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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials · Asset Management

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

FRA · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $389M

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
10.99 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. holds its Distribution at $10.99. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 16 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 16 days
Price at the screen$10.99
Valuation15.70 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.41
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Prohibited keyword in sector/industry: financial services

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
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 Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E15.7xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing0.70
Profit margin55.9%highly profitable on every dollar of sales
Return on equity5.5%a modest return on shareholder capital
FCF yield7.05%
Dividend yield1,352.00%
Debt to equity0.43minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio0.33below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta0.41barely tracks the market's swings
Short interest, float0.00%
52-week range10.50 - 13.41
Market cap$389M

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

2026-08-29 Accumulation · changed $10.99 +0.0% Entry 5

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%.

2026-07-30 Distribution · changed $10.99 +0.0% Entry 4

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%.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $10.99 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework 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%.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $10.99 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework 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.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $10.99 Entry 1

The framework 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
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
6 May2026 Scott Peters Democrat buy 50K–100K
30 Mar2026 Alan Armstrong Republican buy 1K–15K
30 Jun2026 Gil Cisneros Democrat sell 1K–15K
26 May2026 Dave McCormick Republican sell 15K–50K
22 Apr2026 Scott Peters Democrat sell 50K–100K
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal 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

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever FRA does next, these words stay.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. · FRA · Distribution · $10.99
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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