BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

NYSE: BUI · Real-Time Price · USD
26.79
+0.16 (0.60%)
Aug 7, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
0.60%
Market Value608.31M
Revenue (ttm)n/a
Net Income (ttm)n/a
Shares Out 22.71M
EPS (ttm)n/a
PE Ration/a
Forward PEn/a
Dividend$1.57 (5.90%)
Ex-Dividend DateAug 15, 2025
Volume52,129
Open26.67
Previous Close26.63
Day's Range26.67 - 26.84
52-Week Range20.27 - 26.84
Beta0.80
Analystsn/a
Price Targetn/a
Earnings Daten/a

About EDR

BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Utility and Infrastru... [Read more]

Sector Financials
Founded 2011
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol BUI
Full Company Profile

News

BUI: An Unleveraged Quality Utility Fund With 6.2% Income But Getting Expensive

BlackRock Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (BUI) is a closed-end fund investing in equities of companies from the Utilities and Infrastructure sectors. The fund's main features are zero leverage, de...

4 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), ...

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7 days ago - Business Wire

How To Build A $150,000 Portfolio For High Income Before Fed Rate Cuts

Cash yields may vanish within 12 months if Trump pressures Fed to cut rates by 300 basis points. High-income CEFs like UTG, BUI, and ADX offer equity-based, rate-sensitive yield without excessive leve...

Other symbols: ADXEPDETORSGSCHDSPY
17 days ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI & DNP: Utility Funds Get Too Expensive

BUI has outperformed DNP over the last 6 months, which is unusual given its typical structure and strategy. BUI's strong performance is notable because it sells covered calls and does not use leverage...

21 days ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: 6.7% Yield On Defensive Utilities (Rating Downgrade)

Utilities are outperforming in 2025, making BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust a timely way to access defensive, income-generating assets through a diversified closed-end ...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

2 Infrastructure-Focused CEFs Delivering Monthly Distributions

Infrastructure is essential to everyday life for most of civilization, which can provide stability and predictable cash flows. We are looking at two different closed-end funds that provide diversified...

Other symbols: AMTUTF
2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: My General Sense Of Caution Extends To Leveraged Utilities (Rating Downgrade)

Evaluate BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust as an investment at its current market price. I am downgrading my outlook because BUI's discount to NAV is now gone. The fund's...

5 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunites To Kick Off Q1 2025

The closed-end fund space saw a significant narrowing of discounts throughout 2024 as equity markets charged higher and now discounts remain tight heading into 2025. In particular, equity CEFs have se...

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7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Utilities Fund Hikes By 12% And Beats DNP In Every Important Metric

Our recent coverage on BUI had mainly buy ratings with one hold rating. DNP, on the other hand, got mainly sells and strong sells. We analyze the setup today for both funds in light of a 12% distribut...

Other symbols: DNP
7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Good Diversification Between Traditional And Renewable Energy At A Discount

The BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust offers a 6.92% yield, higher than utility indices, appealing to income-seeking investors despite underperforming peers in yield. The...

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Attractive Infrastructure CEF For More Conservative Investors

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust offers diversified global infrastructure exposure without incorporating borrowings, instead using an options writing strategy. The BUI E...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Quality Utility And Infrastructure Fund With 6.5% Income

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a Utility and Infrastructure sector-specific closed-end fund that invests globally in a fairly diversified portfolio of common stocks...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Utilities Outperform The AI Mania

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed end fund that invests in Utility, Infrastructure, and Power companies globally. BUI has outperformed DNP Select Income Fund ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Still A Great Option In This Macro Environment

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is evaluated as an investment option at its current market price. The fund has a discount to NAV, making it an attractive buy. BUI provi...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

3 Utility CEFs Paying Electric Yields Up To 11%

Vanilla investors are freaking out that Jerome Powell & Co. won't cut rates right away.

Other symbols: DPGGUT
1 year ago - Forbes

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

4 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of March 2024

Other symbols: ASGIHTDNUWPAIPDTPDX
1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

ASGI And BUI: Still Conservative, Still Attractive For 2024

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) and abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) are taking a bit longer to perform with utilities off to a weak start. Both fun...

Other symbols: ASGI
1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: A History Of Underperformance, But Should Be Reliable

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust aims to provide high current income by investing in utilities and infrastructure companies and writing covered call options. BUI has und...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

ASGI And BUI: 2 Conservative Utility Plays For 2024

Utilities remain attractive as long-term investments, and the headwind of higher rates is quickly turning into a tailwind for the sector that could continue through 2024. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastr...

Other symbols: ASGI
1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: 7% Yield, 4% Discount, Will Benefit From Lower Rates In 2024

The utilities sector is down more than 11% in 2023, but certain utility stocks and funds have outperformed the S&P 500 in the past month. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trus...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

4 Closed-End Fund Buys From The Month Of November 2023

The market is anticipating rate cuts, which led to a rally in November as rates on risk-free Treasuries retreated. Closed-end funds present good investment opportunities, trading at historically deep ...

Other symbols: IGAPAIPDX
1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI Vs. DNP: One Clear Winner Amongst Utility CEFs

We had rated DNP a Strong Sell, as the fund had a toxic combination of leverage and premium to NAV. DNP has dropped sharply and thesis has been validated. We compare this with another fund, BUI, and t...

Other symbols: DNP
1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: I Was Early, But I'm Still A Bull On Infrastructure And Utilities

The BlackRock Utility & Infrastructure Trust (BUI) is currently undervalued and sitting in correction territory. BUI's discount to NAV has expanded to over 8%, suggesting that investors have dispropor...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Income Portfolio - 38 CEFs Worth Exploring

Income Portfolio - 38 CEFs Worth Exploring

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

BUI: Better Than Expected, But Interest Rates Will Be A Drag On Performance

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust invests in overlooked utilities and infrastructure companies that generate strong and stable cash flows. The BUI closed-end fund has und...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha