0.796504
2025-09-15 0.084 0.801853
2025-08-15 0.084 0.820541
2025-07-15 0.084 0.832170
2025-06-13 0.084 0.849592
2025-05-15 0.084 0.865148
2025-04-15 0.084 0.909003
2025-03-14 0.084 0.881030
2025-02-14 0.084 0.869950
2025-01-15 0.084 0.894997
2024-12-16 0.084 0.880495
2024-11-15 0.084 0.893086
2024-10-15 0.084 0.870877
2024-09-16 0.084 0.879857
2024-08-15 0.084 0.895426
2024-07-15 0.084 0.918206
2024-06-14 0.084 0.937460
2024-05-14 0.084 0.969394
2024-04-12 0.084 0.990639
2024-03-14 0.084 0.939077
2024-02-14 0.084 0.964914
2024-01-11 0.084 0.974347
2023-12-14 0.084 1.005619
2023-11-14 0.084 1.094922
2023-10-13 0.084 1.101238
2023-09-14 0.084 1.071979
2023-08-14 0.084 1.076702
2023-07-13 0.084 1.061423
2023-06-14 0.084 1.074400
2023-05-12 0.084 1.074889
2023-04-13 0.084 1.066030
2023-03-14 0.084 1.106316
2023-02-14 0.084 1.035269
2023-01-12 0.084 1.071418
2022-12-14 0.084 1.109050
2022-11-14 0.084 1.121234
2022-10-13 0.084 1.223347
2022-09-14 0.084 1.099830
2022-08-12 0.084 1.021943
2022-07-14 0.084 1.100057
2022-06-14 0.084 1.172963
2022-05-13 0.084 1.102154
2022-04-13 0.084 1.014299
2022-03-14 0.084 1.028058
2022-02-14 0.084 0.966055
2021-12-30 0.084 0.838884
2021-12-14 0.084 0.840205
2021-11-12 0.084 0.837119
2021-10-14 0.084 0.843432
2021-09-14 0.084 0.824660
2021-08-13 0.084 0.831779
2021-07-14 0.084 0.819372
2021-06-14 0.084 0.859010
2021-05-13 0.084 0.883577
2021-04-14 0.084 0.906334
2021-03-12 0.084 0.909676
2021-02-12 0.084 0.887456
2020-12-30 0.084 0.907519
2020-12-14 0.084 0.911447
2020-11-13 0.084 0.944735
2020-10-14 0.084 0.978219
2020-09-14 0.084 0.980615
2020-08-13 0.084 0.973295
2020-07-14 0.084 1.014830
2020-06-12 0.084 1.037803
2020-05-14 0.084 1.100753
2020-04-14 0.084 1.084978
2020-03-13 0.084 1.179939
2020-02-13 0.084 0.988667
2019-12-30 0.084 1.032814
2019-12-13 0.084 1.058758
2019-11-14 0.084 1.066812
2019-10-11 0.084 1.089307
2019-09-13 0.067 0.872986
2019-08-14 0.067 0.873382
2019-07-12 0.067 0.913366
2019-06-13 0.067 0.935254
2019-05-14 0.067 0.958868
2019-04-12 0.067 0.970166
2019-03-14 0.067 0.999417
2019-02-14 0.067 1.019154
2018-12-28 0.067 1.099048
2018-12-12 0.067 1.067514
2018-11-14 0.067 1.061774
2018-10-12 0.067 1.060613
2018-09-13 0.067 1.011817
2018-08-14 0.067 1.038164
2018-07-13 0.067 1.049902
2018-06-14 0.067 1.047085
2018-05-14 0.067 1.040062
2018-04-13 0.067 1.030692
2018-03-14 0.067 1.030446
2018-02-14 0.067 1.034276
2017-12-28 0.067 0.988899
2017-12-11 0.067 0.994662
2017-11-14 0.067 1.010353
2017-10-13 0.067 0.992844
2017-09-14 0.071 1.057382
2017-08-11 0.071 1.075784
2017-07-12 0.071 1.067063
2017-06-13 0.071 1.077551
2017-05-11 0.071 1.092222
2017-04-11 0.071 1.104752
2017-03-13 0.071 1.158966
2017-02-13 0.071 1.133207
2016-12-28 0.071 1.159862
2016-12-08 0.071 1.183002
2016-11-10 0.071 1.221610
2016-10-12 0.071 1.160522
2016-09-13 0.076 1.240447
2016-08-11 0.076 1.222290
2016-07-13 0.076 1.245126
2016-06-13 0.076 1.283458
2016-05-12 0.076 1.316586
2016-04-13 0.076 1.322392
2016-03-11 0.076 1.371620
2016-02-11 0.081 1.525711
2015-12-29 0.081 1.469120
2015-12-10 0.081 1.510516
2015-11-12 0.081 1.499536
2015-10-13 0.081 1.500833
2015-09-11 0.081 1.524306
2015-08-12 0.081 1.497689
2015-07-13 0.081 1.500265
2015-06-11 0.081 1.481650
2015-05-13 0.081 1.448158
2015-04-13 0.081 1.423629
2015-03-11 0.081 1.472496
2015-02-11 0.081 1.449584
2014-12-29 0.081 1.489376
2014-12-10 0.081 1.512313
2014-11-12 0.081 1.470850
2014-10-10 0.081 1.511032
2014-09-11 0.081 1.505421
2014-08-13 0.081 1.502175
2014-07-11 0.081 1.478231
2014-06-12 0.081 1.489124
2014-05-13 0.081 1.506721
2014-04-11 0.081 1.525743
2014-03-12 0.081 1.541680
2014-02-12 0.081 1.610631
2013-12-27 0.081 1.613237
2013-12-11 0.081 1.669273
2013-11-13 0.081 1.675945
2013-10-11 0.081 1.694572
2013-09-12 0.079 1.717537
2013-08-13 0.079 1.684651
2013-07-11 0.079 1.667375
2013-06-12 0.079 1.660959
2013-05-13 0.079 1.519388
2013-04-11 0.079 1.539734
2013-03-13 0.079 1.564986
2013-02-13 0.079 1.566045
2012-12-27 0.079 1.602266
2012-12-12 0.079 1.588399
2012-11-13 0.079 1.589384
2012-10-11 0.079 1.587007
2012-09-12 0.079 1.643518
2012-08-13 0.079 1.654205
2012-07-12 0.079 1.697163
2012-06-13 0.079 1.748644
2012-05-11 0.079 1.735408
2012-04-12 0.079 1.781768
2012-03-13 0.079 1.766881
2012-02-13 0.079 1.797830
2011-12-28 0.079 1.943720
2011-12-12 0.079 1.972454
2011-11-10 0.076 1.940362
2011-10-12 0.077 2.043682
2011-09-13 0.069 1.781777
2011-08-11 0.069 1.756712
2011-07-13 0.069 1.703744
2011-06-13 0.069 1.719886
2011-05-12 0.069 1.738988
2011-04-13 0.069 1.803486
2011-03-11 0.069 1.815268
2011-02-11 0.069 1.843923
2010-12-29 0.069 1.848408
2010-12-13 0.069 1.885741
2010-11-10 0.079 1.982505
2010-10-13 0.079 1.965687
2010-09-13 0.079 1.991065
2010-08-12 0.079 2.053202
2010-07-13 0.079 2.204253
2010-06-11 0.079 2.258678
2010-05-12 0.100 2.731774
2010-04-13 0.100 2.740700
2010-03-11 0.100 2.864179
2010-02-10 0.100 3.024114
2009-12-29 0.100 3.088184
2009-12-11 0.100 3.211983
2009-11-10 0.100 3.197662
2009-10-13 0.100 3.177800
2009-09-11 0.100 3.257765
2009-08-12 0.100 3.381301
2009-07-13 0.100 3.799079
2009-06-11 0.100 3.760981
2009-05-13 0.130 5.677744
2009-04-13 0.130 6.626465
2009-03-12 0.130 8.970535
2009-02-11 0.130 6.278917
2008-12-29 0.130 6.868721
2008-12-11 0.130 7.644674
2008-11-12 0.130 6.363336
2008-10-10 0.130 8.920455
2008-09-11 0.130 4.349583
2008-08-13 0.130 3.986113
2008-07-11 0.130 4.030772
2008-06-12 0.130 3.647222
2008-05-13 0.156 4.126492
2008-04-11 0.156 4.466782
2008-03-12 0.156 4.507503
2008-02-13 0.156 4.038327
2007-12-27 0.156 4.335502
2007-12-11 0.156 4.260617
2007-11-13 0.156 4.210691
2007-10-11 0.156 3.803120
2007-09-12 0.156 3.862733
2007-08-13 0.156 3.818750
2007-07-12 0.156 3.520951
2007-06-13 0.156 3.520009
2007-05-11 0.156 3.316311
2007-04-12 0.156 3.343967
2007-03-13 0.156 3.326304
2007-02-22 0.156 3.310180
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.01
dividendYield 9.68
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.084
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.022615552
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 28.62
All Time Low 4.56
Ask 10.48
Ask Size 7,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 292,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 329,106
Average Volume 329,106
Average Volume10Days 292,750
Bid 10.47
Bid Size 700
Book Value 14.199
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.4701
Current Ratio 0.067
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.49
Day Low 10.43
Debt To Equity 51.415
Dividend Date 1,546,992,000
Dividend Rate 1.01
Dividend Yield 9.68
Earnings Growth -0.019
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.019
Earnings Timestamp End 1,709,758,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,709,758,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 29.724
Enterprise Value 1,651,933,312
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.1
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 10.357
Fifty Day Average Change 0.11310005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.010920155
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.2615552
Fifty Two Week High 11.18
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7098999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.063497305
Fifty Two Week Low 9.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7701006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.079391815
Fifty Two Week Range 9.7 - 11.18
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,166,797,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.97
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 55,575,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.35808
Implied Shares Outstanding 93,324,457
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 0.084
Last Fiscal Year End 1,525,046,400
Long Business Summary BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. For the fixed income portion of the portfolio, the fund primarily invests in securities with an average credit quality of BBB by Standard & Poor's Corporation. It invests in investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Preferred & Equity Advantage Trust. BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust was formed on December 27, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 977,116,416
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_30838318
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -31,094,414
Next Fiscal Year End 1,556,582,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 970,574,352
Open 10.46
Operating Cashflow -169,731,488
Operating Margins 0.89285004
Payout Ratio 0.9153
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 10.4
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.73738295
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 17.581942
Profit Margins -0.5595
Quick Ratio 0.055
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.070100784
Regular Market Change Percent 0.6737286
Regular Market Day High 10.49
Regular Market Day Low 10.43
Regular Market Day Range 10.43 - 10.49
Regular Market Open 10.46
Regular Market Previous Close 10.4
Regular Market Price 10.4701
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,554
Regular Market Volume 96,184
Revenue Growth -0.037
Revenue Per Share 0.522
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 93,324,457
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0004
Shares Short 38,731
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 33,262
Short Name BlackRock Credit Allocation Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0005
Short Ratio 0.12
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BTZ
Total Cash 135,788
Total Cash Per Share 0.001
Total Debt 544,903,040
Total Revenue 55,575,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.1
Trailing P E 9.518273
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.78805
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.3179493
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02947236
Type Disp Equity
Volume 96,184
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240168/blackrock-credit-allocation-income-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001