BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Fund announces dividend of $0.113
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 15 2025
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Source: SeekingAlpha
Dividend Declaration: BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Fund (BDJ) has declared a special dividend of $0.113 per share, payable on December 31, with a record date of December 22 and an ex-dividend date also on December 22.
Fund Characteristics: BDJ is characterized as a value-oriented fund, offering an 8.4% yield and trading at nearly a 7% discount, making it appealing for income-focused investors.
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About BDJ
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (the Trust) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust's primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in common stocks that pay dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation and by utilizing an option writing strategy to enhance distributions to its shareholders. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in dividend paying equities and may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers that do not pay dividends. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust invests in various sectors, such as health care, financials, information technology and utilities. The Trust's investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
