Multi Asset

ECAT

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust TERM

  • NAV as of Nov 18, 2024 $17.92
    52 WK: 17.35 - 19.23
  • Morningstar Rating
  • NAV Total Return as of: Oct 31, 2024 YTD: 12.89
  • Distribution Rate as of Nov 18, 2024 21.44%
  • Market Price as of Nov 18, 2024 $17.07
  • Market Price Total Return as of: Oct 31, 2024 YTD: 20.97
  • Premium Discount as of Nov 18, 2024 -4.74%

Overview

Investment Approach

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust’s (ECAT) (the “Trust”) investment objectives are to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust invests in a portfolio of equity and debt securities. Generally, the Trust’s portfolio will include both equity and debt securities. At any given time, however, the Trust may emphasize either debt securities or equity securities. The Trust will invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that, in the investment adviser’s assessment, meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria as described in the Trust’s shareholder reports. The Trust utilizes an option writing (selling) strategy in an effort to generate current gains from options premiums and to enhance the Trust’s risk-adjusted returns.

 

ECAT has a 12-year limited term, subject to extension, with a contingent feature to convert to perpetual. See footnote 1 for additional information regarding ECAT’s contingent term trust structure.1

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Performance

Performance

Distributions

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Past distributions are not indicative of future distributions.


If a Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; a portion of its distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of a shareholder's investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect a Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund's net asset value per share. Although the character of income will not be determined until the end of the fund’s fiscal year, please refer to the 'Closed-End Fund Resources' section of the BlackRock website for Section 19 notices that provide estimated amounts and sources of the fund's distributions, which should not be not be relied upon for tax reporting purposes. A Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year will be sent to shareholders to illustrate how the Fund’s distributions should be reported for federal income tax purposes.

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 26.00 7.70 - - 7.63
Market Price (%) 37.33 5.77 - - 5.93
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 15.23 1.58 - 26.00 24.93 - - 24.74
Market Price (%) 22.92 3.08 - 37.33 18.32 - - 18.91
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Return (%) - - - -12.89 19.50
Market Price (%) - - - -21.91 32.15

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.


Returns are shown net of advisory fees paid by the fund and net of the fund’s operating fees and expenses. Investors who purchase shares of the fund through an investment adviser or other financial professional may separately pay a fee to that service provider. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets
as of Nov 18, 2024
$1,780,205,354
Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Nov 18, 2024
$1,780.2 M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange Inc.
Shares Outstanding
as of Nov 18, 2024
99,345,793
Morningstar Category
Tactical Allocation
Premium Discount
as of Nov 18, 2024
-4.74
Number of Holdings
as of Oct 31, 2024
448
Managed Assets
-
Share Class launch date
Sep 28, 2021
Asset Class
Multi Asset
Distribution Frequency
Monthly
Lipper Classification
Opt Arbitrage/Opt Strat
CUSIP
09262F100

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Distribution Rate
21.44%
Yield to Worst
as of Sep 30, 2024
1.91%
Leverage
as of Sep 30, 2024
$ 0.00
Type of Options
Single Stock, Index
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of -
-
Effective Duration
as of Oct 31, 2024
2.14 yrs
% Leveraged
as of Sep 30, 2024
0.00%
% Overwritten
as of Sep 30, 2024
19.36

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% (or 50% for bond funds and money market funds) of the fund’s gross weight must come from securities with ESG coverage by MSCI ESG Research (certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis by MSCI are removed prior to calculating a fund’s gross weight; the absolute values of short positions are included but treated as uncovered), the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities. MSCI Ratings are currently unavailable for this fund.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.01%
MSCI - Thermal Coal
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands
as of Oct 31, 2024
0.00%
Business Involvement Coverage
as of Oct 31, 2024
62.20%
Percentage of Fund not covered
as of Oct 31, 2024
37.79%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 0.00% and for Oil Sands 0.24%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

ESG Integration

ESG Integration

BlackRock considers many investment risks in our processes. In order to seek the best risk-adjusted returns for our clients, we manage material risks and opportunities that could impact portfolios, including financially material Environmental, Social and/or Governance (ESG) data or information, where available. See our Firm Wide ESG Integration Statement for more information on this approach and fund documentation for how these material risks are considered within this product, where applicable.

Fees

Fees

on net assets
Gross Expense Ratio 1.38%
Management Fee 1.25%
Interest Expense 0.00%
Other Expenses 0.11%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
on managed assets
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.02%
Interest Expenses 0.00%
Management Fee 1.25%
Other Expenses 0.11%
Gross Expense 1.38%

Fees data reflected above is current as of the latest annual shareholder report.

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4 stars
Overall Morningstar Rating for BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust, as of Oct 31, 2024 rated against 10 Tactical Allocation Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Oct 31, 2024
Name Weight (%)
NASDAQ 100 E-MINI DEC 24 5.39
MICROSOFT CORP 3.27
NVIDIA CORP 2.85
MASTERCARD INC CLASS A 2.14
MARSH & MCLENNAN INC 1.86
Name Weight (%)
ALPHABET INC CLASS C 1.64
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 1.46
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP 1.44
APPLE INC 1.41
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 1.32
as of Oct 31, 2024
Name Weight (%)
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 6.78
LANDSEA HOMES CORP 4A2 SEN NOTES Prvt 11 07/17/2028 0.58
WESTBAY 4A2 NOTES Prvt 11 02/06/2030 0.54
PROJECT SASE - SERIES E CONV PREF Prvt 0.45
DAVIDSON HOMES PREF EQUITY Prvt 0.40
Name Weight (%)
TREASURY NOTE 4.625 09/30/2028 0.39
COREWEAVE SENIOR DD TL TL Prvt 0.36
GALAXY BRANDS (REFI) TL Prvt 0.34
ISHARES JPMORGAN USD EMERGING MARK 0.34
SONDER SECURED NOTES Prvt 14.33236 12/10/2027 0.33
Holdings are subject to change. Fund holdings and allocations shown are unaudited, and may not be representative of current or future investments. The Fund is actively managed and its details, holdings and characteristics will vary. Holdings shown should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The user relies on this data at its own risk and neither BlackRock nor any other party makes any representations or express or implied warranties (which are expressly disclaimed) nor shall they incur any liability for any errors or omissions in the data.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Oct 31, 2024

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Type Fund
Allocations subject to change.
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Type Fund
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Type Fund
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Type Fund
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Type Fund
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Type Fund
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Type Fund
The fund itself has not been rated by an independent rating agency. Credit quality ratings on underlying securities of the fund are received from S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and converted to the equivalent S&P major rating category. This breakdown is provided by BlackRock and takes the median rating of the three agencies when all three agencies rate a security the lower of the two ratings if only two agencies rate a security and one rating if that is all that is provided. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Below investment-grade is represented by a rating of BB and below. Ratings and portfolio credit quality may change over time.

as of Oct 31, 2024

% of Net Assets

Type Fund

Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management. Allocations are subject to change.


% of Net Assets represents the Fund’s exposure based on the economic value of securities and is adjusted for futures, options, and swaps (except with respect to fixed income securities), and convertible bonds.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Rick Rieder
Rick Rieder
Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income

        

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Rick Rieder, Senior Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, Head of the Fundamental Fixed Income business and Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team.

 

Responsible for managing roughly $2.4 trillion in assets, Mr. Rieder is a member of BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee (GEC) and its GEC Investment Sub-Committee. He also is Chairman of the firm-wide BlackRock Investment Council.

 

Mr. Rieder currently serves on the Alphabet/Google Investment Advisory Committee and the UBS Research Advisory Board. He was nominated for Outstanding Portfolio Manager by Morningstar in 2021, was awarded the Global Unconstrained Fixed Income Manager of the Year for 2015 by Institutional Investor, was nominated for Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor for 2014 and was inducted into the Fixed Income Analysts Society Fixed Income Hall of Fame in 2013.

 

Mr. Rieder has served as Vice Chairman and member of the Borrowing Committee for the U.S. Treasury and member of the Federal Reserve’s Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.

 

Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Rieder was President and Chief Executive Officer of R3 Capital Partners. From 1987 to 2008, he was with Lehman Brothers where he was head of the firm's Global Principal Strategies team, a global proprietary investment platform. He was also global head of the firm's credit businesses, Chairman of the Corporate Bond and Loan Capital Commitment Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees for the corporate pension fund. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Rieder was a credit analyst at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta.

 

Mr. Rieder earned a BBA degree in Finance from Emory University in 1983 and an MBA degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. He is a member of the board of Emory University, Emory's Goizueta Business School, and the University's Finance Committee, and is the Vice Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mr. Rieder is founder and chairman of the Goizueta Business School's BBA investment fund and community financial literacy outreach program, Graduation Generation. Mr. Rieder serves as Chairman and President of the Board of Education for North Star Academy's fourteen Charter Schools in Newark, NJ. He is on the Board of the BlackRock Foundation, the Board of Advisors for the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the Board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Newark and Essex County. Mr. Rieder formerly served on the Board and National Leadership Council of the Communities in Schools Educational Foundation in Atlanta, and Trustee for the U.S. Olympic Foundation. Mr. Rieder was honored at the Choose Success Awards ceremony in Atlanta in 2015 for his dedication to public education in Atlanta through CIS and Graduation Generation.

Randy Berkowitz
Randy Berkowitz
Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD
Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD

  

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Russ Koesterich, CFA, JD, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Allocation team.

 

Mr. Koesterich's service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. He joined the BlackRock Global Allocation team in 2016 as Head of Asset Allocation and was named a portfolio manager of the Fund in 2017. Previously, he was BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist and Chairman of the Investment Committee for the Model Portfolio Solutions business, and formerly served as the Global Head of Investment Strategy for scientific active equities and as senior portfolio manager in the U.S. Market Neutral Group. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Koesterich was the Chief North American Strategist at State Street Bank and Trust. He began his investment career at Instinet Research Partners where he occupied several positions in research, including Director of Investment Strategy for both U.S. and European research, and Equity Analyst. He is a frequent contributor to financials news media and the author of two books, including his most recent "The Ten Trillion Dollar Gamble."

 

Mr. Koesterich earned a BA in history from Brandeis University, a JD from Boston College and an MBA from Columbia University. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Kate Moore
Kate Moore
Head of Thematic Strategy, BlackRock Global Allocation Team

  

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Kate Moore, Managing Director, is a member of the Global Allocation investment team and Head of Thematic Strategy. Her investment mandate includes identifying opportunities to exploit structural change, policy evolution, and dislocations across global industries. She is a member of the Human Capital Committee.

 

Ms. Moore's service with the firm dates back to June 2016, when she joined as Chief Equity Strategist in the BlackRock Investment Institute. In that role, she was responsible for research on global equity markets, formulating tactical investment recommendations, and delivering thought leadership to both internal stakeholders and clients.

 

Prior to joining BlackRock, Ms. Moore was the Chief Investment Strategist for the Private Bank at J.P. Morgan and a member of the Global Investment Committee. In this role she set asset allocation and investment strategy for US discretionary multi-asset portfolios and managed a macro equity strategy for private clients. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Ms. Moore was the Senior Global Equity Strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, an Emerging Markets Strategist at Moore Capital Management, and a member of the Global Strategy team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, a team which managed several global asset allocation funds. Ms. Moore began her career as a strategy consultant for both Mitchell Madison Group and Silver Oak Partners.

 

Ms. Moore regularly contributes her macro and financial market views across a variety of global media outlets. She holds a B.A. in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia, where she currently serves on the Board of Managers of the Alumni Association. She also holds an M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Chicago.

Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson
Portfolio Manager

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