NEW YORK, June 30, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (NYSE: BIGZ), BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FRA), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (NYSE: BTZ), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (NYSE: BIT), BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: BCAT), and BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (collectively, the “Funds”) paid the following distributions per share:
|
Fund |
Pay Date |
Per Share |
|
BCX |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.045000 |
|
BDJ |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.056200 |
|
BGR |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.049000 |
|
BGY |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.033800 |
|
BME |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.213000 |
|
BMEZ |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.145000 |
|
BOE |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.063000 |
|
BUI |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.121000 |
|
CII |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.099500 |
|
BST |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.250000 |
|
BSTZ |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.192000 |
|
BIGZ |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.070000 |
|
EGF |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.041000 |
|
DSU |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.060500 |
|
FRA |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.066700 |
|
BGT |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.064700 |
|
HYT |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.077900 |
|
BTZ |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.083900 |
|
BLW |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.098100 |
|
BHK |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.074600 |
|
BIT |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.123700 |
|
BCAT |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.104100 |
|
ECAT |
June 30, 2022 |
$0.100000 |
Each of the Funds has adopted a managed distribution plan (the “Plan”) to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Fund will distribute all available net income to its shareholders, consistent with its primary investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient net income is not available on a monthly basis, the Funds will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to their shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.
The Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid this month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:
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Estimated Allocations as of June 30, 2022 |
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|
Fund |
Distribution |
Net Income |
Net Realized Short-Term Gains |
Net Realized Long-Term Gains |
Return of Capital |
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|
BCX1 |
$0.045000 |
$0.045000 (100%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BDJ |
$0.056200 |
$0.008564 (15%) |
$0.047636 (85%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BGR1 |
$0.049000 |
$0.049000 (100%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BGY1 |
$0.033800 |
$0.005959 (18%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.027841 (82%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BME |
$0.213000 |
$0.013204 (6%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.199796 (94%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BMEZ |
$0.145000 |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.145000 (100%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BOE |
$0.063000 |
$0.017477 (28%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.045523 (72%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BUI1 |
$0.121000 |
$0.050025 (41%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.038800 (32%) |
$0.032175 (27%) |
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|
CII |
$0.099500 |
$0.009034 (9%) |
$0.090466 (91%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BST |
$0.250000 |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.250000 (100%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BSTZ |
$0.192000 |
$0 (0%) |
$0.144694 (75%) |
$0.047306 (25%) |
$0 (0%) |
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|
BIGZ1 |
$0.070000 |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.070000 (100%) |
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|
EGF1 |
$0.041000 |
$0.029135 (71%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.011865 (29%) |
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|
DSU1 |
$0.060500 |
$0.053846 (89%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.006654 (11%) |
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|
FRA1 |
$0.066700 |
$0.060730 (91%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.005970 (9%) |
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|
BGT1 |
$0.064700 |
$0.058929 (91%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.005771 (9%) |
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|
HYT1 |
$0.077900 |
$0.058051 (75%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.019849 (25%) |
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|
BTZ1 |
$0.083900 |
$0.070912 (85%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.012988 (15%) |
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|
BLW1 |
$0.098100 |
$0.078405 (80%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.019695 (20%) |
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|
BHK1 |
$0.074600 |
$0.058391 (78%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.016209 (22%) |
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|
BIT1 |
$0.123700 |
$0.074911 (61%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.048789 (39%) |
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|
BCAT1 |
$0.104100 |
$0.048160 (46%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.055940 (54%) |
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|
ECAT1 |
$0.100000 |
$0.036498 (36%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.063502 (64%) |
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|
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through June 30, 2022 |
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|
Fund |
Distribution |
Net Income |
Net Realized Short-Term Gains |
Net Realized Long-Term Gains |
Return of Capital |
|
BCX1 |
$0.260000 |
$0.154480 (59%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.105520 (41%) |
|
BDJ |
$0.324800 |
$0.082480 (25%) |
$0.093121 (29%) |
$0.149199 (46%) |
$0 (0%) |
|
BGR1 |
$0.256000 |
$0.186381 (73%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.069619 (27%) |
|
BGY1 |
$0.202800 |
$0.071189 (35%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.050024 (25%) |
$0.081587 (40%) |
|
BME |
$1.278000 |
$0.035721 (3%) |
$0 (0%) |
$1.242279 (97%) |
$0 (0%) |
|
BMEZ |
$0.870000 |
$0 (0%) |
$0.357947 (41%) |
$0.512053 (59%) |
$0 (0%) |
|
BOE |
$0.378000 |
$0.126586 (33%) |
$0 (0%) |
$0.251414 (67%) |
$0 (0%) |
|
BUI1 |
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