BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) to Issue $0.21 Monthly Dividend

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, September 12th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.213 per share on Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 15th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has increased its dividend by an average of 2.1% per year over the last three years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Price Performance

BME stock traded up $0.23 during trading on Friday, reaching $41.88. The company had a trading volume of 26,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,688. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 52 week low of $35.53 and a 52 week high of $42.86. The business has a 50 day moving average of $41.70 and a 200 day moving average of $40.74.

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.