NYSE:EGFBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $13.19 -0.07 (-0.53 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$13.19Now: $13.19▼$13.1950-Day Range$12.93MA: $13.21▼$13.3652-Week Range$9.62Now: $13.19▼$13.84Volume100 shsAverage Volume9,750 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield0.04%BetaN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in a portfolio of United States government and government agency securities, including the U.S. government mortgage-backed securities. The fund invests in non U.S. government debt securities of foreign or domestic issuers, including commercial paper, notes, corporate bonds, debentures, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate loans, sovereign debt securities, and money market securities. It was formerly known as Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. was formed in 2006 and is domiciled in United States.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has received 22 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has received 27 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has received 55.10% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe EGF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe EGF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has a dividend yield of 0.04%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.44 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Asset Management Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancial Services Current SymbolNYSE:EGF Previous Symbol CUSIP09255K108 CIK1336050 Webwww.blackrock.com Phone302-797-2000Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/APrice-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AProfitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding SharesN/AMarket CapN/A Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable $13.19 -0.07 (-0.53 %) (As of 08/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive EGF News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for EGF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund (NYSE:EGF) Frequently Asked Questions How has BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's stock was trading at $13.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EGF stock has decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at $13.19. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. How often does BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund announced a monthly dividend on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.041 per share on Monday, August 31st. This represents a $0.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 13th. View BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's dividend history. Has BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about EGF stock have been trending neutral this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund earned a news sentiment score of 0.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund. Are investors shorting BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, an increase of 300.0% from the June 15th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. View BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's Short Interest. Who are some of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's key competitors? Some companies that are related to BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund include 1ST TR ENERGY I/SH (FIF), 3i Group (TGOPF), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund (IAF), Ackermans & van Haaren (ACKB), Advent Claymore Convertible Sec & Inc Fd (AVK), Allianzgi Diversified Incm and Cnvrtb Fd (ACV), AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income FD (NIE), Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Alternative Invest Ordinary Units FP (AIQ), Amedeo Resources (AMED), AMP (AZIHY), Amundi (AMDUF), Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (AFT), Azimut (AZIHF) and Bankinter (BKT). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), BCE (BCE), BlackRock Resources and Commodities (BCX), Franklin Resources (BEN), Blackrock Enhanced Internationl Dvdnd Tr (BGY), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE), British American Tobacco (BTI) and Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst (BUI). Who are BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's key executives? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's management team includes the following people: Mr. John M. Perlowski, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres (Age 55)Mr. Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (Age 53)Mr. Charles Choon Sik Park, Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer (Age 52)Mr. Jay M. Fife, Treasurer (Age 49)Ms. Janey Ahn, Sec. (Age 44) What is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's stock symbol? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EGF." Who are BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's major shareholders? BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.00%), Lido Advisors LLC (0.00%), Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC (0.00%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.00%), Advisor Group Holdings Inc. (0.00%) and UBS Group AG (0.00%). View institutional ownership trends for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund. Which institutional investors are selling BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund stock? EGF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sit Investment Associates Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund. Which institutional investors are buying BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund stock? EGF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lido Advisors LLC, Shulman DeMeo Asset Management LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, and UBS Group AG. View insider buying and selling activity for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund. How do I buy shares of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? Shares of EGF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's stock price today? One share of EGF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.19. What is BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund's official website? The official website for BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund is www.blackrock.com. How can I contact BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund? The company can be reached via phone at 302-797-2000. This page was last updated on 8/15/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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