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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 14.80% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BlackRock Science and Technology Trust 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

BST' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.8   Med: 17.45   Max: 19.5
Current: 14.8

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust was 19.50% per year. The lowest was 14.80% per year. And the median was 17.45% per year.

BST's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
82.79% of 866 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs BST: 14.80

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% 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.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.72. As of today, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's Dividend Yield % is 8.32%.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



BlackRock Science and Technology Trust 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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.


BlackRock Science and Technology Trust  (NYSE:BST) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust'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 )
=1.5/ 2.094
=0.72

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust was 7.01. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.27.

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

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2500002024-04-122024-04-152024-04-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-03-142024-03-152024-03-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-02-142024-02-152024-02-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-01-112024-01-122024-01-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-12-142023-12-152023-12-20Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-11-142023-11-152023-11-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-10-132023-10-162023-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-08-142023-08-152023-08-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-06-142023-06-152023-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002023-05-122023-05-152023-05-31Cash 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 Science and Technology Trust's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3/36.05
=8.32 %

Current Share Price is $36.05.
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust was 10.13%. The lowest was 3.35%. And the median was 5.16%.

* 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 Science and Technology Trust (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide income and total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. It focuses on investing, under a normal market condition in equity securities of science and technology companies.
Executives
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Steven Reid Menge other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
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Christopher Accettella other: Portfolio Manager 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Henry Gabbay director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809

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