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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, (Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,) Dividends per Share : $0.53 (TTM As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Dividends per Share?

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s dividends per share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.29. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.53. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.44. As of today, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Yield % is 4.66%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is 2.80, which seems too high.

Warning Sign:

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

During the past 12 months, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -26.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -2.20% 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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust, was 6.10% per year. The lowest was -7.40% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

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Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Dividends per Share Chart

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Annual Data
Trend Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Jul23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.68 0.69 0.80 0.82 0.55

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.41 0.31 0.24 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividends per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Yield % falls into.



Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,  (NYSE:BKN) Dividends per Share Explanation

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

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=0.29/ 0.202
=1.44

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, was 2.80. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.59.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is 2.80, which seems too high.

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

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0572024-04-122024-04-152024-05-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0572024-03-142024-03-152024-04-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0572024-02-142024-02-152024-03-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0572024-01-112024-01-122024-02-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0572023-12-142023-12-152023-12-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-11-142023-11-152023-12-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-10-132023-10-162023-11-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-09-142023-09-152023-10-02Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-08-142023-08-152023-09-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-06-142023-06-152023-07-03Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0402023-05-122023-05-152023-06-01Cash 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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.565/12.06
=4.68 %

Current Share Price is $12.06.
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,'s Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.565.

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, was 7.49%. The lowest was 3.61%. And the median was 4.72%.

Warning Sign:

Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

* 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 Investment Quality Municipal Trust, (Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
Blackrock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. is a closed-end management investment fund with the investment objective to provide high current income exempt from regular U.S. federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital.
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
Kristi Manidis Santiago other: Portfolio Manager 1 UNIVERSITY SQUARE DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Phillip Soccio other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Kevin Maloney 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
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Christian Romaglino other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a. 10 percent owner 1111 POLARIS PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
J.p. Morgan Taxable Putters/taxable Drivers, Series T0011 Trust 10 percent owner C/O U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 100 WALL STREET-SUITE 1600, NEW YORK NY 10005

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