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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, November 1st,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Friday, November 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.213 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Performance

BME traded down $0.18 on Thursday, reaching $40.50. The company had a trading volume of 2,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,665. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a one year low of $37.26 and a one year high of $42.86. The company has a fifty day moving average of $41.41 and a 200-day moving average of $40.94.

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.