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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, July 1st, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Monday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.213 per share on Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.31%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 15th.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Price Performance

Shares of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock traded down $0.18 on Tuesday, reaching $40.48. 38,349 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,381. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 52 week low of $35.53 and a 52 week high of $42.86. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $39.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.75.

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.