| Previous Close | 13.05 |
| Open | 13.05 |
| Bid | 13.01 x 900 |
| Ask | 13.08 x 1400 |
| Day's Range | 13.01 - 13.05 |
| 52 Week Range | 12.60 - 13.64 |
| Volume | 11,883 |
| Avg. Volume | 8,391 |
| Market Cap | 68.663M |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | -0.05 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
| EPS (TTM) | -0.03 |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 0.49 (3.75%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2018-09-13 |
| 1y Target Est | N/A |
Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust , BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust , BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust , BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust , BlackRock Health Sciences Trust , BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust , BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust , BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.
The BlackRock registered closed-end funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that Henry Gabbay will become an independent director/trustee of each Fund on January 1, 2019. Mr. Gabbay is a director/trustee of certain BlackRock open-end funds. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @blackrock | Blog: www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock.
Certain BlackRock closed-end funds announced distributions today as detailed below. Certain municipal Funds announced a decrease in their monthly distribution rates. Generally, these distribution changes were made in order to better align the applicable Funds’ distribution rates with their current and projected level of earnings.
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE:EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) today announced the completion of its annual offer to repurchase a portion of its outstanding shares of common stock from its stockholders (the “Repurchase Offer”). Under the terms of the Repurchase Offer, the Fund offered to repurchase up to 10% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Shares”) for cash at a price equal to the Fund’s net asset value per Share calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange on November 27, 2018 (subject to the repurchase fee of 2% of the net asset value per Share, which was deducted from the repurchase price (the “Repurchase Fee”)).
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) announced the expiration of the Fund’s annual repurchase offer for its shares of common stock (the “Repurchase Offer”). The Fund offered to repurchase up to 10% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Shares”) for cash at a price equal to the net asset value of the Shares as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 27, 2018, subject to a repurchase fee of 2% of the value of the Shares repurchased, which will be deducted from the repurchase price. As of Monday, November 26, 2018, 5,845,662 Shares of the Fund were outstanding.
Today, BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE: EGF, CUSIP: 09255K108) announced that the annual offer to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares of common stock (the "Shares") from its stockholders (the "Repurchase Offer") will commence on October 24, 2018. Under the terms of the Repurchase Offer, the Fund is offering to purchase up to 10% of its Shares from stockholders at an amount per Share equal to the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") per Share, less a repurchase fee of 2% of the value of the Shares repurchased, calculated as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 27, 2018.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of twenty BlackRock taxable fixed-income and equity closed-end funds have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs .