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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) Dividends per Share : $1.08 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Dividends per Share?

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's dividends per share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.56. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.08. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78. As of today, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield % is 10.34%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is 0.72, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

During the past 12 months, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 40.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund was 8.90% per year. The lowest was -4.10% per year. And the median was -2.30% per year.

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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Dividends per Share Chart

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Annual Data
Trend Feb18 Feb19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.82 0.83 0.73 0.77 1.08

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.36 0.36 0.40 0.51 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividends per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund  (NYSE:DSU) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.562/ 0.718
=0.78

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund was 6.40. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 1.11.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is 0.72, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0987302024-05-142024-05-152024-05-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0987302024-04-122024-04-152024-04-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0987302024-03-142024-03-152024-03-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0987302024-02-142024-02-152024-02-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0987302024-01-112024-01-122024-01-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0987302023-12-142023-12-152023-12-20Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-11-142023-11-152023-11-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-10-132023-10-162023-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-08-142023-08-152023-08-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0910502023-06-142023-06-152023-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.13868/10.99
=10.36 %

Current Share Price is $10.99.
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.13868.

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund was 11.76%. The lowest was 6.21%. And the median was 7.65%.

Good Sign:

Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund (Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies' debt instruments including corporate loans. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation.
Executives
Arthur Philip Steinmetz director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Aaron David Wasserman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Carly Wilson other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Lorenzo Flores director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
James Phillip Holloman director P.O. BOX 625737, 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD, CINCINNATI OH 45262
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Mitchell Garfin other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
David Delbos other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Blackrock Internationl, Ltd. other: Investment Adviser 800 SCUDDERS MILL ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
James Keenan other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Cynthia Egan director 7117 BELLONA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MD 21212

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