Is BLW a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BLW 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 BLW 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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BLW Income Quality Score

Name: BLW Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: BLW income quality, BLW dividend quality, BLW dividend safety, BLW distribution history, BLW dividend score, BLW analysis, BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust dividend

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) has an Income Quality Score of 54/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) 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

54/100

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

160 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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BLWBlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

54Question 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

40/100

Working Capital Preservation

67/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

NAV CAGR

59/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

12Years raised

1Years cut

24Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20030.625Held
20041.5445Raised
20051.4876Lower total
20061.4872Held
20071.63Raised
20081.3575Lower total
20090.9675Lower total
20101.0892Raised
20111.285Raised
20121.371Raised
20131.279Lower total
20141.296Raised
20151.2048Lower total
20161.468Raised
20170.9915Cut
20180.954Lower total
20191.0284Raised
20201.1772Raised
20211.1772Held
20221.0791Lower total
20231.2066Raised
20241.3266Raised
20251.3584Raised
20260.6792Partial 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.