BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT) Announces $0.09 Monthly Dividend

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.0882 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th.

BlackRock Income Trust Trading Up 0.4 %

BKT traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.62. 35,508 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 35,204. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $11.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.07. BlackRock Income Trust has a one year low of $11.06 and a one year high of $12.67.

BlackRock Income Trust Company Profile

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in securities such as U.S.