BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.91% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 30th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 15th May, 2025.
Key information
7.9%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | 5.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | 30 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 15 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 73% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
BDJ: NAV Remains Resilient Through Market Uncertainty
May 07BDJ: Writing Options Against Quality With An 8% Yield
Mar 07BDJ: Consistent Performance And More Resilient During Market Downturns
Jan 21BDJ: 9% Income, 8% Discount, And Lower Volatility
Jan 05BDJ: Fairly Priced Near NAV, Making It A Hold
Dec 16BDJ: Positive Outlook With Reliable Distributions
Oct 01BDJ: Attractive Monthly Distribution, Remains A 'Buy'
Sep 15BDJ CEF: Secure High-Yields Without Chasing Yields
Aug 27BDJ And SPE: Double Digit Discounts And Monthly Distributions
Jul 01BDJ: Growing NAV And Trades At Discount But Has A Few Caveats
May 24BDJ: Discount Staying Wide, Staying Attractive
Mar 16BDJ: Good Covered Call Fund For Those Looking To Own A Portfolio Of Dividend Stocks
Mar 04BDJ: Value-Oriented Portfolio With Attractive Discount And Distribution Yield
Dec 17BDJ: A Relatively Safe Way To Earn Income And Still Invest In Equities
Nov 20BDJ: Deep Discount Creating A Long-Term Opportunity
Sep 13BDJ: A Solid 8% Yielding Covered Call CEF With A Reasonable Expense Ratio
Jul 18BDJ: High Distribution Yield And Less Volatility Than Most Funds
Jun 01BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Feb 13BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Jan 06BDJ: Attractive Strategy For Current Environment
Dec 22BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Oct 06BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Aug 05BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust declares $0.0562 dividend
Jul 05BDJ: Close-Ended Diversified Equity Fund Likely To Sustain Its High Yield
Jun 17BDJ: Boost To Distribution For This Monthly Payer
Mar 21BDJ: Switching From Tech To Value In The CEF World - 10%+ Returns
Jan 15BDJ: Attractive ~6% Distribution Yield Paid Monthly
Oct 03BDJ: ~6% Distribution Rate - Latest Pullback An Opportunity
Jul 26Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BDJ's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: BDJ's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BDJ) | 7.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.0% |
| Analyst forecast (BDJ) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BDJ's dividend (7.91%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.59%).
High Dividend: BDJ's dividend (7.91%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.8%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (73%), BDJ's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (58.9%), BDJ's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/12 04:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexander Reiss | Stifel, Equities Research |