Blackrock Floating Rate Stra FdFRA -0.73%37 Shareholder Yield % is 18.20% as of Dec. 2025, which is 75% above its 10-year median of 10.42. GuruFocus rates FRA with a GF Score™ of 37/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.82 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,472 Asset Management companies, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd ranks better than 90.29% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % was 18.20%.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
FRA vs PFL, MYN, EDD: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % 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 Floating Rate Stra Fd Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd (FRA) has a Shareholder Yield % of 18.20% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd and its competitors. This is 75% above median its historical median of 10.42. Over the past decade, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.58 to 25.04. According to the industry distribution chart, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd ranks #143 out of 1472 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 9.7%.
Is Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's current Shareholder Yield % of 18.20% is 75% above median its 10-year median of 10.42. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.58 to a high of 25.04. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.23. Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's value of 18.20% is 330.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd ranks #143 out of 1472 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd has a GF Score™ of 37/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's Shareholder Yield % compare to PFL and MYN?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd ranks #143 out of 1472 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd in the top 10% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.23. Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's value of 18.20% is 330.8% above this benchmark. Historically, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 3.58 to 25.04 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10.42 vs. the industry median of 4.23, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.23, based on 1,472 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's current Shareholder Yield % of 18.20% is 330.8% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's current Shareholder Yield % is 18.20%, which is 75% above median its own 10-year median of 10.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd (FRA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.82, compared to a current price of $10.91 — trading 60% above its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 18.20%, which is 75% above median its 10-year median of 10.42 and 330.8% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.23. Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd's overall GF Score™ is 37/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd (FRA), the current Shareholder Yield % is 18.20% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd (FRA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $10.91 is trading 60% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.82.
GuruFocus considers Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:
Shareholder Yield %: 18.20% (75% above median its 10-year median of 10.42)
GF Value™: $6.82 vs. price of $10.91 (60% above fair value)
Industry Position: 330.8% above the Asset Management median (#143 of 1472)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Blackrock Floating Rate Stra Fd Business Description
Blackrock Floating Rate Inc Stra Fd Inc is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its managed assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter).
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