BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) Plans $0.25 Monthly Dividend

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.25 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.04%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 15th.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock traded up $0.71 during trading on Friday, hitting $37.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 101,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,493. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust has a 52 week low of $31.38 and a 52 week high of $39.01. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.14.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Company Profile

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests directly and indirectly through derivative such as options in public equity markets of countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across the science and technology sector.