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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 8.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 15th.

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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Price Performance

Shares of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock traded up $0.81 during trading on Friday, hitting $38.30. The stock had a trading volume of 75,414 shares, compared to its average volume of 132,107. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.60. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 12 month low of $36.87 and a 12 month high of $42.86.

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.