BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ) Announces Dividend of $0.06

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ) declared a dividend on Thursday, January 2nd,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of 0.0619 per share by the investment management company on Friday, January 31st. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 15th. This is a positive change from BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust’s previous dividend of $0.05.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BDJ traded up $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $8.35. 429,302 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 422,151. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust has a 1 year low of $7.71 and a 1 year high of $9.07. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $8.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.51.

About BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend 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 across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies across all market capitalizations.