In plain terms — BlackRock MuniAssets Fund
Shares currently cost about 6.5% less than the value of the assets behind them (a discount).
Over the past year it has averaged a 4.8% discount, so today's level is somewhat wide for this fund (Z-score -1.0). That describes the past; it does not predict where the discount goes next.
It pays regular distributions worth about 7.1% a year of the share price (6.6% of the assets). That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back.
Because the shares trade below the value of their assets, each dollar of reinvested distributions buys about $1.07 of assets — a ReinvestCapture™ rate of 7.6%, more than the payout rate itself. That is buying power, not a return.
The assets themselves fell 5.7% over the past year including distributions (NAV total return).
Annual costs are 2.59% of assets.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -6.78% | 1.46% | +0.08 | 55 |
| 6 months | -5.84% | 1.53% | -0.54 | 107 |
| 1 year | -4.82% | 1.80% | -1.02 | 209 |
| 3 years | -4.09% | — | — | — |
| 5 years | -4.46% | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount -6.67% (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV Oct 13, 2026). 1-year range -9.07% to -0.27%. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -4.70% | -14.81% | -12.98% | -13.86% | +1.25% | -9.30% |
| Market price total return | -4.15% | -13.41% | -8.80% | -8.32% | +7.38% | -3.76% |
| NAV return | -3.74% | -11.76% | -10.59% | -11.14% | -1.10% | -7.54% |
| NAV total return | -3.22% | -10.41% | -6.47% | -5.67% | +4.66% | -2.15% |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It seeks to provide current income exempt from federal income taxes by investing primarily in a portfolio of medium-to-lower grade or unrated municipal obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes. The fund was formerly known as MuniAssets Fund, Inc. BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. was formed on June 25, 1993 and is domiciled in United States.
CEF Explorer research page for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.