BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.
MUAFinancial Services · Stock · monthly payer
Forward Yield
6.98%
Annual Dividend
$0.67
Payout Ratio
215%
5-Yr Growth
0.9%
Ex-Date
Oct 15, 2026
Frequency
Monthly
Summary
As of September 2026, BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) yields 6.98% ($0.67 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $8.88 — -8% downside, so it screens as fairly valued. Dividend safety grade: D (49/100).
Is MUA a good dividend stock?
MixedBlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. (MUA) pays a monthly dividend yielding 6.98% ($0.67/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of D. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2023
- Elevated payout ratio (215%)
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
- Below-average dividend safety score
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 6.98%
- Payout Ratio
- 215%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.67
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 0.9%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- monthly
- Beta
- 0.61
- Market Cap
- $633.8M
- P/E Ratio
- 30.5
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -36%
- 52-Week Range
- $9.62 – $11.48
- Dividend Safety
- D · 49/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2023)
Frequently Asked Questions
MUA Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
-11%
3 Years
+11%
5 Years
-36%
52-Week Range
$9.62 – $11.48
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is MUA worth?
Fairly valuedmedium confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. is $8.88 per share, versus a market price of $9.70. That implies the stock is roughly fairly priced.
Fair Value
$8.88
Current Price
$9.70
Gap
-8%
Margin of Safety
-9%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
Earnings multiple (Graham)
Graham's earnings-multiple formula, anchored to bond yields.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about 2.2% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model 1.1% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 7.4% discount rate (CAPM), 1.1% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, $0.31 EPS, $0.67 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
MUA Dividend Safety Score
Risky
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
Full MUA dividend history →| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Aug 14, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Jul 15, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Jun 15, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| May 15, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Apr 15, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Mar 13, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Feb 6, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Jan 20, 2026 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Dec 22, 2025 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Nov 14, 2025 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Oct 15, 2025 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Sep 15, 2025 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
| Aug 15, 2025 | — | $0.0560 | regular |
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