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BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust) Dividend Yield %

: 9.85% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust is 9.85%.

Good Sign:

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ECAT' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 7.59   Max: 9.9
Current: 9.85

During the past 3 years, the highest Dividend Yield of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust was 9.90%. The lowest was 0.54%. And the median was 7.59%.

ECAT's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
80.28% of 1217 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.66 vs ECAT: 9.85

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.95.

During the past 3 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust was 0.51. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.32.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust is 11.08%.

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75.

During the past 12 months, BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividend Yield % 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 ESG Capital Allocation Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
- 8.91 9.14

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % - 4.89 8.91 8.46 9.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation 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 ESG Capital Allocation Trust Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividend Yield % falls into.



BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1502024-04-122024-04-152024-04-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502024-03-142024-03-152024-03-28Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502024-02-142024-02-152024-02-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1502024-01-112024-01-122024-01-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-12-142023-12-152023-12-20Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-11-142023-11-152023-11-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-10-132023-10-162023-10-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-09-142023-09-152023-09-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-08-142023-08-152023-08-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-07-132023-07-142023-07-31Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-06-142023-06-152023-06-30Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1252023-05-122023-05-152023-05-31Cash 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 ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/16.18
=9.89 %

Current Share Price is $16.18.
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.6.

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.8/16.18
=11.12 %

Current Share Price is $16.18.
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.15 * 12 = $1.8.

* 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.


BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust  (NYSE:ECAT) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust (BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19809
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust's investment objectives are to provide total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation.
Executives
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Richard M Rieder other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
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
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
David William Clayton other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Robert W Fairbairn director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
John Perlowski director, officer: President and CEO 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Jonathan Diorio officer: Vice President 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Stayce D. Harris director 1999 S. BASCOM AVE., SUITE 700, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Russell Jared Koesterich other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Katherine Ann Moore other: Portfolio Manager 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Blackrock (singapore) Ltd. other: Investment Adviser 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Blackrock Advisors Llc other: Investment Adviser 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Trent Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660