BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. announces an Equity Buyback for 5% of its issued share capital.
September 27, 2021 at 05:00 am
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BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MUJ) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares (based on common shares outstanding on November 30, 2020. The purpose of the program is to enhance shareholder value by purchasing Fund shares trading at a discount from their net asset value (“NAV”) per share, which could result in incremental accretion to a Fund’s NAV. The repurchases will commence from December 1, 2021, and be valid till November 30, 2022.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from federal income tax and New Jersey personal income taxes. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in long-term, investment-grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax) and New Jersey personal income taxes. It invests approximately 80% of its assets in investment-grade municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. It invests in various sectors, such as education, health, state, transportation, housing, corporate, and tobacco. The Fund's investment adviser is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.