BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) Plans $0.26 Monthly Dividend

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, February 3rd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.74%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has increased its dividend by an average of 5.8% annually over the last three years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Performance

BME stock opened at $40.62 on Wednesday. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a twelve month low of $36.87 and a twelve month high of $42.75. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $39.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.46.

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.