BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund

BlackRock Enhanced Capital & Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment trust. The company's investment objective is to provide investors with a combination of current income and capital appreciation. It primarily invests in a portfolio of equity and debt securities of US and foreign issuers. The company was founded on April 30, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

CII uses a covered call strategy to provide investors with a very high yield. The fund's strategy works pretty well in flat or declining markets, which should result in it outperforming in 2023.

CII: This Covered Call CEF Has A Lot To Offer Investors Today

BlackRock Enhanced Capital & Income Fund invests in a portfolio of stocks and writes options against them in order to generate a high level of income. The closed-end fund uses both covered call and cash-covered put strategies, which is somewhat different than most other option-income funds.

CII: This Diversified Option-Income Fund Deserves Consideration Today

This year has been tough for a lot of investments, CII included. CII has been holding up relatively better thanks to the call writing strategy it implements.

CII: Monthly Distribution And Trading At A Discount

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CII leans towards a heavier tech weighting but has still been holding up relatively well. The fund's covered call strategy seems to be providing some downside protection here, as well as a reduced allocation to tech.

CII: Navigating A Challenging Environment

The sell-off has been putting pressure on shares of CII and presenting a better entry price for potential investors.

CII: Sell-Off Presenting An Opportunity Here

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The latest announcement of distributions from BlackRock saw another increase for CII. This was after CII had increased its distribution the previous quarter as well.

CII: Another Boost For The Distribution

Time to revisit BlackRock Enhanced Capital & Income Fund that has been having a great year. This fund is overweight tech, but that hasn't seemed to disrupt the fund as much as it has the others.

CII: Diversification Helps This Monthly Payer - 5.42% Distribution Rate

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CII had a strong 2020, thanks to its overweight to the tech sector.The fund can still offer attractive returns even at this level with its wide discount.

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