BlackRock Income Trust (BKT)
The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. manages a portfolio focusing on high-quality securities for capital preservation and generating monthly income, with a primary investment in mortgage-backed securities and a large portion in top-rated government or agency-backed securities.
Fund Info
US09247F2092
Jan 2, 1990
Expense Ratio
BKT has a high expense ratio of 2.06%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) returned 3.73% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.25% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BKT returned 1.78% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.
BKT
3.73%
2.01%
2.88%
9.25%
-1.03%
1.78%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.19%
9.00%
-1.55%
12.31%
15.59%
10.78%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BKT, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65% | 2.40% | 1.10% | -0.41% | -1.02% | 3.73% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.64% | -1.73% | 0.99% | -4.81% | 5.25% | 2.38% | 2.51% | 2.37% | 1.44% | -4.14% | 2.97% | -4.00% | 3.33% |
| 2023 | 7.21% | -3.99% | 1.20% | 0.62% | -0.66% | -1.23% | 0.31% | -0.58% | -4.14% | -5.86% | 10.29% | 5.50% | 7.69% |
| 2022 | -4.78% | -4.20% | 0.89% | -5.79% | -1.76% | -2.34% | 6.41% | -4.41% | -8.61% | -1.78% | 3.54% | -0.19% | -21.51% |
| 2021 | 1.65% | -1.07% | 1.23% | 1.22% | 4.81% | -0.55% | 1.49% | 0.07% | -3.73% | 0.56% | -3.05% | -2.75% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 0.66% | -0.76% | -3.60% | 5.30% | 2.56% | 0.89% | 0.23% | 1.21% | -0.90% | 1.06% | 0.40% | 0.31% | 7.36% |
| 2019 | 3.37% | 1.10% | 2.13% | 0.41% | 1.09% | 1.92% | -0.09% | 0.73% | 1.58% | 0.23% | -0.10% | 1.65% | 14.91% |
| 2018 | -3.89% | 0.12% | -0.23% | -1.43% | 1.42% | 0.72% | -1.27% | 1.30% | -0.27% | -0.91% | 1.45% | 0.49% | -2.59% |
| 2017 | -1.42% | 0.75% | -0.69% | 1.24% | 1.56% | 1.38% | -0.21% | -0.21% | 0.26% | -0.85% | -0.38% | 1.19% | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 1.41% | 1.56% | 1.79% | -0.96% | -0.21% | 2.41% | 0.10% | -0.05% | -1.12% | -2.07% | -0.74% | 2.19% | 4.28% |
| 2015 | 1.56% | -0.69% | 0.49% | 0.80% | 1.11% | -1.99% | 0.80% | -0.15% | 0.65% | 2.08% | -0.29% | 1.30% | 5.75% |
| 2014 | 0.62% | 1.80% | -0.68% | 0.69% | 2.22% | 0.53% | -2.35% | 0.08% | -0.55% | 1.66% | 0.70% | 0.63% | 5.40% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BKT is 70, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
BlackRock Income Trust provided a 9.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.06 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.06 | $1.06 | $1.06 | $1.03 | $1.24 | $1.24 | $1.24 | $1.10 | $0.95 | $0.97 | $1.13 | $1.27 |
Dividend yield | 9.13% | 9.19% | 8.69% | 8.35% | 7.31% | 6.80% | 6.82% | 6.48% | 5.15% | 5.09% | 5.89% | 6.59% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Income Trust. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.44 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $1.06 |
| 2023 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $1.06 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $1.03 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $1.24 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $1.24 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $1.24 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.21 | $1.10 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.16 | $0.95 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.16 | $0.97 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.19 | $1.13 |
| 2014 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.21 | $1.27 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Income Trust. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the BlackRock Income Trust was 35.70%, occurring on Oct 26, 2023. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current BlackRock Income Trust drawdown is 19.27%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.7% | Sep 16, 2021 | 532 | Oct 26, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -30.24% | Aug 10, 1992 | 572 | Nov 9, 1994 | 653 | Jun 10, 1997 | 1225 |
| -19.23% | May 27, 2005 | 98 | Oct 14, 2005 | 646 | May 12, 2008 | 744 |
| -19.04% | Mar 18, 2004 | 37 | May 10, 2004 | 91 | Sep 20, 2004 | 128 |
| -17.22% | May 13, 2008 | 105 | Oct 9, 2008 | 59 | Jan 5, 2009 | 164 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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