BLE vs BUI Comparison

Blackrock Municipal Income Trust II is a perpetual closed-end municipal bond fund. Its objective is to provide a high current income exempt from federal income taxes. The fund invests a majority of its managed assets in municipal obligations issued by or on behalf of states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities (Municipal Bonds), the interest of which is exempt from regular federal income tax (except that the interest may be subject to the alternative minimum tax).

BlackRock Utility Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in the Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities business segments anywhere in the world and by employing of writing (selling) call and put options.