BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.31%.
Key information
5.3%
Dividend yield
113%
Payout ratio
Industry average yield | 2.4% |
Next dividend pay date | n/a |
Ex dividend date | n/a |
Dividend per share | n/a |
Earnings per share | US$0.44 |
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
No updates
Recent updates
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Feb 13EGF - AAA Fund With Overwritten Swaptions
Jan 04BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund goes ex-dividend on Monday
Nov 11BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Oct 06BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Sep 02BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Aug 05BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Jul 05BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
May 07BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Feb 04BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund declares $0.041 dividend
Dec 21Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: EGF's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EGF's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Dividend Yield vs Market |
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Segment | Dividend Yield |
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Company (EGF) | 5.3% |
Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.4% |
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (EGF) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: EGF's dividend (5.31%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.56%).
High Dividend: EGF's dividend (5.31%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.82%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (112.8%), EGF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (8.5%), EGF's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.