BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 15th

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Thursday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.213 per share on Friday, August 30th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 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

NYSE BME traded down $0.38 during trading on Friday, hitting $41.31. The stock had a trading volume of 18,367 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,034. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $40.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.81. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a twelve month low of $35.53 and a twelve month high of $42.86.

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.