BKT - BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $256.3M
- P/E Ratio
- 11.11
- Beta
- 0.51
- 52-Week Range
- 10.21-11.86
- Dividend Yield
- $1.06
- IPO Date
- Jul 22, 1988
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked BKT overview questions
- What is BKT?
- BKT is the ticker symbol for BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., a listed mutual fund. BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. Listed on NYSE. BKT 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 BKT's key statistics?
- BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT) carries a market capitalization of $256.3M, 52-week range of 10.21-11.86. 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 BKT belong to?
- BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. 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 BKT'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 BKT data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BKT, 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.