BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock International Limited. The fund invests in public equity markets globally, with an emphasis on the United States, focusing on companies in the energy and natural resources sectors across all market capitalizations. It also invests through equity derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Global Energy and Resources Trust, was formed on December 23, 2004, and is domiciled in the United States.