BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 15th

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, November 1st,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of 0.213 per share on Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has increased its dividend payment by an average of 2.1% per year over the last three years.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Performance

Shares of BME traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $40.90. 15,789 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 31,742. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.94. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a one year low of $37.26 and a one year 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.