MVF

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) declares $0.033/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.39%Payable April 1; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 12.See MVF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) declares $0.0335/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.34%Payable March 1; for shareholders of record Feb. 16; ex-div Feb. 12.See MVF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) declares $0.0335/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.4%Payable Feb. 1; for shareholders of record Jan. 15; ex-div Jan. 14.See MVF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) declares $0.0335/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.43%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 15; ex-div Dec. 14.See MVF Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

In years with presidential elections, we take a deeper dive into how the national election could impact state and local governments.Political risk is also an important component of our analysis, as the political party makeup of the executive and legislative branches can have a large impact on municipal bonds.We think it is unlikely we'll see any additional aid ahead of the election, but post-election we think the potential rises, particularly if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins in the US presidential race.Regardless of the November election outcome, we are prepared to take advantage of any changes to the muni bond market where we see potential investment opportunities.

Some investors are growing increasingly concerned about a period of upcoming volatility due to contested election results.We discuss the components of a plan that relies on allocations to a number of resilient securities that can allow investors to take advantage of any upcoming volatility.We also highlight a number of securities that are either currently held in our income portfolios.

The CEF market is not always particularly efficient, which offers discerning investors opportunities to make attractive strategic or tactical acquisitions.One such opportunity described here is to acquire what we call shadow high-yielders - funds that have high earnings levels but make distributions at lower rates.These funds tend to also trade at attractive discount valuations as the market takes their lower distribution levels as a proxy for low earnings levels.