Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

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Sep 29, 2023

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 Term Trust (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 Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term 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), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), and BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (collectively, the ā€œFundsā€) paid the following distributions per share:

Fund

Pay Date

Per Share

BCX

September 29, 2023

$0.051800

BDJ

September 29, 2023

$0.056200

BGR

September 29, 2023

$0.065700

BGY

September 29, 2023

$0.033800

BME

September 29, 2023

$0.213000

BOE

September 29, 2023

$0.063000

BMEZ

September 29, 2023

$0.145000

BUI

September 29, 2023

$0.121000

CII

September 29, 2023

$0.099500

BST

September 29, 2023

$0.250000

BSTZ

September 29, 2023

$0.161300

BIGZ

September 29, 2023

$0.070000

EGF

September 29, 2023

$0.041000

DSU

September 29, 2023

$0.091050

FRA

September 29, 2023

$0.117020

BGT

September 29, 2023

$0.113580

HYT

September 29, 2023

$0.077900

BTZ

September 29, 2023

$0.083900

BLW

September 29, 2023

$0.098100

BHK

September 29, 2023

$0.074600

BIT

September 29, 2023

$0.123700

BCAT

September 29, 2023

$0.127500

ECAT

September 29, 2023

$0.125000

Each of the Funds has adopted a managed distribution plan (the ā€œPlanā€) 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 Fundā€™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 ā€œCodeā€). 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.

Effective with the distribution to be declared on October 2, 2023, each of BMEZ, BSTZ and BIGZ will pay monthly distributions to shareholders at an annual rate of 6% of the Fundā€™s 12-month rolling average daily net asset value to be calculated 5 business days prior to declaration date of each distribution. The annual distribution rate is subject to change at the discretion of each Fundā€™s Board of Trustees.

The Fundsā€™ estimated sources of the distributions paid this month and for their current fiscal year are as follows:

Estimated Allocations as of September 29, 2023

Fund

Distribution

Net Income

Net Realized Short-
Term Gains

Net Realized Long-
Term Gains

Return of Capital

BCX1

$0.051800

$0.050251 (97%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.001549 (3%)

BDJ

$0.056200

$0.014907 (27%)

$0.041293 (73%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

BGR1

$0.065700

$0.040894 (62%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.024806 (38%)

BGY1

$0.033800

$0.000249 (1%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.033551 (99%)

BME1

$0.213000

$0.032570 (15%)

$0 (0%)

$0.066087 (31%)

$0.114343 (54%)

BMEZ1

$0.145000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.145000 (100%)

BOE1

$0.063000

$0.009053 (14%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.053947 (86%)

BUI1

$0.121000

$0.028697 (24%)

$0.092303 (76%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

CII

$0.099500

$0.009881 (10%)

$0 (0%)

$0.089619 (90%)

$0 (0%)

BST1

$0.250000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.250000 (100%)

BSTZ1

$0.161300

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.134637 (83%)

$0.026663 (17%)

BIGZ1

$0.070000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.070000 (100%)

EGF1

$0.041000

$0.023213 (57%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.017787 (43%)

DSU1

$0.091050

$0.086990 (96%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.004060 (4%)

FRA1

$0.117020

$0.109754 (94%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.007266 (6%)

BGT1

$0.113580

$0.108698 (96%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.004882 (4%)

HYT1

$0.077900

$0.059718 (77%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.018182 (23%)

BTZ1

$0.083900

$0.053775 (64%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.030125 (36%)

BLW1

$0.098100

$0.098100 (100%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

BHK1

$0.074600

$0.047882 (64%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.026718 (36%)

BIT1

$0.123700

$0.074421 (60%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.049279 (40%)

BCAT1

$0.127500

$0.033094 (26%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.094406 (74%)

ECAT1

$0.125000

$0.022022 (18%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.102978 (82%)

Estimated Allocations for the Fiscal Year through September 29, 2023

Fund

Distribution

Net Income

Net Realized Short-
Term Gains

Net Realized Long-
Term Gains

Return of Capital

BCX1

$0.466200

$0.231890 (50%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.234310 (50%)

BDJ

$0.505800

$0.229270 (45%)

$0.059290 (12%)

$0.217240 (43%)

$0 (0%)

BGR1

$0.576900

$0.283810 (49%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.293090 (51%)

BGY1

$0.304200

$0.081770 (27%)

$0 (0%)

$0.163220 (54%)

$0.059210 (19%)

BME1

$1.917000

$0.106330 (6%)

$0 (0%)

$1.019710 (53%)

$0.790960 (41%)

BMEZ1

$1.305000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$1.305000 (100%)

BOE1

$0.567000

$0.177420 (31%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.389580 (69%)

BUI1

$1.089000

$0.331290 (30%)

$0.281370 (26%)

$0.417860 (39%)

$0.058480 (5%)

CII

$0.895500

$0.066800 (7%)

$0 (0%)

$0.828700 (93%)

$0 (0%)

BST1

$2.250000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$2.250000 (100%)

BSTZ1

$1.513100

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.134640 (9%)

$1.378460 (91%)

BIGZ1

$0.630000

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.630000 (100%)

EGF1

$0.369000

$0.226553 (61%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.142447 (39%)

DSU1

$0.765600

$0.725883 (95%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.039717 (5%)

FRA1

$0.963680

$0.931800 (97%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.031880 (3%)

BGT1

$0.935420

$0.914143 (98%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.021277 (2%)

HYT1

$0.701100

$0.502314 (72%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.198786 (28%)

BTZ1

$0.755100

$0.464626 (62%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.290474 (38%)

BLW1

$0.882900

$0.778877 (88%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.104023 (12%)

BHK1

$0.671400

$0.397913 (59%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.273487 (41%)

BIT1

$1.360700

$0.805008 (59%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.555692 (41%)

BCAT1

$1.124100

$0.273993 (24%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.850107 (76%)

ECAT1

$1.100000

$0.110629 (10%)

$0 (0%)

$0 (0%)

$0.989371 (90%)

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 shareholderā€™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 ā€˜yieldā€™ or ā€˜incomeā€™. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fundā€™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 Fundā€™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:

Fund

Average annual total
return (in relation to
NAV) for the 5-year
period ending on
8/31/2023

Annualized current
distribution rate
expressed as a
percentage of NAV as of
8/31/2023

Cumulative total return
(in relation to NAV) for
the fiscal year through
8/31/2023

Cumulative fiscal year
distributions as a
percentage of NAV as of
8/31/2023

BCX

8.65%

5.76%

0.40%

3.84%

BDJ

5.99%

7.80%

4.38%

5.20%

BGR

5.38%

5.41%

6.90%

3.51%

BGY

6.18%

6.72%

9.81%

4.48%

BME

7.60%

6.06%

1.53%

4.04%

BMEZ*

5.02%

9.58%

3.97%

6.38%

BOE

6.06%

6.61%

9.62%

4.41%

BUI

8.61%

6.65%

1.81%

4.44%

CII

8.93%

6.21%

14.36%

4.14%

BST

9.15%

8.90%

23.05%

5.94%

EGF

(1.61)%

4.80%