BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.21 (NYSE:BME)

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, June 3rd, Zacks reports. Investors of record on Friday, June 14th will be given a dividend of 0.213 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $2.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 14th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has increased its dividend by an average of 2.1% per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Up 0.2 %

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $40.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,571. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 12-month low of $35.53 and a 12-month high of $42.86. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $39.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $40.51.

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.