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 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
“Funds”) paid the following distributions per share:
Fund Pay Date Per
Share BCX March 29, 2018 $0.051600 BDJ March
29, 2018 $0.046700 BGR March 29, 2018
$0.077600 BGY March 29, 2018 $0.038000 BME
March 29, 2018 $0.200000 BOE March 29, 2018
$0.078000 BUI March 29, 2018 $0.121000 CII
March 29, 2018 $0.082800 BST March 29, 2018
$0.130000 EGF March 29, 2018 $0.041000
Each of the Funds has adopted a level distribution plan (the
“Plan”) and employs a managed distribution and/or 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 Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each
Fund will distribute all available investment income to its
shareholders, consistent with its primary 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,
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:
Estimated Allocations as of March 29, 2018
Fund Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BCX1 $0.051600 $0.051234
(99%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.000366 (1%) BDJ
$0.046700 $0.027468 (59%) $0 (0%)
$0.019232 (41%) $0 (0%) BGR1 $0.077600
$0.055782 (72%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.021818
(28%) BGY $0.038000 $0.038000 (100%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) BME1 $0.200000
$0.029898 (15%) $0 (0%) $0.062369 (31%)
$0.107733 (54%) BOE $0.078000 $0.074281 (95%)
$0.003719 (5%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) BUI1 $0.121000
$0.046935 (39%) $0.045753 (38%) $0 (0%)
$0.028312 (23%) CII1 $0.082800 $0.030906 (37%)
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.051894 (63%) BST $0.130000
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.130000 (100%) $0
(0%) EGF1 $0.041000 $0.022494 (55%) $0 (0%)
$0 (0%) $0.018506 (45%)
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through March
29, 2018 Fund Distribution
Net InvestmentIncome
Net RealizedShort-Term Gains
Net RealizedLong-Term Gains
Return of Capital BCX1 $0.154800 $0.051234
(33%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.103566 (67%) BDJ
$0.140100 $0.039443 (28%) $0 (0%)
$0.100657 (72%) $0 (0%) BGR1 $0.232800
$0.063185 (27%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.169615
(73%) BGY $0.114000 $0.043172 (38%) $0.068572
(60%) $0.002256 (2%) $0 (0%) BME1 $0.600000
$0.030767 (5%) $0 (0%) $0.267209 (45%)
$0.302024 (50%) BOE $0.234000 $0.074281 (32%)
$0.035322 (15%) $0.124397 (53%) $0 (0%) BUI1
$0.363000 $0.093294 (26%) $0.096035 (26%) $0
(0%) $0.173671 (48%) CII1 $0.248400 $0.042295
(17%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.206105 (83%) BST
$0.390000 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.390000
(100%) $0 (0%) EGF1 $0.082000 $0.058866 (72%)
$0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.023134 (28%)
1The 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 Fund's investment performance and should not be
confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total
return performance, the difference will reduce the 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 Fund’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 annualtotal return(in relation to
NAV)for the 5-year periodending on2/28/2018
Annualized currentdistribution rate
expressedas a percentage of NAVas of 2/28/2018
Cumulative totalreturn (in relation to
NAV)for the fiscal year through2/28/2018
Cumulative fiscalyear distributionsas a
percentage ofNAV as of2/28/2018
BCX 1.13% 6.18% (4.88)% 1.03% BDJ
10.29% 5.71% (0.60)% 0.95% BGR
(2.90)% 6.45% (8.29)% 1.08% BGY 4.03%
6.74% (2.96)% 1.12% BME 15.52%
6.59% 1.62% 1.10% BOE 6.74% 7.36%
(2.69)% 1.23% BUI 7.27% 7.12%
(4.65)% 1.19% CII 12.57% 5.81% 0.09%
0.97% BST* 21.93% 5.00% 9.37%
0.83% EGF 1.31% 3.59% (1.41)% 0.60%
* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance
and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects
data from inception to 2/28/2018.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Fund’s
investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s current
distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
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BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the
Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds”
section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material
information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others
are advised to check the website for updated performance
information and the release of other material information about the
Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow
investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does
not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in
this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a
Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with
respect to a Fund’s or BlackRock’s future financial or business
performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements
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“potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,”
“position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,”
“sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may”
or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and
future results could differ materially from historical
performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking
statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in
political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate
environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or
in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the
impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of
any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any
distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and
timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities and natural disasters, which may
adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial
and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9)
BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented
professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide
support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of
problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative
performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are
accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on
BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss
these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information
contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press
release.
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