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

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 14th will be given a dividend of 0.2621 per share on Friday, November 28th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 14th.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Stock Down 0.5%

BME opened at $38.18 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $37.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.57. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust has a 1 year low of $34.18 and a 1 year high of $41.36.

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.