NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE:BGY) announced a decrease in its monthly distribution. This distribution change was made in order to better align BGY’s distribution rate with its current and projected level of earnings.
Municipal Funds:
| Declaration- 10/1/2018 | Ex-Date- 10/12/2018 | Record- 10/15/2018 | Payable- 11/1/2018 | |||
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National Funds |
Ticker |
Distribution |
Change From |
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| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK | $0.005000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust | BYM | $0.052000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust | BAF | $0.058500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | BTA | $0.054500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MUI | $0.044500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | BBF | $0.060500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA | $0.054500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK | $0.063500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK | $0.058500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE | $0.058000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | BKN | $0.057000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | BTT | $0.062400 | - | |||||
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD | $0.057000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | MEN | $0.048000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund | MFL | $0.056500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | MFT | $0.059000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | MHD | $0.070000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | MQT | $0.048000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | MQY | $0.056000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. | MUE | $0.054000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. | MUH | $0.061500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. | MUS | $0.050500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | MVT | $0.063500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | MYD | $0.061000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund | MYF | $0.069500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | MYI | $0.050500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | MVF | $0.041000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK | $0.031800 | - | |||||
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State-Specific Funds |
Ticker |
Distribution |
Change From |
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BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. |
MUC |
$0.047500 |
- |
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| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ | $0.047000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | MYC | $0.052000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. | MCA | $0.052000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BJZ | $0.002500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BFO | $0.026000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM | $0.047400 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. | MIY | $0.052000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MNE | $0.040000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MHN | $0.044500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MYN | $0.042500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust | BSE | $0.040500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH | $0.046000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY | $0.044500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | BFY | $0.049000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Trust | BLH | $0.002500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MUJ | $0.052500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | MYJ | $0.060500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund | MPA | $0.055500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | MZA | $0.052000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV | $0.063000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust | MHE | $0.044000 | - | |||||
Taxable Municipal Fund:
| Declaration- 10/1/2018 | Ex-Date- 10/12/2018 | Record-10/15/2018 | Payable- 10/31/2018 | |||
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Fund |
Ticker |
Distribution |
Change From |
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| BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | BBN | $0.118800 | - | |||||
Taxable Funds:
| Declaration- 10/1/2018 | Ex-Date- 10/12/2018 | Record-10/15/2018 | Payable- 10/31/2018 | |||
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Fund |
Ticker |
Distribution |
Change From |
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| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | BGT | $0.061800 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | BHK | $0.065000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust* | BIT | $0.116700 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.* | BKT | $0.034400 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | BLW | $0.079500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | BTZ | $0.067000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.* | DSU | $0.068500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.* | EGF | $0.041000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | FRA | $0.064500 | - | |||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | HYT | $0.072000 | - | |||||
| BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust | BGIO | $0.050000 | - | |||||
Equity Funds:
| Declaration- 10/1/2018 | Ex-Date- 10/12/2018 | Record-10/15/2018 | Payable- 10/31/2018 | |||
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Fund |
Ticker |
Distribution |
Change From |
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| BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust* | BCX | $0.051600 | - | |||
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust* | BDJ | $0.046700 | - | |||
| BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust* | BGR | $0.077600 | - | |||
| BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust* | BGY | $0.033800 | (0.004200) | |||
| BlackRock Health Sciences Trust* | BME | $0.200000 | - | |||
| BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.* | CII | $0.082800 | - | |||
| BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust* | BOE | $0.063000 | - | |||
| BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust* | BUI | $0.121000 | - | |||
| BlackRock Science and Technology Trust* | BST | $0.150000 | - | |||
* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting purposes. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of www.blackrock.com. As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2018 will be made after the end of the year.
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 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), and BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF) (collectively, the “Plan Funds”) have adopted a managed distribution plan (a “Plan”) and employ an option over-write policy 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 Plan Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Plan Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, each Plan Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution.
The Plan Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid as of September 28, 2018 and for their current fiscal year are as follows:
| Estimated Allocations as of September 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Fund | Distribution |
Net Investment |
Net Realized |
Net Realized |
Return of Capital | |||||||
| BCX1 | $0.051600 | $0.029938 (58%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.021662 (42%) | |||||||
| BDJ | $0.046700 | $0.014809 (32%) | $0 (0%) | $0.031891 (68%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| BGR1 | $0.077600 | $0.022271 (29%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.055329 (71%) | |||||||
| BGY | $0.038000 | $0.017570 (46%) | $0 (0%) | $0.020430 (54%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| BME1 | $0.200000 | $0.006085 (3%) | $0 (0%) | $0.153491 (77%) | $0.040424 (20%) | |||||||
| BOE1 | $0.063000 | $0.036974 (59%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.026026 (41%) | |||||||
| BUI1 | $0.121000 | $0.045465 (38%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.075535 (62%) | |||||||
| CII1 | $0.082800 | $0.024699 (30%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.058101 (70%) | |||||||
| BST | $0.150000 | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.150000 (100%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| EGF1 | $0.041000 | $0.025963 (63%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.015037 (37%) | |||||||
| Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through September 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Fund | Distribution |
Net Investment |
Net Realized |
Net Realized |
Return of Capital | |||||||
| BCX1 | $0.464400 | $0.185125 (40%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.279275 (60%) | |||||||
| BDJ | $0.420300 | $0.135505 (32%) | $0 (0%) | $0.284795 (68%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| BGR1 | $0.698400 | $0.198925 (28%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.499475 (72%) | |||||||
| BGY | $0.342000 | $0.151445 (44%) | $0 (0%) | $0.190555 (56%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| BME1 | $1.800000 | $0.060118 (3%) | $0 (0%) | $1.154321 (64%) | $0.585561 (33%) | |||||||
| BOE1 | $0.657000 | $0.260036 (40%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.396964 (60%) | |||||||
| BUI1 | $1.089000 | $0.394176 (36%) | $0 (0%) | $0.005220 (0%) | $0.689604 (64%) | |||||||
| CII1 | $0.745200 | $0.126512 (17%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.618688 (83%) | |||||||
| BST | $1.230000 | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $1.230000 (100%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||
| EGF1 | $0.328000 | $0.196734 (60%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.131266 (40%) | |||||||
1The Plan Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Plan Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Plan Fund’s net asset value per share.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Plan Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Plan Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
| Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information: | ||||||||||
| Fund |
Average annual total |
Annualized current |
Cumulative total return |
Cumulative fiscal |
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| BCX | 2.76% | 6.29% | (1.73)% | 4.19% | ||||||
| BDJ | 10.79% | 5.60% | 5.11% | 3.73% | ||||||
| BGR | (1.73)% | 6.08% | 3.15% | 4.05% | ||||||
| BGY | 3.28% | 7.17% | (3.92)% | 4.78% | ||||||
| BME | 15.62% | 6.12% | 14.99% | 4.08% | ||||||
| BOE | 5.70% | 6.22% | (2.74)% | 4.88% | ||||||
| BUI | 8.66% | 7.31% | (0.41)% | 4.88% | ||||||
| CII | 13.03% | 5.55% | 9.17% | 3.70% | ||||||
| BST* | 22.35% | 5.57% | 22.50% | 3.34% | ||||||
| EGF | 1.79% | 3.63% | (0.19)% | 2.42% | ||||||
*Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data from inception to 8/31/2018.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Plan Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Plan Fund’s current distributions or from the terms of a Plan Fund’s Plan.
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT) effective August 2018 has adopted a Plan whereby the Fund will make fixed monthly distributions to common stockholders and will distribute all available investment income to its stockholders, consistent with its investment objective and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. If sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its stockholders in order to maintain its managed distribution level. The Fund is currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund expects that distributions under the Plan will exceed investment income and capital gain and thus expects that such distributions will likely include return of capital for the foreseeable future. No conclusions should be drawn about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
BKT’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of September 28, 2018 and for its current fiscal year is as follows:
| Estimated Allocations as of September 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Fund | Distribution |
Net Investment |
Net Realized |
Net Realized |
Return of Capital | |||||||
| BKT | $0.034400 | $0.024890 (72%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.009510 (28%) | |||||||
| Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through September 28, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Fund | Distribution |
Net Investment |
Net Realized |
Net Realized |
Return of Capital | |||||||
| BKT | $0.034400 | $0.024890 (72%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.009510 (28%) | |||||||
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each BKT’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
| Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information: | ||||||||||
| Fund |
Average annual total |
Annualized current |
Cumulative total return |
Cumulative fiscal |
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| BKT | 2.79% | 6.62% | (0.99)% | 0.55% | ||||||
The amount distributed per share is subject to change at the discretion of the Fund’s Board. The Plan will be subject to ongoing review by the Board to determine whether the Plan should be continued, modified or terminated. The Board may amend the terms of the Plan or suspend or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s stockholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its stockholders. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
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