BCAT - BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust
A closed-end fund run by BlackRock. Invests in a mix of shares and bonds. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
Not right now - Saba was in this fund until Aug 7, 2025 and has since sold down.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
Saba owned more than 5% of this fund and has since sold down below that level, so it no longer has to report its holding.
Nothing is required of you. If a large investor buys in again, the notice appears here the day it is filed.
What happened, and when
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June 12, 2026
The fund said it may sell new shares.
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Aug 7, 2025
Saba sold down below 5% and stopped reporting.
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July 28, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 5.1% (from 6.3%). It has said it may push for changes.
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July 14, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 6.3% (from 7.5%). It has said it may push for changes.
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June 30, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 7.5% (from 8.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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June 11, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 8.6% (from 9.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 30, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 9.6% (from 10.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 9, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 10.6% (from 11.7%). It has said it may push for changes.
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March 3, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 11.7% (from 12.7%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Jan 21, 2025
Saba cut its stake to 12.7% (from 12.9%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Dec 16, 2024
Saba cut its stake to 12.9% (from 14.3%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Oct 11, 2024
Saba cut its stake to 14.3% (from 15.2%). It has said it may push for changes.
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May 21, 2024
Saba filed an updated notice; it still owns 15.2%. It has said it may push for changes.
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March 13, 2024
Saba raised its stake to 15.2% (from 13.6%). It has said it may push for changes.
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Feb 20, 2024
Saba now owns 13.6%. It has said it may push for changes.
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About this fund
- Run by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. Part of the BlackRock-advised Funds fund family. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $1.57 billion of holdings, as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 15% on top of its own money, as of June 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 1.3% a year in management fees; 1.4% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025) the fund paid $3.32 a share. $0.35 of that was income; $2.97 was your own money back, not income. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Dec 31, 2025): $15.23. The shares traded at $14.16, about 7% below that.
As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
Over the last two years the gap ranged from 2.2% below to 12.5% above. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's annual report. Original document → - How the holdings did: up 10.1% over the last three months we have (April-June 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +17.5%. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned +15.6%. How the share price did: the shares returned +16.5% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 2020.
What the fund holds
Mostly shares (61%), the rest mortgage bonds, bonds and loans. About 77% issued in the U.S.
The fund also sells options on its holdings to raise income.
1.1% of holdings are in default.
- Umbs, TBA, Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA - 11%
- Micron Technology - 3%
- Nvidia - 2.5%
- Alphabet - 2.5%
- Spacex Class A Com Lock Up class A shares - 2.3%
- Apple - 2.3%
- Amazon.com - 2%
- Cash and short-term - 2%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing - 1.8%
- SPDR Gold - 1.6%
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- Microsoft - 1.5%
- ASML Holding NV - 1.5%
- Eli Lilly & - 1.5%
- Broadcom - 1.4%
- UniCredit SpA - 0.8%
- Galaxy Universal LLC 2025 PIK Term Loan - 0.8%
- Fanatics Holdings - 0.8%
- Citigroup - 0.8%
- Hawkeye Com Lock Up Eq - 0.8%
- Meta Platforms - 0.8%
As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
| Date | Investor | Stake | Type of notice |
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| Aug 7, 2025 | Saba | 4.9% | Sold down below 5% |
| July 28, 2025 | Saba | 5.1% | Updated notice |
| July 14, 2025 | Saba | 6.3% | Updated notice |
| June 30, 2025 | Saba | 7.5% | Updated notice |
| June 11, 2025 | Saba | 8.6% | Updated notice |
| May 30, 2025 | Saba | 9.6% | Updated notice |
| May 9, 2025 | Saba | 10.6% | Updated notice |
| March 3, 2025 | Saba | 11.7% | Updated notice |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Saba | 12.7% | Updated notice |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Saba | 12.9% | Updated notice |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Saba | 14.3% | Updated notice |
| May 21, 2024 | Saba | 15.2% | Updated notice |
| March 13, 2024 | Saba | 15.2% | Updated notice |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Saba | 13.6% | Updated notice |
| Date | What | Deadline | Document |
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| June 12, 2026 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
- Run by
- BlackRock Advisors, LLC
- Fund family
- BlackRock-advised Funds
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-23564
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 1,274
- Preferred share classes
- none
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