BlackRock Files to Add ETF Share Classes to Five Active Mutual Funds

08:51 AM EDT, 09/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- BlackRock (BLK) said Tuesday that it has filed initial registration statements with the SEC to add ETF share classes to five active mutual funds. The filings cover its High Yield Portfolio, Strategic Municipal Opportunities Fund, California Municipal Opportunities Fund, New York Municipal Opportunities Fund and Equity Dividend Fund, the company said. If launched, the ETF share classes would trade on exchanges while investing in the same underlying portfolios as the mutual fund share classes, BlackRock said.