Performance analysis of BIT (BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BIT has had an average annual return of +6.72%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, BIT has had an average annual return of +2.36%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, BIT has had an average annual return of +7.31%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Feb 26, 2013, BIT has had an average annual return of +6.11%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.90% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.01% | +2.27% | +7.43% | +16.74% | -14.35% | +12.04% | +19.59% | +14.50% | -8.05% | +19.96% | +17.18% | +2.38% |
| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| +6.54% | -8.42% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.33% | -0.51% | -3.11% | +3.40% | -0.66% | -0.32% | +1.01% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.01% | +0.29% | -0.59% | -2.03% | +2.08% | +3.48% | +1.41% | -3.16% | -1.38% | -0.19% | +0.95% | -0.43% | +2.27% |
| 2024 | +3.64% | +1.40% | +3.20% | -2.88% | -2.88% | -0.25% | +2.30% | +2.41% | +2.03% | -1.69% | -0.44% | +0.64% | +7.43% |
| 2023 | +6.86% | +0.95% | -2.43% | +1.81% | -1.95% | +1.21% | +4.93% | +0.10% | -1.66% | -1.79% | +7.57% | +0.61% | +16.74% |
| 2022 | -7.66% | -2.43% | +2.43% | -3.39% | -4.64% | -4.06% | +9.51% | +5.85% | -11.47% | +2.20% | +4.12% | -3.83% | -14.35% |
| 2021 | -1.77% | +2.68% | +3.28% | +3.64% | +2.42% | -0.47% | -0.21% | +1.47% | +0.97% | +1.68% | -3.33% | +1.30% | +12.04% |
| 2020 | +0.19% | -3.31% | -21.60% | +12.27% | +5.39% | +3.68% | +6.15% | +6.61% | -0.93% | -0.06% | +9.06% | +5.04% | +19.59% |
| 2019 | +8.33% | +1.37% | -0.26% | +3.37% | -1.96% | +5.97% | +0.09% | -1.68% | +1.99% | +0.67% | +0.78% | -4.40% | +14.50% |
| 2018 | -2.21% | -1.71% | -2.46% | +1.66% | +2% | +0.21% | +2.57% | +2% | -3.44% | -3.29% | -0.52% | -2.87% | -8.05% |
| 2017 | +4.19% | +2.68% | -0.46% | +4.57% | +0.71% | +1.43% | +2.59% | +0.16% | +2.32% | -0.17% | -2.55% | +3.10% | +19.96% |
Drawdown analysis of BIT (BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust)
The maximum drawdown for the BIT was -43.56%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 102 trading sessions.
The current BIT drawdown is -4.58%.
Since Feb 26, 2013 BIT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 6 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.56% | Dec 2, 2019 | 73 | Mar 18, 2020 | 102 | Aug 12, 2020 | 175 |
| -23.69% | Oct 22, 2021 | 163 | Jun 16, 2022 | 403 | Jan 25, 2024 | 566 |
| -20.34% | Mar 25, 2013 | 112 | Sep 3, 2013 | 173 | May 12, 2014 | 285 |
| -13.52% | Aug 28, 2018 | 80 | Dec 21, 2018 | 67 | Apr 1, 2019 | 147 |
| -10.42% | Feb 14, 2025 | 35 | Apr 7, 2025 | 45 | Jun 11, 2025 | 80 |
| -10.24% | Apr 28, 2015 | 200 | Feb 11, 2016 | 60 | May 9, 2016 | 260 |
| -8.97% | Aug 13, 2025 | 156 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -8.06% | Sep 7, 2016 | 48 | Nov 14, 2016 | 31 | Dec 29, 2016 | 79 |
| -7.46% | Jan 9, 2018 | 51 | Mar 23, 2018 | 99 | Aug 14, 2018 | 150 |
| -7.26% | Aug 29, 2014 | 75 | Dec 16, 2014 | 39 | Feb 12, 2015 | 114 |
| -6.62% | Mar 27, 2024 | 66 | Jul 2, 2024 | 58 | Sep 24, 2024 | 124 |
| -4.15% | Aug 2, 2019 | 9 | Aug 15, 2019 | 41 | Oct 14, 2019 | 50 |
| -4.02% | Jul 9, 2014 | 19 | Aug 5, 2014 | 18 | Aug 29, 2014 | 37 |
| -3.99% | Oct 24, 2017 | 15 | Nov 14, 2017 | 30 | Dec 28, 2017 | 45 |
| -3.86% | Sep 24, 2024 | 67 | Dec 30, 2024 | 10 | Jan 15, 2025 | 77 |
| -3.78% | Sep 14, 2021 | 4 | Sep 20, 2021 | 24 | Oct 22, 2021 | 28 |
| -3.60% | Mar 1, 2017 | 8 | Mar 13, 2017 | 17 | Apr 5, 2017 | 25 |
| -3.49% | Sep 11, 2020 | 10 | Sep 25, 2020 | 11 | Oct 12, 2020 | 21 |
| -3.34% | Jun 9, 2016 | 12 | Jun 27, 2016 | 7 | Jul 7, 2016 | 19 |
| -3.24% | Aug 7, 2017 | 3 | Aug 10, 2017 | 14 | Aug 30, 2017 | 17 |
| -3.13% | Oct 13, 2020 | 12 | Oct 29, 2020 | 5 | Nov 5, 2020 | 17 |
| -2.79% | Dec 31, 2020 | 1 | Jan 4, 2021 | 21 | Feb 3, 2021 | 22 |
| -2.77% | Aug 12, 2021 | 10 | Aug 26, 2021 | 11 | Sep 13, 2021 | 21 |
| -2.65% | May 28, 2019 | 4 | Jun 3, 2019 | 5 | Jun 10, 2019 | 9 |
| -2.43% | Jun 14, 2021 | 24 | Jul 19, 2021 | 16 | Aug 10, 2021 | 40 |