BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.26 on January 31st

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has raised its dividend payment by an average of 2.1% annually over the last three years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Up 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE BME opened at $38.30 on Friday. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a twelve month low of $36.87 and a twelve month high of $42.86. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.60.

About BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

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.