Is BGT a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BGT is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the BGT distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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BGT Income Quality Score

Name: BGT Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: BGT income quality, BGT dividend quality, BGT dividend safety, BGT distribution history, BGT dividend score, BGT analysis, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust dividend

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) has an Income Quality Score of 49/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

49/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

208 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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BGTBlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

49Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

39/100

Working Capital Preservation

66/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

NAV CAGR

40/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

11Years raised

1Years cut

23Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20040.3732Held
20051.2239Raised
20061.465Raised
20071.59Raised
20081.8771Raised
20090.9625Lower total
20101.0171Raised
20111.0925Raised
20121.065Lower total
20130.895Lower total
20140.8542Lower total
20150.7556Lower total
20160.7083Lower total
20170.6996Held
20180.7666Raised
20190.815Raised
20200.8934Raised
20210.7764Cut
20220.7519Lower total
20231.283Raised
20241.4436Raised
20251.4436Held
20260.7218Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.