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Performance analysis of BGT (BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, BGT has had an average annual return of +10.56%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, BGT has had an average annual return of +7.02%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, BGT has had an average annual return of +6.19%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Aug 30, 2004, BGT has had an average annual return of +5.29%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.30% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+0.16%-0.92%+16.06%+26.28%-16.55%+25.91%-0.85%+18.97%-11.96%+3.90%+18.90%+3.12%
20142013201220112010200920082007200620052004
-2.02%-1.48%+20.16%-12.13%+26.92%+92.76%-40.28%-10.48%+21.46%-1.32%-4.99%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+2.12%-2.64%-1.35%+3.64%-0.64%-0.83%+0.16%
2025+0.00970%+0.23%-0.88%+0.12%+0.48%+3.18%+2.01%-0.15%-1.94%-1.24%-3.62%+1.06%-0.92%
2024+0.66%+5.20%+1.85%-0.31%+2.30%-0.92%+4.23%-2.82%+2.92%+1.79%+1.08%-0.72%+16.06%
2023+7.50%-0.02%-2.41%+2.04%-1.09%+6.09%+3.23%+1.97%+1.10%-2.74%+3.91%+4.54%+26.28%
2022-4.29%-3.86%+0.08%-6.89%-2.32%-3.37%+8.50%-3.61%-4.19%+1.93%+7.02%-5.67%-16.55%
2021+2.29%+3.36%+1.41%+1.56%+0.35%+2.42%+1.20%+1.42%+2.10%+3.28%+2.09%+1.80%+25.91%
2020+1.86%-7.09%-18.40%+8.42%+4.27%+1.16%+1.80%+3.67%-1.09%-0.41%+7.73%+0.24%-0.85%
2019+5.45%+2.82%-1.52%+3.79%-2.29%+1.81%+1.51%-2.66%+1.62%+1.86%+2.24%+3.22%+18.97%
2018-0.86%+0.65%+1.51%-0.94%-1.82%-2.61%+1.70%-0.06%+0.77%-3.17%-3.23%-4.38%-11.96%
2017+3.27%-0.29%-0.64%+3.14%-0.28%-3.79%+0.34%-0.87%+2.83%+1.84%-3.37%+1.95%+3.90%

Drawdown analysis of BGT (BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust)

The maximum drawdown for the BGT was -58.00%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 279 trading sessions.

The current BGT drawdown is -5.96%.

Since Aug 30, 2004 BGT has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 2 times
  • 20% or more: 4 times
  • 10% or more: 10 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-58.00%Jul 9, 2007364Dec 15, 2008279Jan 26, 2010643
-41.92%Jan 23, 202038Mar 18, 2020210Jan 15, 2021248
-24.67%Dec 31, 2010191Oct 4, 2011237Sep 12, 2012428
-23.18%Dec 29, 2021117Jun 16, 2022376Dec 14, 2023493
-15.98%Mar 2, 201056May 20, 201093Oct 1, 2010149
-15.96%Mar 16, 2018194Dec 21, 2018239Dec 4, 2019433
-15.93%Dec 16, 202475Apr 7, 202559Jul 2, 2025134
-15.48%May 22, 2013670Jan 20, 2016151Aug 24, 2016821
-11.68%Sep 22, 2004170May 25, 2005180Feb 10, 2006350
-11.08%Aug 1, 2025164Mar 27, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-8.95%Oct 19, 201216Nov 14, 201233Jan 3, 201349
-8.30%May 15, 202455Aug 5, 202461Oct 30, 2024116
-6.42%Apr 25, 2017104Sep 21, 201770Jan 2, 2018174
-6.10%Oct 14, 201023Nov 16, 20109Nov 30, 201032
-5.68%Feb 6, 200719Mar 6, 200722Apr 5, 200741
-5.50%Dec 10, 20103Dec 15, 20107Dec 27, 201010
-5.35%Feb 26, 201333Apr 15, 20138Apr 25, 201341
-4.57%Jan 2, 201827Feb 9, 201824Mar 16, 201851
-4.36%Sep 12, 200623Oct 13, 200618Nov 8, 200641
-4.16%Dec 8, 20215Dec 15, 20218Dec 28, 202113
-3.84%Mar 15, 202420Apr 15, 202417May 8, 202437
-3.72%Jun 20, 20075Jun 27, 20075Jul 5, 200710
-3.52%Oct 1, 20103Oct 6, 20106Oct 14, 20109
-3.50%Oct 10, 201617Nov 2, 201613Nov 21, 201630
-3.18%Mar 20, 200644May 22, 200610Jun 6, 200654