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Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price9.91 USD
Ethical score30.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Distribution10.67-7.1% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Distribution
2026-08-29Read Accumulation10.99-9.8% to today Distribution gives way to Accumulation
2026-07-30Read Distribution10.99-9.8% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Distribution
2026-07-02Read Accumulation10.99-9.8% to today First review on file: Accumulation
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. holds its Distribution at $9.91. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 11 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-23
Phase
Distribution · caution
Quantitative state
Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 11 days
Price at the screen
$9.91
Valuation
15.24 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 30.0
Beta
0.41
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: financial services
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Excluded
Core business clean
Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: financial services
Fail
Debt load
Excluded
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
Excluded
Below 33%
Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit.
Fail
Receivables
Excluded
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit.
Fail
Revenue purity
Excluded
Below 5%
of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line.
Fail
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in conventional financial services, which the screen treats as interest-based, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-17Distribution$10.25-3.9%Entry 7
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 3.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 2%.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 2.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 2%.
The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 2%.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 2%.
2026-07-18Accumulation$10.99+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 2%.
2026-07-03Accumulation$10.99+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Accumulation$10.99Entry 1
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The Political Ledger · Congressional Disclosures
Disclosures naming FRA
Date
Politician
Party
Type
Amount
2026-09-04
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
sell
1K–15K
2026-08-07
Gil Cisneros
Democrat
sell
15K–50K
2026-08-07
Gil Cisneros
Democrat
sell
15K–50K
2026-08-07
Gil Cisneros
Democrat
sell
15K–50K
2026-08-07
Gil Cisneros
Democrat
sell
15K–50K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$11.03
-0.2%
$0.12
$1,009
+0.9%
2 months
$10.82
+1.8%
$0.25
$1,040
+4.0%
3 months
$10.61
+3.8%
$0.37
$1,073
+7.3%
6 months
$10.92
+0.8%
$0.74
$1,076
+7.6%
1 year
$11.41
-3.5%
$1.49
$1,095
+9.5%
2 years
$10.39
+6.0%
$2.98
$1,346
+34.6%
3 years
$8.36
+31.7%
$4.42
$1,846
+84.6%
5 years
$7.82
+40.7%
$6.23
$2,204
+120.4%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Ledger's Promise
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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. · FRA · Distribution · $9.91
Recorded 2026-10-23 · before the outcome · scored mechanically