BGT - BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $292.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 19.51
- Beta
- 0.48
- 52-Week Range
- 10.22-12.76
- Dividend Yield
- $1.44
- IPO Date
- Aug 30, 2004
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked BGT overview questions
- What is BGT?
- BGT is the ticker symbol for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust, a listed mutual fund. 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. Listed on NYSE. BGT is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are BGT's key statistics?
- BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) carries a market capitalization of $292.7M, 52-week range of 10.22-12.76. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does BGT belong to?
- BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Income industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BGT's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BGT data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BGT, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.