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🔎 Fund Overview

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (the Trust) is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust invests approximately 75% of its managed assets in bonds that are investment-grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust intends to invest its assets primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds, which include corporate bonds, United States government and agency securities, and mortgage-related securities. The Trust invest up to 25% of its total managed assets in bonds that at the time of investment are rated Ba/BB or below by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings or another nationally recognized rating agency or bonds that are unrated but judged to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser. The Trust also invests up to 10% of its managed assets in bonds issued in foreign currencies. Its investment advisor is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.