BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF) Competitors $7.07 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 09:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MVF vs. GAB, RVT, STEW, OXLC, BCAT, GSBD, CET, MFIC, NMFC, and BCSFShould you be buying BlackRock MuniVest Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock MuniVest Fund include The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Value Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Central Securities (CET), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BlackRock MuniVest Fund vs. The Gabelli Equity Trust Royce Value Trust SRH Total Return Fund Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Goldman Sachs BDC Central Securities MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (NYSE:MVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is GAB or MVF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Gabelli Equity TrustN/A N/A N/A BlackRock MuniVest Fund N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer GAB or MVF? In the previous week, BlackRock MuniVest Fund had 2 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock MuniVest Fund and 2 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust. BlackRock MuniVest Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.88 indicating that BlackRock MuniVest Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Gabelli Equity Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock MuniVest Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAB or MVF? The Gabelli Equity Trust received 157 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniVest Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Gabelli Equity TrustOutperform Votes15763.82% Underperform Votes8936.18% BlackRock MuniVest FundN/AN/A Is GAB or MVF a better dividend stock? The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. BlackRock MuniVest Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GAB or MVF? 7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniVest Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAB or MVF? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Gabelli Equity Trust$203.01M8.24N/AN/AN/ABlackRock MuniVest Fund$29.36M14.52N/AN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, GAB or MVF? The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniVest Fund has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock MuniVest Fund beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock MuniVest Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MVF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MVF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock MuniVest FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$425.82M$7.95B$11.42B$19.62BDividend Yield4.53%6.81%5.57%3.75%P/E RatioN/A3.6922.8633.62Price / Sales14.5216.0825.7327.48Price / CashN/A7.5117.6117.54Price / BookN/A0.962.774.60Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.33%-0.31%1.12%0.37%1 Month Performance-3.08%-1.84%496.36%-2.45%1 Year Performance0.14%4.87%534.16%5.03% BlackRock MuniVest Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$7.07+0.1%N/A+0.4%$425.82M$29.36M0.00147,000Short Interest ↓GABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.67+1.2%N/A-0.3%$1.71B$203.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$14.71+1.5%N/A-3.9%$1.70B$9.80M0.0050News CoveragePositive NewsSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$16.79+0.9%N/A+16.3%$1.62B$550.34M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.3258 of 5 stars$4.60+0.7%N/A-8.3%$1.59B$194.42M5.54601Short Interest ↑BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.66-0.1%N/A-11.5%$1.58B$197.67M0.00147,000News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6089 of 5 stars$12.28+0.1%$13.00+5.9%-17.6%$1.44B$78.71M17.54N/APositive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$45.64+0.8%N/A+9.5%$1.32B$296.20M0.006Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMFICMidCap Financial Investment3.0488 of 5 stars$13.04+0.5%$14.60+12.0%-11.3%$1.22B$110.35M8.36N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2513 of 5 stars$11.04+0.4%$11.00-0.4%-11.8%$1.19B$123.78M10.51N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.7711 of 5 stars$16.93+0.8%$18.50+9.3%+7.1%$1.09B$138.19M8.511,000Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Gabelli Equity Trust Alternatives Royce Value Trust Alternatives SRH Total Return Fund Alternatives Oxford Lane Capital Alternatives BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Alternatives Goldman Sachs BDC Alternatives Central Securities Alternatives MidCap Financial Investment Alternatives New Mountain Finance Alternatives Bain Capital Specialty Finance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MVF) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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