Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp Acquires 149,338 Shares of Blackrock Income Trust $BKT

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its holdings in shares of Blackrock Income Trust (NYSE:BKT) by 311.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 197,232 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 149,338 shares during the quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp’s holdings in Blackrock Income Trust were worth $2,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sit Investment Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Blackrock Income Trust by 76.5% during the first quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 3,438,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,741,000 after purchasing an additional 1,489,662 shares during the period. 1607 Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Blackrock Income Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $2,229,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its stake in Blackrock Income Trust by 19.2% during the 1st quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 941,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,152,000 after acquiring an additional 151,896 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp bought a new position in Blackrock Income Trust during the 1st quarter worth $1,146,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in Blackrock Income Trust in the 1st quarter valued at $737,000. Institutional investors own 39.43% of the company’s stock.

Blackrock Income Trust Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE:BKT opened at $11.22 on Wednesday. Blackrock Income Trust has a fifty-two week low of $11.13 and a fifty-two week high of $12.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $11.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.60.

Blackrock Income Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0882 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th.

About Blackrock Income Trust

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in securities such as U.S.