BlackRock MuniAssets Fund

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium to low grade and unrated municipal obligations, the interest on which, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer, is exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The company was founded on June 15, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

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It's Tax Day—the perfect time to talk about one of our favorite income plays: municipal bonds.

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3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut.

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Despite rising Treasury yields, the Muni sector continues to outperform as the current market dislocation hits lower-quality sectors harder. We take a look at a number of misconceptions held by some CEF investors, especially regarding PIMCO vs. Nuveen funds.

Municipal Sector Update: Munis Continue To Outperform As Markets Dislocate

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today a change to the fiscal year end (“FYE”) for each Fund listed below. These changes were made to reduce operating costs for the Funds and will be effective as of July 31, 2022. Ticker (NYSE) Fund Current FYE New FYE BKN BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. 4/30 7/31 BTA BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust 4/30 7/31 MUA BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. 4/30 7/31 MUI BlackRock Municipal Income Fu

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20 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 14 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. It's pretty quiet in CEF-land, fund managers need holidays too. MLPs remain the most discounted sector.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: December 26, 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MUA, CUSIP: 09254J102) (the “Fund”) successfully priced and placed $175 million in Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP”) pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The proceeds from the VRDP issuance will be used to increase leverage in the Fund. BlackRock believes that the VRDP issuance will be accretive to the Fund's earnings. Details below

BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) Announces Variable Rate Preferred Shares Issuance

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The muni CEF space is largely buy-and-hold (or long-term rental agreements). But right now, there's a lot of dislocation in the sector. Some funds are extremely expensive while others are relatively cheap. Making swaps makes sense to rotate into the better opportunities and see more discount closing tailwinds.

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We take a look at the different CEF yield metrics, focusing in particular on net asset portfolio yields after fees - what investor capital actually "earns" in the fund.

CEF Yields Are Less Than Meets The Eye

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"High-yield" tends to be associated with corporate credit in investor income portfolios. However, the high-yield/unrated municipal sector is also worth a look. We discuss some benefits of HY muni bond CEFs over their corporate analogues such as relative valuation, higher-quality fund portfolios, resilient leverage structures and more.

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