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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, (BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,) Beta : 0.66 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-20), BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta is 0.66.


BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta can be seen below:

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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Beta Chart

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Annual Data
Trend Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.03 0.10 -0.11 -0.07 0.44

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Semi-Annual Data
Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 -0.07 0.36 0.44 0.63

Competitive Comparison of BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,'s Beta falls into.



BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,  (NYSE:MYI) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, (BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III,) Business Description

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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, INC. is a diversified, closed-ended investment management company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The company invests in various sectors such as Transportation; Utilities; Health; Education; Tobacco and others.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kevin Maloney other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Walter Oconnor other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Td Securities (usa) Llc 10 percent owner ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Td Group Us Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Dominion Bank Toronto 10 percent owner 66 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, 12TH FLOOR, TD TOWER, TORONTO, ONTARIO A6 M5K 1A2
Toronto Dominion Holdings Usa Inc 10 percent owner 40 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10003
Michael Kalinoski other: Portfolio Manager 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660