Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced
distributions today as detailed below.
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: BFZ),
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Science
and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST), and BlackRock Science and
Technology Trust II (NYSE: BSTZ) announced increases to their
monthly distributions. Generally, these distribution changes were
made in order to better align the applicable Fund’s distribution
rate with its current and projected level of earnings and/or its
current and projected total return performance where
applicable.
Municipal Funds:
Declaration-3/1/2021 Ex-Date- 3/12/2021 Record- 3/15/2021
Payable- 4/1/2021
National
Funds
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock Municipal Income Quality
Trust
BYM
$0.058000
-
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage
Trust
BTA
$0.050500
-
BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund,
Inc.
MUI
$0.054000
-
BlackRock Municipal Income Investment
Trust
BBF
$0.050500
-
BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc.
MUA
$0.052500
-
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$0.058500
-
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$0.062000
-
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal
Trust, Inc.
BKN
$0.068000
-
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term
Trust
BTT
$0.062400
-
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal
Trust
BSD
$0.059000
-
BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.
MEN
$0.047000
-
BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality
Fund
MFL
$0.048500
-
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality
Fund
MFT
$0.060000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II,
Inc.
MQT
$0.054000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.
MQY
$0.063000
-
BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II,
Inc.
MUE
$0.050500
-
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc.
MVT
$0.058500
-
BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.
MYD
$0.056000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund
MYF
$0.056000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III,
Inc.
MYI
$0.051500
-
BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc.
MVF
$0.033500
-
State-Specific
Funds
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality
Fund, Inc.
MUC
$0.055000
-
BlackRock California Municipal Income
Trust
BFZ
$0.043000
0.005000
BlackRock MuniYield California Fund,
Inc.
MYC
$0.043000
-
BlackRock MuniYield California Quality
Fund, Inc.
MCA
$0.053000
-
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond
Trust
BZM
$0.046000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund,
Inc.
MIY
$0.056000
-
BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality
Fund, Inc.
MHN
$0.054500
-
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund,
Inc.
MYN
$0.051500
-
BlackRock New York Municipal Income
Quality Trust
BSE
$0.052500
-
BlackRock New York Municipal Income
Trust
BNY
$0.056500
-
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust
II
BFY
$0.060500
-
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality
Fund, Inc.
MUJ
$0.063000
-
BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund,
Inc.
MYJ
$0.062500
-
BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality
Fund
MPA
$0.055000
-
BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.
MZA
$0.053000
-
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond
Trust
BHV
$0.045500
-
BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt
Trust
MHE
$0.043000
-
Taxable Municipal Fund:
Declaration-3/1/2021 Ex-Date- 3/12/2021 Record- 3/15/2021
Payable- 3/31/2021
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust
BBN
$0.117000
-
Taxable Funds:
Declaration-3/1/2021 Ex-Date- 3/12/2021 Record- 3/15/2021
Payable- 3/31/2021
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
BGT
$0.064700
-
BlackRock Core Bond Trust
BHK
$0.074600
-
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$0.123700
-
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.
BKT
$0.034400
-
BlackRock Limited Duration Income
Trust
BLW
$0.098100
-
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income
Trust
BTZ
$0.083900
-
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
DSU
$0.060500
-
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund,
Inc.
EGF
$0.041000
-
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies
Fund, Inc.
FRA
$0.066700
-
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund,
Inc.
HYT
$0.077900
-
BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity
Trust
BGIO
$0.050000
-
Equity Funds:
Declaration-3/1/2021 Ex-Date- 3/12/2021 Record- 3/15/2021
Payable- 3/31/2021
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock Resources & Commodities
Strategy Trust*
BCX
$0.040000
-
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend
Trust
BDJ
$0.050000
-
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust*
BGR
$0.037500
-
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend
Trust*
BGY
$0.033800
-
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust*
BME
$0.200000
-
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II*
BMEZ
$0.145000
0.045000
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend
Trust*
BOE
$0.063000
-
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure &
Power Opportunities Trust*
BUI
$0.121000
-
BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income
Fund, Inc.*
CII
$0.087500
-
BlackRock Science and Technology
Trust*
BST
$0.226000
0.039000
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
II*
BSTZ
$0.171000
0.056000
Multi-Asset Fund:
Declaration-3/1/2021 Ex-Date- 3/12/2021 Record- 3/15/2021
Payable- 3/31/2021
Fund
Ticker
Distribution
Change From
Prior Distribution
BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust*
BCAT
$0.104100
-
* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), 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 2021 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 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
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), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE:BCAT)
(collectively, the “Plan Funds”) have adopted a managed
distribution plan (a “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 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 (the “Code”). 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 Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid this
month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:
Estimated Allocations as of February
26, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short-Term Gains
Net Realized Long-Term Gains
Return of Capital
BCX1
$0.040000
$0.008905 (22%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.031095 (78%)
BDJ
$0.050000
$0.050000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BGR1
$0.037500
$0.019502 (52%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.017998 (48%)
BGY1
$0.033800
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.033800 (100%)
BME
$0.200000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.200000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BMEZ
$0.100000
$0 (0%)
$0.100000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BOE1
$0.063000
$0.004953 (8%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.058047 (92%)
BUI1
$0.121000
$0.040495 (33%)
$0 (0%)
$0.043373 (36%)
$0.037132 (31%)
CII
$0.087500
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.087500 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BST
$0.187000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.187000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BSTZ
$0.115000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.115000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
EGF
$0.041000
$0.041000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
DSU
$0.060500
$0.060500 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
FRA
$0.066700
$0.066700 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BGT
$0.064700
$0.064700 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
HYT
$0.077900
$0.077900 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BTZ
$0.083900
$0.083900 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BLW
$0.098100
$0.098100 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BHK
$0.074600
$0.074600 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BIT1
$0.123700
$0.123700 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BCAT1
$0.104100
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.104100 (100%)
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal
Year through February 26, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short-Term Gains
Net Realized Long-Term Gains
Return of Capital
BCX1
$0.080000
$0.016911 (21%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.063089 (79%)
BDJ
$0.100000
$0.100000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BGR1
$0.075000
$0.049130 (66%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.025870 (34%)
BGY1
$0.067600
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.067600 (100%)
BME
$0.400000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.400000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BMEZ
$0.200000
$0 (0%)
$0.200000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BOE1
$0.126000
$0.027288 (22%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.098712 (78%)
BUI1
$0.242000
$0.057178 (24%)
$0 (0%)
$0.089656 (37%)
$0.095166 (39%)
CII
$0.175000
$0.003087 (2%)
$0 (0%)
$0.171913 (98%)
$0 (0%)
BST
$0.374000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.374000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BSTZ
$0.230000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.230000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
EGF
$0.041000
$0.041000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
DSU
$0.060500
$0.060500 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
FRA
$0.066700
$0.066700 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BGT
$0.064700
$0.064700 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
HYT
$0.077900
$0.077900 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BTZ
$0.083900
$0.083900 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BLW
$0.098100
$0.098100 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BHK
$0.074600
$0.074600 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BIT1
$0.494800
$0.342640 (69%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.152160 (31%)
BCAT1
$0.208200
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.208200 (100%)
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 being provided to you pursuant to regulatory
requirements and are not being 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:
Trust
Average annual total return (in
relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 1/31/2021
Annualized current distribution
rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 1/31/2021
Cumulative total return (in
relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1/31/2021
Cumulative fiscal year
distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 1/31/2021
BCX
9.61%
5.73%
(0.35)%
0.48%
BDJ
9.63%
6.54%
(1.35)%
0.55%
BGR
(2.38)%
5.45%
1.48%
0.45%
BGY
7.70%
6.38%
(1.45)%
0.53%
BME
14.58%
5.29%
(0.22)%
0.44%
BMEZ*
57.31%
3.98%
(1.45)%
0.33%
BOE
8.20%
6.29%
(1.55)%
0.52%
BUI
11.96%
6.11%
0.28%
0.51%
CII
13.61%
5.53%
(0.25)%
0.46%
BST
32.44%
4.23%
2.20%
0.35%
BSTZ*
118.47%
3.42%
4.53%
0.29%
EGF
2.24%
3.70%
(0.30)%
0.31%
DSU
8.20%
6.22%
1.04%
0.52%
FRA
6.34%
5.72%
1.30%
0.48%
BGT
6.26%
5.72%
1.27%
0.48%
HYT
11.17%
7.81%
0.08%
0.65%
BTZ
9.84%
6.45%
(0.64)%
0.54%
BLW
9.01%
6.92%
0.47%
0.58%
BHK
9.17%
5.49%
(0.85)%
0.46%
BIT
10.28%
8.09%
6.17%
2.02%
BCAT*
5.59%
5.97%
(0.17)%
0.50%
* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance
and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects
data from inception to 1/31/2021.
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.
BKT has adopted a Plan whereby beginning August 2018 the Fund
will make fixed monthly distributions to common stockholders and
will distribute all available net income to its stockholders,
consistent with its investment objective and as required by the
Code. The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to
change at the discretion of BKT’s Board. If sufficient net
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 a level distribution. The Fund is
currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund expects that distributions under the Plan will exceed
current income and capital gains and therefore will likely include
a return of capital. BKT may make additional distributions from
time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at
the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements
imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act.
BKT’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of February
26, 2021 and for its current fiscal year are as follows:
Estimated Allocations as of February
26, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short-Term Gains
Net Realized Long-Term Gains
Return of Capital
BKT
$0.034400
$0.034400 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal
Year through February 26, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short-Term Gains
Net Realized Long-Term Gains
Return of Capital
BKT
$0.034400
$0.034400 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only
estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory
requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes.
The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting
purposes will depend upon BKT’s investment experience during the
remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on
tax regulations. BKT will send its stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for
the calendar year that will illustrate how to report these
distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate
Information:
Fund
Average annual total return (in
relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 1/31/2021
Annualized current distribution
rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 1/31/2021
Cumulative total return (in
relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1/31/2021
Cumulative fiscal year
distributions as a percentage of NAV as 1/31/2021
BKT
3.52%
6.66%
0.32%
0.55%
No conclusions should be drawn about BKT’s investment
performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the
terms of the Fund’s Plan.
The amount distributed per share under a Plan is subject to
change at the discretion of the applicable Fund’s Board. Each
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 a Plan or suspend or terminate a Plan
at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it
deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its
shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Plan could have an
adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
About BlackRock
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provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build
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Availability of Fund Updates
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,”
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“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.
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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
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