BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) to Distribute Monthly Dividend of $0.15 on July 31st

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE:BUI) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.154 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 15th. This is a 13.2% increase from BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14.

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust stock opened at $28.25 on Monday. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust has a twelve month low of $24.85 and a twelve month high of $30.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.52.

About BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide investors with a diversified portfolio of global utilities, infrastructure and power-related securities. Managed by BlackRock Advisors, the trust taps into BlackRock’s expansive research platform to identify companies involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of essential services such as electricity, water, transportation and renewable energy.

The trust’s primary objective is total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.