BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.26 (NYSE:BME)

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, February 3rd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has raised its dividend by an average of 5.8% per year over the last three years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of BME stock traded down $0.32 on Tuesday, reaching $40.62. 47,268 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 61,694. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 1 year low of $36.87 and a 1 year high of $42.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $39.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.46.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Company Profile

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the health sciences and related sectors, which include businesses involved in researching, developing, producing, distributing or delivering medical, dental, optical, pharmaceutical or biotechnology products, supplies, equipment, or services.