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BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
9.23 USD +0.09 (0.930%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:24 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:59 p.m. EDT

BDJ has a high dividend yield of 8.23%, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent dividend history shows a mix of consistent payments and some volatility, with a notable increase in 2026. The price has been fluctuating around the 52-week range, and while there have been some positive news headlines, the short-term price forecast indicates minimal directional change. The low short ratio and short percent of float suggest limited bearish sentiment, but the overall price momentum is weak. For long-term investors, the fund's fundamentals and consistent dividend payouts make it a moderate buy, but the recent revenue decline and low return on assets should be considered. Overall, BDJ is a mixed bag with a strong dividend yield but weak price momentum and some fundamental concerns.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.034530
AutoETS0.034772
AutoARIMA0.034772
AutoTheta0.052457

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 20.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.109
Excess Kurtosis -1.34
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.123
Revenue per Share 0.25
Market Cap 1,632,314,752
Trailing P/E 5.88
Beta 0.87
Profit Margins 627.33%
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
0.68% 9.91% 10.27% 11.56%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.062 0.678337
2026-03-13 0.062 0.709320
2026-02-13 0.062 0.663060
2026-01-20 0.062 0.676681
2025-12-22 0.175 1.926683
2025-11-14 0.062 0.724297
2025-10-15 0.062 0.719671
2025-09-15 0.062 0.728593
2025-08-15 0.062 0.750236
2025-07-15 0.062 0.757166
2025-06-13 0.062 0.782911
2025-05-15 0.062 0.795023
2025-04-15 0.062 0.846549
2025-03-14 0.062 0.798514
2025-02-14 0.062 0.774636
2025-01-15 0.062 0.805277
2024-12-16 0.062 0.824504
2024-11-15 0.056 0.708494
2024-10-15 0.056 0.741780
2024-09-16 0.056 0.766012
2024-08-15 0.056 0.774807
2024-07-15 0.056 0.792300
2024-06-14 0.056 0.819449
2024-05-14 0.056 0.802191
2024-04-12 0.056 0.848651
2024-03-14 0.056 0.835461
2024-02-14 0.056 0.855010
2024-01-11 0.056 0.864369
2023-12-14 0.111 1.729882
2023-11-14 0.056 0.933822
2023-10-13 0.056 0.947323
2023-09-14 0.056 0.922118
2023-08-14 0.056 0.879675
2023-07-13 0.056 0.860280
2023-06-14 0.056 0.882994
2023-05-12 0.056 0.882534
2023-04-13 0.056 0.852361
2023-03-14 0.056 0.860971
2023-02-14 0.056 0.808185
2023-01-12 0.056 0.812229
2022-12-15 0.274 4.199184
2022-11-14 0.056 0.842323
2022-10-13 0.056 0.916124
2022-09-14 0.056 0.859748
2022-08-12 0.056 0.813404
2022-07-14 0.056 0.889631
2022-06-14 0.056 0.894169
2022-05-13 0.056 0.881948
2022-04-13 0.056 0.835295
2022-03-14 0.056 0.888730
2022-02-14 0.050 0.749269
2022-01-13 0.050 0.722010
2021-12-16 0.319 4.842678
2021-11-12 0.050 0.740091
2021-10-14 0.050 0.755403
2021-09-14 0.050 0.772090
2021-08-13 0.050 0.756229
2021-07-14 0.050 0.767405
2021-06-14 0.050 0.741929
2021-05-13 0.050 0.790418
2021-04-14 0.050 0.816624
2021-03-12 0.050 0.859991
2021-02-12 0.050 0.921593
2021-01-14 0.050 0.927979
2020-12-14 0.050 0.972702
2020-11-13 0.050 1.049392
2020-10-14 0.050 1.106285
2020-09-14 0.050 1.103259
2020-08-13 0.050 1.078926
2020-07-14 0.050 1.139348
2020-06-12 0.050 1.134803
2020-05-14 0.050 1.241554
2020-04-14 0.050 1.201343
2020-03-13 0.050 1.332044
2020-02-13 0.050 0.904661
2020-01-14 0.050 0.903692
2019-12-13 0.221 4.040169
2019-11-14 0.050 0.951298
2019-10-11 0.050 0.997737
2019-09-13 0.050 0.984707
2019-08-14 0.050 1.035188
2019-07-12 0.050 1.016668
2019-06-13 0.047 1.010449
2019-05-14 0.047 1.013599
2019-04-12 0.047 1.002813
2019-03-14 0.047 1.025896
2019-02-14 0.047 1.035175
2019-01-14 0.047 1.082751
2018-12-14 0.047 1.128824
2018-11-14 0.047 1.059071
2018-10-12 0.047 1.011209
2018-09-13 0.047 0.966794
2018-08-14 0.047 0.975794
2018-07-13 0.047 1.003236
2018-06-14 0.047 0.999654
2018-05-14 0.047 1.005823
2018-04-13 0.047 1.055733
2018-03-14 0.047 1.035521
2018-02-14 0.047 1.032853
2018-01-12 0.047 0.999831
2017-12-15 0.047 1.045707
2017-11-14 0.047 1.078399
2017-10-13 0.047 1.058942
2017-09-14 0.047 1.081115
2017-08-11 0.047 1.114247
2017-07-12 0.047 1.090264
2017-06-13 0.047 1.114723
2017-05-11 0.047 1.142785
2017-04-11 0.047 1.172103
2017-03-13 0.047 1.185635
2017-02-13 0.047 1.199389
2017-01-11 0.047 1.234187
2016-12-15 0.047 1.248954
2016-11-10 0.047 1.312784
2016-10-12 0.047 1.325955
2016-09-13 0.047 1.322048
2016-08-11 0.047 1.291846
2016-07-13 0.047 1.312502
2016-06-13 0.047 1.370197
2016-05-12 0.047 1.404112
2016-04-13 0.047 1.416634
2016-03-11 0.047 1.440905
2016-02-11 0.047 1.589208
2016-01-13 0.047 1.565441
2015-12-16 0.047 1.448355
2015-11-12 0.047 1.475159
2015-10-13 0.047 1.484326
2015-09-11 0.047 1.554211
2015-08-12 0.047 1.423248
2015-07-13 0.047 1.405020
2015-06-11 0.047 1.408045
2015-05-13 0.047 1.378598
2015-04-13 0.047 1.396591
2015-03-11 0.047 1.413151
2015-02-11 0.047 1.431814
2015-01-13 0.047 1.445433
2014-12-18 0.047 1.427257
2014-11-12 0.047 1.416599
2014-10-10 0.140 4.502657
2014-09-11 0.047 1.458279
2014-06-12 0.140 4.373742
2014-03-12 0.140 4.728582
2013-12-18 0.140 4.826187
2013-09-12 0.140 5.098476
2013-06-12 0.140 5.152321
2013-03-13 0.140 5.085241
2012-12-19 0.140 5.609863
2012-09-12 0.170 6.773875
2012-06-13 0.170 7.340542
2012-03-13 0.170 6.967195
2011-12-16 0.170 7.714661
2011-09-13 0.170 7.770725
2011-06-13 0.170 7.193865
2011-03-11 0.245 9.774766
2010-12-17 0.245 9.649610
2010-09-13 0.245 10.472293
2010-06-11 0.245 11.071810
2010-03-11 0.245 10.337509
2009-12-18 0.245 10.659209
2009-09-11 0.245 11.360221
2009-06-11 0.306 15.956223
2009-03-12 0.306 23.126052
2008-12-18 0.306 16.343502
2008-09-11 0.306 14.829752
2008-06-12 0.102 4.677624
2008-05-13 0.102 4.368848
2008-04-11 0.102 4.560534
2008-03-12 0.102 4.627323
2008-02-13 0.102 4.328822
2007-12-26 0.102 4.519293
2007-12-18 0.102 4.679304
2007-11-13 0.102 4.495243
2007-10-11 0.102 3.942817
2007-09-12 0.102 4.008440
2007-08-13 0.102 4.145081
2007-07-12 0.102 3.741190
2007-06-13 0.102 3.767677
2007-05-11 0.102 3.655262
2007-04-12 0.102 3.690313
2007-03-13 0.102 3.796776
2007-02-13 0.102 3.779099
2006-12-22 0.102 3.704943
2006-12-13 0.102 3.796934
2006-11-13 0.102 3.851199
2006-10-12 0.102 3.909302
2006-09-13 0.102 3.966055
2006-08-11 0.102 4.054679
2006-07-12 0.102 4.239580
2006-06-13 0.102 4.460812
2006-05-11 0.102 4.474447
2006-04-12 0.102 4.383335
2006-03-13 0.102 4.290652
2006-02-13 0.102 4.396530
2006-01-12 0.102 4.486981
2005-12-13 0.102 4.899966
2005-11-10 0.102 4.464793
2005-10-24 0.102 4.533356
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.74
dividendYield 8.13
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.743
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.08129102
lastDividendValue 0.062
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2023-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17029452
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 15.6
All Time Low 4.65
Ask 9.23
Ask Size 1,600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 454,430
Average Daily Volume3 Month 438,545
Average Volume 438,545
Average Volume10Days 454,430
Beta 0.868
Bid 9.22
Bid Size 1,200
Book Value 9.735
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.225
Current Ratio 0.077
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 9.2551
Day Low 9.17
Debt To Equity 0.123
Dividend Date 1,680,220,800
Dividend Rate 0.74
Dividend Yield 8.13
Earnings Growth 2.374
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.374
Earnings Timestamp End 1,657,888,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,657,888,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 36.619
Enterprise Value 1,619,376,640
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 9.1776
Fifty Day Average Change 0.047400475
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0051648007
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.029453
Fifty Two Week High 9.76
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.53499985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.054815557
Fifty Two Week Low 7.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4650002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.18878867
Fifty Two Week Range 7.76 - 9.76
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,125,408,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.92
Free Cashflow 27,210,882
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 44,222,360
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17826
Implied Shares Outstanding 176,944,690
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
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 1,632,314,752
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_23004366
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 277,421,760
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,617,274,457
Open 9.21
Operating Cashflow 150,637,392
Operating Margins 0.66153
Payout Ratio 0.4731
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 9.14
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9476118
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 36.911526
Profit Margins 6.2733397
Quick Ratio 0.074
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.08500004
Regular Market Change Percent 0.9299785
Regular Market Day High 9.2551
Regular Market Day Low 9.17
Regular Market Day Range 9.17 - 9.2551
Regular Market Open 9.21
Regular Market Previous Close 9.14
Regular Market Price 9.225
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,249
Regular Market Volume 447,244
Return On Assets 0.01116
Return On Equity 0.16715999
Revenue Growth -0.04
Revenue Per Share 0.25
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 176,944,689
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0008
Shares Short 144,696
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 402,124
Short Name Blackrock Enhanced Equity Divid
Short Percent Of Float 0.0008
Short Ratio 0.44
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BDJ
Total Cash 23,976
Total Cash Per Share 0.0
Total Debt 2,126,170
Total Revenue 44,222,360
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.743
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.08129102
Trailing Eps 1.57
Trailing P E 5.8757963
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.1143
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.11070061
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.012145816
Type Disp Equity
Volume 447,244
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240225/blackrock-enhanced-equity-dividend-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001