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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, November 22nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.13%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Performance

Shares of BME stock traded up $0.09 on Friday, reaching $38.68. 57,287 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,104. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 12-month low of $38.00 and a 12-month high of $42.86. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $40.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.83.

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.