Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced
distributions today as detailed below.
Municipal Funds:
Declaration- 4/1/2019 Ex-Date- 4/12/2019
Record- 4/15/2019
Payable- 5/1/2019
National
Funds
Ticker
Distribution
Change
FromPriorDistribution
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust* BYM $0.052000 - BlackRock
Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust BAF $0.058500 - BlackRock
Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA $0.050500 - BlackRock Muni
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MUI $0.044500 - BlackRock
Municipal Income Investment Trust* BBF $0.058000 - BlackRock
MuniAssets Fund, Inc. MUA $0.054500 - BlackRock Municipal Bond
Trust BBK $0.054500 - BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK
$0.058500 - BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $0.058000 -
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. BKN $0.057000 -
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust BTT $0.062400 - The
BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $0.057000 - BlackRock
MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. MEN $0.044000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings
Investment Quality Fund MFL $0.052500 - BlackRock MuniYield
Investment Quality Fund MFT $0.059000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings
Fund, Inc. MHD $0.067500 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II,
Inc. MQT $0.048000 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. MQY
$0.056000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc.* MUE
$0.049000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. MUH $0.061500 -
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. MUS $0.044500 - BlackRock
MuniVest Fund II, Inc. MVT $0.059500 - BlackRock MuniYield Fund,
Inc. MYD $0.059000 - BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund MYF
$0.062000 - BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. MYI
$0.050500 - BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. MVF $0.038500 -
State-Specific
Funds
Ticker
Distribution
Change
FromPriorDistribution
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality
Fund, Inc.
MUC
$0.047500
-
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $0.044500 -
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MYC $0.048000 - BlackRock
MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. MCA $0.052000 - BlackRock
Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO $0.020000 - BlackRock
Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $0.047400 - BlackRock MuniYield
Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. MIY $0.052000 - BlackRock Muni New York
Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. MNE $0.040000 - BlackRock
MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. MHN $0.044500 - BlackRock
MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. MYN $0.042500 - BlackRock New
York Municipal Income Quality Trust BSE $0.040500 - BlackRock New
York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $0.048000 - BlackRock New York
Municipal Income Trust BNY $0.044500 - BlackRock New York Municipal
Income Trust II BFY $0.049000 - BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey
Quality Fund, Inc. MUJ $0.052500 - BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey
Fund, Inc. MYJ $0.060500 - BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality
Fund* MPA $0.053000 - BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. MZA
$0.047000 - BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $0.053500 -
BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust MHE $0.044000 -
Taxable Municipal Fund:
Declaration- 4/1/2019 Ex-Date- 4/12/2019 Record-4/15/2019
Payable- 4/30/2019
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change
FromPriorDistribution
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust BBN $0.118800 -
Taxable Funds:
Declaration- 4/1/2019 Ex-Date- 4/12/2019
Record-4/15/2019 Payable-
4/30/2019
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change
FromPriorDistribution
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust BGT $0.061800 - BlackRock Core
Bond Trust BHK $0.065000 - BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust BIT
$0.116700 - BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.* BKT $0.034400 - BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust BLW $0.079500 - BlackRock Credit
Allocation Income Trust BTZ $0.067000 - BlackRock Debt Strategies
Fund, Inc.* DSU $0.068500 - BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund,
Inc.* EGF $0.041000 - BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies
Fund, Inc. FRA $0.069500 - BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund,
Inc. HYT $0.072000 - BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust
BGIO $0.050000 -
Equity Funds:
Declaration- 4/1/2019 Ex-Date- 4/12/2019
Record-4/15/2019 Payable- 4/30/2019
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change
FromPriorDistribution
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust* BCX $0.051600
- BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust* BDJ $0.046700 -
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust* BGR $0.077600 - BlackRock
Enhanced International Dividend Trust* BGY $0.033800 - BlackRock
Health Sciences Trust* BME $0.200000 - BlackRock Enhanced Capital
and Income Fund, Inc.* CII $0.082800 - BlackRock Enhanced Global
Dividend Trust* BOE $0.063000 - BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure
& Power Opportunities Trust* BUI $0.121000 - BlackRock Science
and Technology Trust* BST $0.150000 -
* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted
above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders
of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with
the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice
was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax
reporting purposes. This information can be found in the
“Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. As
applicable, the final determination of the source and tax
characteristics of all distributions in 2019 will be made after the
end of the year.
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE:BCX),
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ), BlackRock
Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE:BGR), BlackRock Enhanced
International Dividend Trust (NYSE:BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences
Trust (NYSE:BME), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust
(NYSE:BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power
Opportunities Trust (NYSE:BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and
Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:CII), BlackRock Science and Technology
Trust (NYSE:BST), and BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.
(NYSE:EGF) (collectively, the “Plan Funds”) have adopted a managed
distribution plan (a “Plan”) and employ an option over-write policy
to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or
return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are
subject to change at the discretion of each Plan Fund’s Board of
Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Plan Fund will
distribute all available investment income to its shareholders,
consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment
income is not available on a monthly basis, each Plan Fund will
distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its
shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.
The Plan Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid as
of March 29, 2019 and for its current fiscal year is as
follows:
Estimated Allocations as of March 29, 2019 Fund
Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BCX1 $0.051600
$0.041471 (80%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.010129 (20%) BDJ $0.046700
$0.025115 (54%) $0 (0%)
$0.021585 (46%) $0 (0%) BGR1 $0.077600
$0.011694 (15%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.065906 (85%) BGY1 $0.033800
$0.033800 (100%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) BME $0.200000
$0.028524 (14%) $0 (0%)
$0.171476 (86%) $0 (0%) BOE1 $0.063000
$0.055722 (88%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.007278 (12%) BUI $0.121000
$0.046483 (38%) $0 (0%)
$0.074517 (62%) $0 (0%) CII $0.082800
$0.024831 (30%) $0 (0%)
$0.057969 (70%) $0 (0%) BST $0.150000
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.150000
(100%) $0 (0%) EGF1 $0.041000
$0.017449 (43%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.023551 (57%)
Estimated Allocations for the
Fiscal Year through March 29, 2019 Fund
Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BCX1 $0.154800
$0.103670 (67%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.051130 (33%) BDJ $0.140100
$0.066190 (47%) $0 (0%)
$0.073910 (53%) $0 (0%) BGR1 $0.232800
$0.117482 (50%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.115318 (50%) BGY1 $0.101400
$0.051976 (51%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.049424 (49%) BME $0.600000
$0.041795 (7%) $0 (0%)
$0.558205 (93%) $0 (0%) BOE1 $0.189000
$0.099599 (53%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.089401 (47%) BUI $0.363000
$0.166254 (46%) $0 (0%)
$0.196746 (54%) $0 (0%) CII1 $0.248400
$0.069015 (28%) $0 (0%)
$0.178398 (72%) $0.000987 (0%) BST
$0.450000 $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.450000 (100%) $0 (0%) EGF1 $0.082000
$0.017449 (21%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.064551 (79%)
1The Plan Fund estimates
that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized
capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of
your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital
may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s
investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital
distribution does not necessarily reflect the Plan Fund's
investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or
‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the
difference will reduce the Plan Fund’s net asset value per share.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only
estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The
actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting
purposes will depend upon each Plan Fund’s investment
experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be
subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Plan Fund will
send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you
how to report these distributions for federal income tax
purposes.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information: Fund
Average annual totalreturn (in relation
toNAV) for the 5-yearperiod ending on2/28/2019
Annualized currentdistribution
rateexpressed as apercentage of NAV as of2/28/2019
Cumulative total return(in relation to
NAV) forthe fiscal year through2/28/2019
Cumulative fiscalyear distributionsas a
percentage ofNAV as of2/28/2019
BCX 0.58% 6.69% 11.61%
1.11% BDJ 7.91% 5.96%
8.73% 0.99% BGR (5.29)%
6.99% 13.14% 1.16% BGY
0.03% 6.54% 7.36%
1.09% BME 11.01% 6.30%
7.20% 1.05% BOE 2.67%
6.36% 7.89% 1.06% BUI
6.52% 7.10% 9.14%
1.18% CII 9.10% 5.94%
9.60% 0.99% BST* 18.40%
5.86% 17.14% 0.98% EGF
1.79% 3.63% 0.91% 0.60%
*Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and
distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data
from inception to 2/28/2019.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Plan
Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Plan Fund’s
current distributions or from the terms of a Plan Fund’s
Plan.
BKT has adopted a Plan whereby beginning August 2018 the Fund
will make fixed monthly distributions to common stockholders and
will distribute all available investment income to its
stockholders, consistent with its investment objective and as
required by the Code. The fixed amount distributed per share is
subject to change at the discretion of BKT’s Board. If
sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis,
the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return
capital to its stockholders in order to maintain a level
distribution. The Fund is currently not relying on any exemptive
relief from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act. The Fund expects that
distributions under the Plan will exceed current income and capital
gains and therefore will likely include a return of capital. BKT
may make additional distributions from time to time, including
additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable
year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or
the 1940 Act.
BKT’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of March
29, 2019 and for its current fiscal year is as follows:
Estimated Allocations as of March 29, 2019 Fund
Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BKT2 $0.034400
$0.023384 (68%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.011016 (32%)
Estimated Allocations for the
Fiscal Year through March 29, 2019 Fund
Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BKT2 $0.068800
$0.055282 (80%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%)
$0.013518 (20%) 2BKT estimates that it has
distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains in
the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of the distribution
may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for
example, when some or all of a stockholder’s investment is paid
back to the stockholder. A return of capital distribution does not
necessarily reflect BKT’s investment performance and should not be
confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total
return performance, the difference will reduce BKT’s net asset
value per share.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only
estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory
requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes.
The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting
purposes will depend upon BKT’s investment experience during the
remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on
tax regulations. BKT will send its stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for
the calendar year that will illustrate how to report these
distributions for federal income tax purposes
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information: Fund
Average annual totalreturn (in relation
toNAV) for the 5-yearperiod ending on2/28/2019
Annualized currentdistribution
rateexpressed as apercentage of NAV as of2/28/2019
Cumulative total return(in relation to
NAV) forthe fiscal year through2/28/2019
Cumulative fiscalyear distributionsas a
percentage ofNAV as of2/28/2019
BKT 2.67% 6.60% 0.74%
1.10%
No conclusions should be drawn about the BKT’s investment
performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the
terms of the Fund’s Plan.
The amount distributed per share under a Plan is subject to
change at the discretion of the applicable Fund’s Board. Each
Plan will be subject to ongoing review by the Board to determine
whether the Plan should be continued, modified or terminated. The
Board may amend the terms of a Plan or suspend or terminate a Plan
at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it
deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its
shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Plan could have an
adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
About BlackRock
BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a
fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial
technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when
planning for their most important goals. As of December 31, 2018,
the firm managed approximately $5.98 trillion in assets on behalf
of investors worldwide. For additional information on BlackRock,
please visit www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @blackrock | Blog:
www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock.
Availability of Fund Updates
BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the
Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds”
section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material
information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others
are advised to check the website for updated performance
information and the release of other material information about the
Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow
investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does
not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in
this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a
Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to a Fund’s or BlackRock’s future financial or business
performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements
are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,”
“potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,”
“position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,”
“sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”
or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and
future results could differ materially from historical
performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking
statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in
political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate
environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or
in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the
impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of
any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any
distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and
timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities and natural disasters, which may
adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial
and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9)
BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented
professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide
support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of
problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative
performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are
accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on
BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss
these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information
contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press
release.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190401005872/en/
BlackRock Closed-End Funds1-800-882-0052
BlackRock Enhanced Equit... (NYSE:BDJ)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2024 to Aug 2024
BlackRock Enhanced Equit... (NYSE:BDJ)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2023 to Aug 2024