BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 13th

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.0619 per share by the investment management company on Friday, February 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Price Performance

Shares of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust stock traded up $0.01 on Wednesday, hitting $9.64. The stock had a trading volume of 44,340 shares, compared to its average volume of 421,826. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust has a twelve month low of $7.16 and a twelve month high of $9.76. The business’s 50 day moving average is $9.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.15.

About BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying equity securities. The trust pursues an enhanced dividend strategy, focusing on U.S. large-capitalization common stocks with a history of dividend payments. To augment income generation, BDJ may also employ an option overlay strategy, writing covered call options on select securities or indices.

Since commencing operations in 2006, BDJ has been advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors, one of the world’s largest asset managers.