Saba Capital Management, L.P. sells BlackRock ECAT shares for $3.6m

Published 04/09/2025, 15:30
Saba Capital Management, L.P. sells BlackRock ECAT shares for $3.6m

Saba Capital Management, L.P., along with Boaz Weinstein, a ten percent owner, reported selling shares of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NASDAQ:ECAT) on September 2nd and 3rd, 2025, for a total of approximately $3.6 million. The trust, currently valued at $1.63 billion in market capitalization, offers an impressive 21.12% dividend yield and has maintained dividend increases for four consecutive years.

The sales involved two separate transactions. On September 2nd, 130,848 shares of common stock were sold at a price of $16.38 per share. The following day, September 3rd, an additional 89,882 shares were sold at $16.50 per share. Following these transactions, Saba Capital Management, L.P. still indirectly owns 28,303,266 shares of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust. The stock has demonstrated strong performance with a 16.62% year-to-date return and typically exhibits low price volatility. InvestingPro subscribers can access additional insights about ECAT’s dividend sustainability and growth potential.

In other recent news, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has advised shareholders of the BlackRock ESG Allocation Term Trust to support nine out of ten incumbent board nominees. This recommendation also includes a stance against a proposal to terminate BlackRock as the investment adviser. ISS, a prominent independent proxy advisory firm, made this recommendation ahead of the Fund’s upcoming annual meeting. This move aligns with the earlier endorsement by Glass Lewis, another proxy advisory firm, which also supported all incumbent nominees and opposed the termination proposal. These developments are part of the ongoing discussions surrounding the management of the BlackRock ESG Allocation Term Trust. The recommendations from both ISS and Glass Lewis suggest a preference for maintaining the current management structure. Shareholders will consider these recommendations as they prepare to vote. The annual meeting is scheduled for June 26.

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