BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BKT - Get Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Friday, May 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.0882 per share on Friday, May 31st. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th.
BlackRock Income Trust has decreased its dividend by an average of 5.1% per year over the last three years.
BlackRock Income Trust Stock Up 1.0 %
Shares of BKT stock traded up $0.11 on Friday, hitting $11.47. 50,720 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,221. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.71. BlackRock Income Trust has a 52 week low of $10.55 and a 52 week high of $12.74.
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BlackRock Income Trust, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in securities of companies that operate across diversified sectors. It invests in securities such as U.S.
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