BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.10 (NYSE:BGR)

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of 0.0973 per share on Tuesday, December 22nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th.

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust Price Performance

Shares of BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust stock opened at $17.61 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $16.18. BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust has a 12-month low of $12.92 and a 12-month high of $17.80.

About BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The trust focuses its investments primarily on equity and equity-related securities of companies engaged in the energy and natural resources sectors, including exploration, production, refining, distribution and related services.

The trust’s portfolio typically comprises common stocks, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), master limited partnerships (MLPs) and other equity-linked instruments issued by firms operating in upstream and downstream energy markets, metals and mining, chemicals and related industries.