BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) & Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) Critical Survey

Risk & Volatility

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Square Capital has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Oxford Square Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Oxford Square Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.3%. Oxford Square Capital pays out 4,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and Oxford Square Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Square Capital	-10.48%	18.58%	9.76%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III and Oxford Square Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III	$11.53 million	61.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oxford Square Capital	$3.46 million	47.25	$17.24 million	$0.01	229.00

Oxford Square Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III.

About BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term investment-grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. was formed in April 13, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.

About Oxford Square Capital

Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a business development company, operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. It is a private equity and mezzanine firm. The firm invests in both public and private companies. It invests in secured and unsecured senior debt, subordinated debt, junior subordinated debt, preferred stock, common stock and syndicated bank loans. The firm primarily invests in debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies that operate in the computer software, Internet, information technology infrastructure and services, media, telecommunications and telecommunications equipment, semiconductors, hardware, technology-enabled services, semiconductor capital equipment, medical device technology, diversified technology, and networking systems sectors. It concentrates its investments in companies having annual revenues of less than $200 million and a market capitalization or enterprise value of less than $300 million. The firm invests between $5 million and $30 million per transaction. It seeks to exit its investments within 7 years. It serves as the investment adviser to TICC. Oxford Square Capital Corp., formerly known as TICC Capital Corp., was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.