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BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
9.49 USD -0.05 (-0.524%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:21 a.m. EDT

The most compelling aspect of this instrument is its massive 7.89% dividend yield, which offers immediate income appeal. However, this high yield comes with a significant caveat: the payout ratio sits at 44.75%, suggesting the distribution is not fully backed by current earnings, hinting at potential reliance on capital returns or NAV erosion to maintain the payout level. While the trust holds a 'strong buy' recommendation and trades at a discount to book value (P/B of 0.94), the recent price action shows a lack of momentum, trading below its 50-day average despite being near its 200-day average. The statistical forecast model indicates a negligible upward bias over the next 45 days, reinforcing the view that the stock is currently in a consolidation phase rather than a breakout. For the long term, the business fundamentals are mixed; while the 9-year trajectory shows a net gain, the underlying revenue growth is negative (-19.8%), and the asset management sector faces headwinds. The trust appears to be a hold for income seekers who can tolerate the lack of capital appreciation and the risk that the high yield may not be sustainable if the payout ratio continues to drift higher.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.026059
AutoARIMA0.026545
MSTL0.028404
AutoTheta0.028933

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 20.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.273
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-11-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-14
Revenue per Share 0.224
Market Cap 1,679,204,992
Trailing P/E 5.72
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 745.85%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240225/blackrock-enhanced-equity-dividend-trust-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 9.18% 8.89% 9.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-15 0.062 0.649895
2026-09-15 0.062 0.639175
2026-08-14 0.062 0.628803
2026-07-15 0.062 0.641822
2026-06-15 0.062 0.663102
2026-05-15 0.062 0.694289
2026-04-15 0.062 0.678337
2026-03-13 0.062 0.704545
2026-02-13 0.062 0.654008
2026-01-20 0.062 0.663102
2025-12-22 0.175 1.875670
2025-11-14 0.062 0.691964
2025-10-15 0.062 0.682819
2025-09-15 0.062 0.686600
2025-08-15 0.062 0.702152
2025-07-15 0.062 0.703746
2025-06-13 0.062 0.722611
2025-05-15 0.062 0.728555
2025-04-15 0.062 0.770186
2025-03-14 0.062 0.720930
2025-02-14 0.062 0.694289
2025-01-15 0.062 0.716763
2024-12-16 0.062 0.728555
2024-11-15 0.056 0.621532
2024-10-15 0.056 0.646651
2024-09-16 0.056 0.663507
2024-08-15 0.056 0.666667
2024-07-15 0.056 0.677146
2024-06-14 0.056 0.695652
2024-05-14 0.056 0.676329
2024-04-12 0.056 0.710660
2024-03-14 0.056 0.694789
2024-02-14 0.056 0.706179
2024-01-11 0.056 0.708861
2023-12-14 0.111 1.408629
2023-11-14 0.056 0.749665
2023-10-13 0.056 0.754717
2023-09-14 0.056 0.729167
2023-08-14 0.056 0.690506
2023-07-13 0.056 0.670659
2023-06-14 0.056 0.683761
2023-05-12 0.056 0.678788
2023-04-13 0.056 0.651163
2023-03-14 0.056 0.653442
2023-02-14 0.056 0.609358
2023-01-12 0.056 0.608696
2022-12-15 0.274 3.127854
2022-11-14 0.056 0.608696
2022-10-13 0.056 0.658049
2022-09-14 0.056 0.613363
2022-08-12 0.056 0.576725
2022-07-14 0.056 0.627100
2022-06-14 0.056 0.626398
2022-05-13 0.056 0.614035
2022-04-13 0.056 0.577915
2022-03-14 0.056 0.611354
2022-02-14 0.050 0.512295
2022-01-13 0.050 0.491159
2021-12-16 0.319 3.278520
2021-11-12 0.050 0.484966
2021-10-14 0.050 0.492611
2021-09-14 0.050 0.501002
2021-08-13 0.050 0.488281
2021-07-14 0.050 0.493097
2021-06-14 0.050 0.474383
2021-05-13 0.050 0.503018
2021-04-14 0.050 0.517063
2021-03-12 0.050 0.541712
2021-02-12 0.050 0.577367
2021-01-14 0.050 0.578035
2020-12-14 0.050 0.602410
2020-11-13 0.050 0.645995
2020-10-14 0.050 0.676590
2020-09-14 0.050 0.670241
2020-08-13 0.050 0.651042
2020-07-14 0.050 0.683060
2020-06-12 0.050 0.675676
2020-05-14 0.050 0.734214
2020-04-14 0.050 0.705219
2020-03-13 0.050 0.776398
2020-02-13 0.050 0.523013
2020-01-14 0.050 0.519751
2019-12-13 0.221 2.311715
2019-11-14 0.050 0.531915
2019-10-11 0.050 0.554939
2019-09-13 0.050 0.544662
2019-08-14 0.050 0.569476
2019-07-12 0.050 0.556174
2019-06-13 0.047 0.549708
2019-05-14 0.047 0.548425
2019-04-12 0.047 0.539610
2019-03-14 0.047 0.549065
2019-02-14 0.047 0.550997
2019-01-14 0.047 0.573171
2018-12-14 0.047 0.594185
2018-11-14 0.047 0.554245
2018-10-12 0.047 0.526316
2018-09-13 0.047 0.500532
2018-08-14 0.047 0.502674
2018-07-13 0.047 0.514223
2018-06-14 0.047 0.509761
2018-05-14 0.047 0.510315
2018-04-13 0.047 0.532880
2018-03-14 0.047 0.519912
2018-02-14 0.047 0.515917
2018-01-12 0.047 0.496829
2017-12-15 0.047 0.517052
2017-11-14 0.047 0.530474
2017-10-13 0.047 0.518192
2017-09-14 0.047 0.526316
2017-08-11 0.047 0.539610
2017-07-12 0.047 0.525140
2017-06-13 0.047 0.534091
2017-05-11 0.047 0.544612
2017-04-11 0.047 0.555556
2017-03-13 0.047 0.558859
2017-02-13 0.047 0.562201
2017-01-11 0.047 0.575275
2016-12-15 0.047 0.578818
2016-11-10 0.047 0.604891
2016-10-12 0.047 0.607235
2016-09-13 0.047 0.601793
2016-08-11 0.047 0.584577
2016-07-13 0.047 0.590452
2016-06-13 0.047 0.612777
2016-05-12 0.047 0.624170
2016-04-13 0.047 0.625832
2016-03-11 0.047 0.632571
2016-02-11 0.047 0.693215
2016-01-13 0.047 0.678211
2015-12-16 0.047 0.623342
2015-11-12 0.047 0.630872
2015-10-13 0.047 0.630872
2015-09-11 0.047 0.656425
2015-08-12 0.047 0.597205
2015-07-13 0.047 0.586035
2015-06-11 0.047 0.583851
2015-05-13 0.047 0.568319
2015-04-13 0.047 0.572473
2015-03-11 0.047 0.575980
2015-02-11 0.047 0.580247
2015-01-13 0.047 0.582404
2014-12-18 0.047 0.571776
2014-11-12 0.047 0.564226
2014-10-10 0.140 1.783440
2014-09-11 0.047 0.567633
2014-06-12 0.140 1.692866
2014-03-12 0.140 1.799486
2013-12-18 0.140 1.804124
2013-09-12 0.140 1.871658
2013-06-12 0.140 1.856764
2013-03-13 0.140 1.799486
2012-12-19 0.140 1.949861
2012-09-12 0.170 2.309783
2012-06-13 0.170 2.446043
2012-03-13 0.170 2.266667
2011-12-16 0.170 2.453103
2011-09-13 0.170 2.411347
2011-06-13 0.170 2.179487
2011-03-11 0.245 2.899408
2010-12-17 0.245 2.780931
2010-09-13 0.245 2.937650
2010-06-11 0.245 3.017241
2010-03-11 0.245 2.734375
2009-12-18 0.245 2.743561
2009-09-11 0.245 2.845529
2009-06-11 0.306 3.888183
2009-03-12 0.306 5.425532
2008-12-18 0.306 3.629893
2008-09-11 0.306 3.174274
2008-06-12 0.102 0.970504
2008-05-13 0.102 0.897887
2008-04-11 0.102 0.928962
2008-03-12 0.102 0.934066
2008-02-13 0.102 0.865874
2007-12-26 0.102 0.896309
2007-12-18 0.102 0.919748
2007-11-13 0.102 0.875537
2007-10-11 0.102 0.761194
2007-09-12 0.102 0.768072
2007-08-13 0.102 0.788254
2007-07-12 0.102 0.705882
2007-06-13 0.102 0.705882
2007-05-11 0.102 0.680000
2007-04-12 0.102 0.681818
2007-03-13 0.102 0.696721
2007-02-13 0.102 0.688724
2006-12-22 0.102 0.670611
2006-12-13 0.102 0.682731
2006-11-13 0.102 0.687795
2006-10-12 0.102 0.693406
2006-09-13 0.102 0.698630
2006-08-11 0.102 0.709318
2006-07-12 0.102 0.736462
2006-06-13 0.102 0.769231
2006-05-11 0.102 0.765766
2006-04-12 0.102 0.744526
2006-03-13 0.102 0.723404
2006-02-13 0.102 0.735931
2006-01-12 0.102 0.745614
2005-12-13 0.102 0.808241
2005-11-10 0.102 0.730659
2005-10-24 0.102 0.736462
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.74
dividendYield 7.83
exDividendDate 2026-11-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.743
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.077882595
lastDividendValue 0.062
lastDividendDate 2026-10-15
dividendDate 2023-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.056792855
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 15.6
All Time Low 4.65
Ask 9.52
Ask Size 1,200
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 445,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 435,110
Average Volume 435,110
Average Volume10Days 445,400
Beta 0.851
Bid 9.48
Bid Size 800
Book Value 10.204
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.49
Current Ratio 0.531
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 9.57
Day Low 9.46
Display Name BlackRock Enhanced Eq Div Trust
Dividend Date 1,680,220,800
Dividend Rate 0.74
Dividend Yield 7.83
Earnings Growth 0.145
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.145
Earnings Timestamp End 1,657,888,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,657,888,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 42.255
Enterprise Value 1,678,335,488
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.66
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,794,528,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.678
Fifty Day Average Change -0.18800068
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.019425571
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.6792855
Fifty Two Week High 9.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.46000004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04623116
Fifty Two Week Low 8.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12707835
Fifty Two Week Range 8.42 - 9.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,125,408,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.96
Free Cashflow 6,259,868
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.05000019
Fullday Change Percent -0.52411103
Fullday Price 9.49
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 39,719,372
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17727
Implied Shares Outstanding 176,944,689
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Last Dividend Value 0.062
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in dividend paying stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 1000 Value Index. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers TM Trust. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust was formed on August 31, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,679,204,992
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_23004366
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 296,248,224
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,689,821,779
Open 9.55
Operating Cashflow 151,494,768
Operating Margins 0.59446996
Payout Ratio 0.4475
Phone 212-810-5300
Previous Close 9.54
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.93002737
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 42.276726
Profit Margins 7.4585304
Quick Ratio 0.509
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0500002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.524111
Regular Market Day High 9.57
Regular Market Day Low 9.46
Regular Market Day Range 9.46 - 9.57
Regular Market Open 9.55
Regular Market Previous Close 9.54
Regular Market Price 9.49
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,802
Regular Market Volume 480,929
Return On Assets 0.008719999
Return On Equity 0.17091998
Revenue Growth -0.198
Revenue Per Share 0.224
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 176,944,689
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.001
Shares Short 180,625
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 90,122
Short Name Blackrock Enhanced Equity Divid
Short Percent Of Float 0.001
Short Ratio 0.39
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BDJ
Total Cash 869,638
Total Cash Per Share 0.005
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 39,719,372
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.743
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.077882595
Trailing Eps 1.66
Trailing P E 5.7168674
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.4134
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.076600075
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.008137344
Type Disp Equity
Volume 480,929
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240225/blackrock-enhanced-equity-dividend-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001