BGT
StockBlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
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Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is 16.3% off its high — deeper than its 2.8% average pullback, but it has been through 138 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
Significant
Current Drawdown
-16.3%
Days in Drawdown
406
Avg Max Drawdown
2.8%
Avg Length
53
Drawdown Severity Score™
4.0
BGT - Price & High Water Mark
BGT - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-10-12, the stock is trading at $10.31, which represents a 16.3% decline from its all-time high of $12.32. This drawdown has persisted for 406 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust typically experiences drawdowns averaging 2.8% in depth, with an average duration of 53 days. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust has gone through 138 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust was 58.3%, beginning in 2007. The longest drawdown duration on record was 1219 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust currently stands at 4.04. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 138 tracked pullbacks (65 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Ongoing | 406 days | -16.3% | $12.32 | $10.31 | n/a |
| 2025-07-31 | 2025-08-01 | 2 days | -0.2% | $12.30 | $12.28 | $12.32 |
| 2025-07-29 | 2025-07-30 | 2 days | -0.4% | $12.27 | $12.22 | $12.30 |
| 2025-07-03 | 2025-07-28 | 26 days | -2.1% | $12.26 | $12.00 | $12.27 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2025-07-02 | 197 days | -15.9% | $12.16 | $10.23 | $12.26 |
| 2024-12-11 | 2024-12-16 | 6 days | -0.5% | $12.03 | $11.97 | $12.16 |
| 2024-12-04 | 2024-12-09 | 6 days | -1.0% | $12.00 | $11.87 | $12.02 |
| 2024-11-04 | 2024-12-02 | 29 days | -1.7% | $11.76 | $11.57 | $11.85 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2024-11-01 | 2 days | -1.1% | $11.76 | $11.63 | $11.76 |
| 2024-05-16 | 2024-10-30 | 168 days | -8.3% | $11.69 | $10.72 | $11.76 |
| 2024-05-09 | 2024-05-10 | 2 days | -0.1% | $11.25 | $11.23 | $11.28 |
| 2024-03-18 | 2024-05-08 | 52 days | -3.9% | $11.13 | $10.70 | $11.25 |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-15 | 2 days | -0.4% | $11.09 | $11.05 | $11.13 |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-03-13 | 5 days | -1.0% | $10.90 | $10.79 | $11.09 |
| 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-07 | 4 days | -0.8% | $10.85 | $10.76 | $10.90 |
| 2024-02-26 | 2024-02-29 | 4 days | -0.3% | $10.63 | $10.60 | $10.65 |
| 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-23 | 2 days | -0.3% | $10.61 | $10.58 | $10.63 |
| 2024-02-16 | 2024-02-20 | 5 days | -0.2% | $10.56 | $10.53 | $10.57 |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-05 | 6 days | -0.5% | $10.17 | $10.12 | $10.19 |
| 2024-01-02 | 2024-01-29 | 28 days | -2.7% | $10.05 | $9.79 | $10.08 |
| 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-28 | 3 days | -0.5% | $9.92 | $9.87 | $9.96 |
| 2023-12-15 | 2023-12-22 | 8 days | -1.1% | $9.89 | $9.79 | $9.92 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2023-12-14 | 715 days | -23.2% | $9.85 | $7.57 | $9.89 |
| 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-28 | 20 days | -4.2% | $9.68 | $9.27 | $9.71 |
| 2021-11-19 | 2021-11-29 | 11 days | -0.6% | $9.36 | $9.30 | $9.36 |
| 2021-11-09 | 2021-11-18 | 10 days | -1.3% | $9.33 | $9.21 | $9.36 |
| 2021-10-29 | 2021-11-05 | 8 days | -0.5% | $9.23 | $9.18 | $9.23 |
| 2021-10-25 | 2021-10-28 | 4 days | -1.1% | $9.15 | $9.05 | $9.23 |
| 2021-10-15 | 2021-10-22 | 8 days | -2.1% | $9.09 | $8.90 | $9.15 |
| 2021-10-12 | 2021-10-14 | 3 days | -0.1% | $9.00 | $8.99 | $9.09 |
| 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-06 | 7 days | -1.2% | $8.95 | $8.84 | $8.95 |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-28 | 15 days | -1.5% | $8.88 | $8.74 | $8.91 |
| 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-10 | 9 days | -1.1% | $8.77 | $8.67 | $8.84 |
| 2021-08-16 | 2021-09-01 | 17 days | -1.0% | $8.72 | $8.64 | $8.77 |
| 2021-08-10 | 2021-08-11 | 2 days | -0.2% | $8.68 | $8.67 | $8.70 |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-08-06 | 30 days | -2.4% | $8.62 | $8.41 | $8.65 |
| 2021-06-17 | 2021-07-02 | 16 days | -1.1% | $8.51 | $8.42 | $8.58 |
| 2021-05-18 | 2021-06-14 | 28 days | -1.3% | $8.35 | $8.25 | $8.37 |
| 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-12 | 9 days | -0.5% | $8.30 | $8.26 | $8.31 |
| 2021-04-12 | 2021-04-30 | 19 days | -1.1% | $8.22 | $8.13 | $8.25 |
| 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-07 | 3 days | -0.5% | $8.20 | $8.16 | $8.20 |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-04-01 | 8 days | -1.2% | $8.19 | $8.10 | $8.20 |
| 2021-03-22 | 2021-03-23 | 2 days | -0.2% | $8.15 | $8.13 | $8.15 |
| 2021-03-17 | 2021-03-19 | 3 days | -0.5% | $8.13 | $8.10 | $8.15 |
| 2021-03-11 | 2021-03-15 | 4 days | -0.6% | $8.12 | $8.07 | $8.13 |
| 2021-03-03 | 2021-03-09 | 7 days | -1.0% | $8.09 | $8.00 | $8.09 |
| 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-01 | 5 days | -1.1% | $8.02 | $7.93 | $8.03 |
| 2021-02-11 | 2021-02-24 | 14 days | -1.7% | $8.02 | $7.89 | $8.02 |
| 2021-02-09 | 2021-02-10 | 2 days | -0.2% | $7.99 | $7.98 | $8.02 |
| 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-04 | 14 days | -2.3% | $7.93 | $7.75 | $7.95 |
| 2021-01-20 | 2021-01-21 | 2 days | -0.1% | $7.90 | $7.90 | $7.93 |
| 2020-01-24 | 2021-01-15 | 358 days | -41.9% | $7.86 | $4.57 | $7.88 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-12-04 | 626 days | -16.0% | $7.46 | $6.27 | $7.47 |
| 2018-01-03 | 2018-03-16 | 72 days | -4.6% | $7.45 | $7.11 | $7.46 |
| 2017-04-26 | 2018-01-02 | 252 days | -6.4% | $7.44 | $6.97 | $7.45 |
| 2013-05-23 | 2016-09-22 | 1219 days | -15.5% | $6.52 | $5.51 | $6.52 |
| 2013-02-27 | 2013-04-25 | 57 days | -5.4% | $6.39 | $6.05 | $6.40 |
| 2012-10-26 | 2013-01-28 | 95 days | -9.0% | $6.05 | $5.50 | $6.08 |
| 2011-01-03 | 2012-09-12 | 618 days | -24.6% | $5.62 | $4.23 | $5.70 |
| 2010-12-13 | 2010-12-27 | 15 days | -5.5% | $5.44 | $5.14 | $5.46 |
| 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-30 | 47 days | -6.1% | $5.06 | $4.75 | $5.07 |
| 2010-03-03 | 2010-10-01 | 212 days | -16.0% | $5.02 | $4.22 | $5.05 |
| 2007-07-10 | 2010-02-10 | 947 days | -58.3% | $4.64 | $1.93 | $4.65 |
| 2007-02-08 | 2007-04-05 | 56 days | -5.7% | $4.43 | $4.18 | $4.43 |
| 2006-09-13 | 2006-11-08 | 57 days | -4.4% | $4.17 | $3.99 | $4.20 |
| 2004-09-23 | 2006-02-10 | 506 days | -11.7% | $3.80 | $3.36 | $3.81 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) is trading at $10.31 as of Oct 12, 2026. It is 16.3% below its high of $12.32. The drawdown has lasted 406 days. Severity score: 4.0 (Significant).
BGT Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$10.31
High-water mark
$12.32
Current drawdown
-16.3%
Days in drawdown
406
This BGT page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust drawdowns.
What History Says About BGT
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust has dropped 10%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 600 days with an average max drop of -24.8%.
The current drawdown of -16.3% has lasted 406 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2007 to Feb 2010 | -58.3% | 947 days |
| Jan 2020 to Jan 2021 | -41.9% | 358 days |
| Jan 2011 to Sep 2012 | -24.6% | 618 days |
| Dec 2021 to Dec 2023 | -23.2% | 715 days |
| Mar 2010 to Oct 2010 | -16.0% | 212 days |
| Mar 2018 to Dec 2019 | -16.0% | 626 days |
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