Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fundverified

BSL

Price:

$14.26

Market Cap:

$185.50M

Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by The Blackstone Group L.P. It is managed by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured, floating rate loans that are issued by corporations, partnerships, and other business entities. It seeks to invest in securities that are rated below investment grade. The fund invests in securities across the maturity spectrum, while maintaining an average duration of less than one year. It employs fundamental analys...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

2010-05-26

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

BSL

The Dividend Yield as of September 2024 (TTM) for Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) is 9.70%

According to Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 9.70%. This represents a change of 155.31% compared to the average of 3.80% of the last 4 quarters.

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has BSL Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund over the last ten years is 7.65%. The current 9.70% Dividend Yield has changed 26.83% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), BSL's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the June 2019 quarter at 5.20%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the September 2021 quarter at 1.37%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

7.65%

Median

7.56%

Minimum

5.35%

Maximum

9.90%

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 57.22%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 9.90%

Minimum Annual Increase = -36.44%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 5.35%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
20239.90%17.81%
20228.41%57.22%
20215.35%-36.44%
20208.41%-10.19%
20199.37%24.72%
20187.51%18.63%
20176.33%0.25%
20166.31%-13.18%
20157.27%-4.43%
20147.61%-2.54%

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) Average Dividend Yield

How has BSL Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

7.88%

5-year avg

8.29%

10-year avg

7.65%

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (BSL) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is BSL’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund’s Dividend Yield is less than Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (12.54%), less than First Trust/Abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (11.02%), less than Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (9.70%), less than First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (8.15%), less than First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (11.26%), greater than Nuveen Senior Income Fund (0%), greater than Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund (0%), less than Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (11.52%), less than Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund (9.47%), less than BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (11.23%), less than Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (8.70%), less than Virtus Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (3.68%), less than Calamos Global Total Return Fund (8.26%), less than DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. (3.46%), less than The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (5.28%), less than Pioneer Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (11.13%),

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