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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.21%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 15th.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE:BME opened at $38.30 on Friday. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 12-month low of $36.87 and a 12-month high of $42.86. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.60.

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.