BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EGF – Get Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, May 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a dividend of 0.041 per share on Friday, May 31st. This represents a $0.49 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th.
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has raised its dividend by an average of 14.0% annually over the last three years.
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund Price Performance
Shares of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund stock opened at $9.30 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.53. BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund has a 12 month low of $9.02 and a 12 month high of $10.19.
About BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund
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.
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