BIT

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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust is 10.9% off its high — deeper than its 2% average pullback, but it has been through 137 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Price $12.56 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $14.10Drawdown -10.9%Severity Score™ 2.3
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Moderately Elevated

Current Drawdown

-10.9%

Days in Drawdown

330

Avg Max Drawdown

2.0%

Avg Length

31

Drawdown Severity Score™

2.3

BIT - Price & High Water Mark

BIT - 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.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 8, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within BIT's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

7.8xHistorically High · 91st percentile
Low: 2.8xMedian: 5.5xHigh: 8.4x

9 years of daily history

7.6% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 0.9x typical multiple drawdown · high date April 27, 2021

Price to Sales history

EV to EBITDA

7.8xTypical Range · 39th percentile
Low: 4.2xMedian: 11.5xHigh: 384.8x

9 years of daily history

98.0% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 12.0x typical multiple drawdown · high date March 27, 2024

EV to EBITDA history · log scale

How we measure valuation

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-09, the stock is trading at $12.56, which represents a 10.9% decline from its all-time high of $14.10. This drawdown has persisted for 330 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust typically experiences drawdowns averaging 2.0% in depth, with an average duration of 31 days. BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust has gone through 137 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust was 43.6%, beginning in 2019. The longest drawdown duration on record was 823 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust currently stands at 2.33. 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 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.

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 Multi-Sector 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 137 tracked pullbacks (63 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2025-08-13Ongoing330 days-10.9%$14.10$12.56n/a
2025-08-082025-08-125 days-0.3%$13.98$13.94$14.04
2025-08-012025-08-044 days-0.1%$13.90$13.88$13.95
2025-07-112025-07-2818 days-1.1%$13.84$13.69$13.86
2025-07-032025-07-097 days-0.1%$13.76$13.74$13.81
2025-02-182025-06-11113 days-10.4%$13.40$12.00$13.41
2025-02-042025-02-1411 days-0.9%$13.37$13.25$13.40
2025-01-242025-01-318 days-0.5%$13.27$13.20$13.30
2025-01-162025-01-227 days-1.0%$13.27$13.13$13.27
2024-10-012025-01-15107 days-3.9%$13.24$12.72$13.27
2024-09-252024-09-306 days-0.7%$13.24$13.16$13.24
2024-04-012024-09-24177 days-6.7%$13.18$12.30$13.24
2024-03-132024-03-219 days-0.7%$13.03$12.94$13.03
2024-03-042024-03-074 days-0.4%$12.83$12.78$12.85
2024-02-122024-02-2817 days-1.7%$12.71$12.49$12.73
2024-02-082024-02-092 days-0.1%$12.71$12.69$12.71
2024-02-022024-02-076 days-0.6%$12.71$12.63$12.71
2021-10-292024-01-29823 days-23.8%$12.55$9.56$12.56
2021-10-252021-10-284 days-1.1%$12.55$12.42$12.55
2021-09-152021-10-2238 days-3.8%$12.50$12.03$12.55
2021-08-132021-09-1332 days-2.8%$12.37$12.02$12.50
2021-06-152021-08-1057 days-2.4%$12.18$11.88$12.19
2021-06-082021-06-114 days-0.4%$12.11$12.06$12.12
2021-06-022021-06-043 days-1.0%$12.09$11.98$12.10
2021-05-262021-05-283 days-1.0%$11.99$11.87$12.08
2021-05-122021-05-2514 days-2.4%$11.98$11.69$11.99
2021-05-072021-05-115 days-0.7%$11.94$11.85$11.98
2021-05-052021-05-062 days-0.3%$11.90$11.87$11.94
2021-04-292021-04-302 days-0.3%$11.80$11.76$11.80
2021-04-222021-04-232 days-0.2%$11.70$11.68$11.71
2021-04-202021-04-212 days-0.2%$11.69$11.67$11.70
2021-04-162021-04-194 days-0.3%$11.65$11.62$11.69
2021-04-142021-04-152 days-0.5%$11.65$11.59$11.65
2021-04-082021-04-125 days-0.4%$11.60$11.55$11.63
2021-03-262021-04-017 days-1.9%$11.47$11.25$11.48
2021-03-162021-03-238 days-0.8%$11.35$11.26$11.37
2021-03-122021-03-153 days-0.2%$11.32$11.30$11.35
2021-03-102021-03-112 days-0.1%$11.27$11.26$11.32
2021-03-042021-03-096 days-0.9%$11.26$11.16$11.27
2021-02-172021-03-0315 days-2.2%$11.21$10.96$11.26
2021-02-042021-02-052 days-0.1%$10.97$10.96$10.99
2021-01-042021-02-0230 days-2.8%$10.94$10.63$10.94
2020-12-162020-12-2813 days-1.2%$10.60$10.47$10.66
2020-12-072020-12-159 days-0.4%$10.57$10.53$10.60
2020-12-012020-12-022 days-0.1%$10.42$10.40$10.51
2020-11-192020-11-246 days-0.5%$10.13$10.08$10.26
2020-11-122020-11-176 days-0.7%$10.11$10.03$10.11
2020-10-142020-11-0523 days-3.2%$9.86$9.55$9.87
2020-09-142020-10-1229 days-3.5%$9.81$9.46$9.84
2020-09-032020-09-119 days-1.3%$9.80$9.67$9.81
2020-08-202020-09-0214 days-1.5%$9.77$9.62$9.80
2019-12-032020-08-12253 days-43.6%$9.62$5.43$9.63
2019-08-052019-10-1471 days-4.2%$9.50$9.10$9.51
2018-08-292019-04-01216 days-13.6%$8.93$7.72$8.94
2018-01-172018-08-14209 days-7.5%$8.81$8.15$8.81
2017-10-252017-12-2865 days-4.0%$8.75$8.40$8.76
2017-08-082017-08-3023 days-3.2%$8.53$8.26$8.56
2017-03-022017-04-1039 days-3.6%$7.85$7.57$7.93
2016-09-082016-12-30114 days-8.1%$7.34$6.75$7.35
2016-06-102016-07-0728 days-3.4%$6.93$6.69$6.93
2015-04-292016-04-28366 days-10.2%$6.58$5.90$6.58
2014-09-022015-02-12164 days-7.3%$6.46$5.98$6.48
2014-07-102014-08-2951 days-4.0%$6.45$6.19$6.46
2013-03-262014-05-13414 days-20.4%$6.34$5.05$6.35

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 Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) is trading at $12.56 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 10.9% below its high of $14.10. The drawdown has lasted 330 days. Severity score: 2.3 (Moderately Elevated).

BIT Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$12.56

High-water mark

$14.10

Current drawdown

-10.9%

Days in drawdown

330

This BIT 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 Multi-Sector Income Trust drawdowns.

What History Says About BIT

BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust has dropped 5%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 285 days with an average max drop of -15.2%.

The current drawdown of -10.9% has lasted 330 days, which is 1.2x the average duration of comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Dec 2019 to Aug 2020-43.6%253 days
Oct 2021 to Jan 2024-23.8%823 days
Mar 2013 to May 2014-20.4%414 days
Aug 2018 to Apr 2019-13.6%216 days
Feb 2025 to Jun 2025-10.4%113 days
Apr 2015 to Apr 2016-10.2%366 days

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