Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
(NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ),
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock
Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health
Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
(NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE),
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
(NYSE: BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.
(NYSE: CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST),
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock
Innovation and Growth Trust (NYSE: BIGZ), BlackRock Enhanced
Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF) , BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund,
Inc. (NYSE: DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund,
Inc. (NYSE: FRA), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT),
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: HYT), BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust (NYSE: BTZ), BlackRock Limited
Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE:
BHK), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (NYSE: BIT), and
BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE:BCAT) (collectively, the
“Funds”) paid the following distributions per share:
Fund
Pay Date
Per Share
BCX
August 31, 2021
$0.040000
BDJ
August 31, 2021
$0.050000
BGR
August 31, 2021
$0.037500
BGY
August 31, 2021
$0.033800
BME
August 31, 2021
$0.200000
BMEZ
August 31, 2021
$0.145000
BOE
August 31, 2021
$0.063000
BUI
August 31, 2021
$0.121000
CII
August 31, 2021
$0.093000
BST
August 31, 2021
$0.226000
BSTZ
August 31, 2021
$0.171000
BIGZ
August 31, 2021
$0.100000
EGF
August 31, 2021
$0.041000
DSU
August 31, 2021
$0.060500
FRA
August 31, 2021
$0.066700
BGT
August 31, 2021
$0.064700
HYT
August 31, 2021
$0.077900
BTZ
August 31, 2021
$0.083900
BLW
August 31, 2021
$0.098100
BHK
August 31, 2021
$0.074600
BIT
August 31, 2021
$0.123700
BCAT
August 31, 2021
$0.104100
Each of the Funds has adopted a managed distribution plan (the
“Plan”) to support a level distribution of income, capital gains
and/or return of capital. The fixed amounts distributed per
share are subject to change at the discretion of each Fund’s Board
of Directors/Trustees. Under its Plan, each Fund will
distribute all available net income to its shareholders, consistent
with its primary investment objectives and as required by the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If
sufficient net income is not available on a monthly basis, the
Funds will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital
to their shareholders in order to maintain a level
distribution.
The Funds’ estimated sources of the distributions paid this
month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:
Estimated Allocations as of August 31,
2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short- Term
Gains
Net Realized Long- Term Gains
Return of Capital
BCX1
$0.040000
$0.012181 (30%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.027819 (70%)
BDJ
$0.050000
$0.015661 (31%)
$0 (0%)
$0.034339 (69%)
$0 (0%)
BGR1
$0.037500
$0.035932 (96%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.001568 (4%)
BGY
$0.033800
$0.007665 (23%)
$0 (0%)
$0.026135 (77%)
$0 (0%)
BME
$0.200000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.200000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BMEZ
$0.145000
$0 (0%)
$0.145000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BOE
$0.063000
$0.014214 (23%)
$0 (0%)
$0.048786 (77%)
$0 (0%)
BUI1
$0.121000
$0.041937 (35%)
$0 (0%)
$0.079063 (65%)
$0 (0%)
CII
$0.093000
$0.003002 (3%)
$0 (0%)
$0.089998 (97%)
$0 (0%)
BST
$0.226000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.226000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BSTZ
$0.171000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.171000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BIGZ1
$0.100000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.100000 (100%)
EGF1
$0.041000
$0.024374 (59%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.016626 (41%)
DSU1
$0.060500
$0.054173 (90%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.006327 (10%)
FRA1
$0.066700
$0.058730 (88%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.007970 (12%)
BGT1
$0.064700
$0.058092 (90%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.006608 (10%)
HYT1
$0.077900
$0.065971 (85%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.011929 (15%)
BTZ1
$0.083900
$0.074328 (89%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.009572 (11%)
BLW1
$0.098100
$0.089237 (91%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.008863 (9%)
BHK
$0.074600
$0.074600 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BIT1
$0.123700
$0.091383 (74%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.032317 (26%)
BCAT1
$0.104100
$0.053844 (52%)
$0.018158 (17%)
$0 (0%)
$0.032098 (31%)
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal
Year through August 31, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short- Term
Gains
Net Realized Long- Term Gains
Return of Capital
BCX1
$0.320000
$0.144797 (45%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.175203 (55%)
BDJ
$0.400000
$0.242665 (61%)
$0 (0%)
$0.157335 (39%)
$0 (0%)
BGR1
$0.300000
$0.158236 (53%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.141764 (47%)
BGY
$0.270400
$0.104981 (39%)
$0 (0%)
$0.165419 (61%)
$0 (0%)
BME
$1.600000
$0.001795 (0%)
$0.000810 (0%)
$1.597395 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BMEZ
$1.070000
$0 (0%)
$1.070000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BOE
$0.504000
$0.139539 (28%)
$0.053169 (11%)
$0.311292 (61%)
$0 (0%)
BUI1
$0.968000
$0.172893 (18%)
$0 (0%)
$0.282123 (29%)
$0.512984 (53%)
CII
$0.711000
$0.041687 (6%)
$0 (0%)
$0.669313 (94%)
$0 (0%)
BST
$1.730000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$1.730000 (100%)
$0 (0%)
BSTZ
$1.256000
$0 (0%)
$0.027476 (2%)
$1.228524 (98%)
$0 (0%)
BIGZ1
$0.300000
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.300000 (100%)
EGF1
$0.287000
$0.198702 (69%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.088298 (31%)
DSU1
$0.423500
$0.387060 (91%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.036440 (9%)
FRA1
$0.466900
$0.418798 (90%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.048102 (10%)
BGT1
$0.452900
$0.405801 (90%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.047099 (10%)
HYT1
$0.545300
$0.471707 (87%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.073593 (13%)
BTZ1
$0.587300
$0.544603 (93%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.042697 (7%)
BLW1
$0.686700
$0.634972 (92%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.051728 (8%)
BHK
$0.522200
$0.522200 (100%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
BIT1
$1.237000
$0.867744 (70%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.369256 (30%)
BCAT1
$0.832800
$0.288357 (35%)
$0.173949 (21%)
$0 (0%)
$0.370494 (44%)
1The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income
and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year;
therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of
capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or
all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the
shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily
reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be
confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total
return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund’s net asset
value per share.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only
estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory
requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes.
The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting
purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during
the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes
based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV
for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these
distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate
Information:
Trust
Average annual total return (in
relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 7/31/2021
Annualized current distribution
rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 7/31/2021
Cumulative total return (in
relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 7/31/2021
Cumulative fiscal year
distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 7/31/2021
BCX
7.88%
4.97%
17.69%
2.90%
BDJ
10.74%
5.77%
15.23%
3.37%
BGR
(1.94)%
4.72%
20.10%
2.75%
BGY
8.39%
5.96%
8.97%
3.47%
BME
13.99%
4.96%
9.11%
2.90%
BMEZ*
60.52%
5.82%
0.55%
3.09%
BOE
9.11%
5.67%
12.65%
3.31%
BUI
11.08%
5.76%
9.51%
3.36%
CII
15.21%
5.19%
16.11%
2.87%
BST
31.06%
4.88%
9.85%
2.70%
BSTZ*
134.55%
4.86%
12.22%
2.57%
BIGZ*
(1.75)%
6.17%
(1.75)%
1.03%
EGF
1.77%
3.76%
(0.14)%
1.88%
DSU
6.87%
6.23%
4.19%
3.12%
FRA
5.44%
5.75%
3.99%
2.87%
BGT
5.29%
5.74%
4.01%
2.87%
HYT
9.79%
7.64%
6.39%
3.82%
BTZ
8.25%
6.40%
3.58%
3.20%
BLW
7.78%
6.94%
3.73%
3.47%
BHK
7.27%
5.50%
1.85%
2.75%
BIT
8.90%
8.13%
10.01%
6.10%
BCAT*
11.84%
5.81%
5.73%
3.39%
* Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance
and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects
data from inception to 7/31/2021.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about a Fund’s
investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s current
distributions or from the terms of the Fund’s Plan.
BKT has adopted a Plan whereby beginning August 2018 the Fund
will make fixed monthly distributions to common stockholders and
will distribute all available net income to its stockholders,
consistent with its investment objective and as required by the
Code. The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to
change at the discretion of BKT’s Board. If sufficient net
income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund will
distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its
stockholders in order to maintain a level distribution. The Fund is
currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund expects that distributions under the Plan will exceed
current income and capital gains and therefore will likely include
a return of capital. BKT may make additional distributions from
time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at
the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements
imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act.
BKT’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of August
31, 2021 and for its current fiscal year are as follows:
Estimated Allocations as of August 31,
2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short- Term
Gains
Net Realized Long- Term Gains
Return of Capital
BKT
$0.034400
$0.024304 (71%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.010096 (29%)
Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal
Year through August 31, 2021
Fund
Distribution
Net Income
Net Realized Short- Term
Gains
Net Realized Long- Term Gains
Return of Capital
BKT
$0.240800
$0.194787 (81%)
$0 (0%)
$0 (0%)
$0.046013 (19%)
The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only
estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory
requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes.
The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting
purposes will depend upon BKT’s investment experience during the
remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on
tax regulations. BKT will send its stockholders a Form 1099-DIV for
the calendar year that will illustrate how to report these
distributions for federal income tax purposes.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate
Information:
Fund
Average annual total return (in
relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 7/31/2021
Annualized current distribution
rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 7/31/2021
Cumulative total return (in
relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 7/31/2021
Cumulative fiscal year
distributions as a percentage of NAV as 7/31/2021
BKT
3.31%
6.85%
0.93%
3.42%
No conclusions should be drawn about BKT’s investment
performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the
terms of the Fund’s Plan.
The amount distributed per share under a Plan is subject to
change at the discretion of the applicable Fund’s Board. Each
Plan will be subject to ongoing review by the Board to determine
whether the Plan should be continued, modified or terminated. The
Board may amend the terms of a Plan or suspend or terminate a Plan
at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it
deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its
shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Plan could have an
adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
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section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material
information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others
are advised to check the website for updated performance
information and the release of other material information about the
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investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does
not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in
this release.
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“potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,”
“expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,”
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“sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or
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or similar expressions.
BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject
to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over
time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to
update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and
future results could differ materially from historical
performance.
With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others,
could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking
statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in
political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate
environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital
markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or
in a Fund’s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute
investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the
impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of
any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any
distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and
timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and
regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating
to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities,
international hostilities and natural disasters, which may
adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial
and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9)
BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented
professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide
support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of
problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative
performance of products at other financial institutions.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of
the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are
accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on
BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss
these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information
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