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DSU vs NZF

Side-by-side comparison of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc. (DSU) and Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund (NZF): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DSU and NZF operate in Finance Companies (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NZF is the larger of the two at $2.27B, about 4.4x DSU ($516.7M).
  • Over the past year, DSU is down 8.1% and NZF is up 5.4% - NZF leads by 13.5 points.
  • DSU has hit the wire 2 times in the past 4 weeks while NZF has been quiet.
PerformanceDSU-8.06%NZF+5.40%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricDSUNZF
Company
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc.
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
Price
$9.69+0.47%
$12.49-0.52%
Market cap
$516.7M
$2.27B
1M return
-2.17%
-0.99%
1Y return
-8.06%
+5.40%
Industry
Finance Companies
Finance Companies
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
1998
2007
News (4w)
2
0
Recent ratings
0
0
DSU

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc.

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.

NZF

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund

Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in undervalued municipal securities and other related investments the income from which is exempt from regular federal income taxes. It seeks to invest in investment grade securities rated Baa/BBB or better with an average maturity of around 18 years. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a focus on bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard & Poor's (S&P) National Municipal Bond Index. It was formerly known as Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund. Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund was formed on March 21, 2001 and is domiciled in the United States.

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