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BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
26.90 USD -0.02 (-0.074%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 26.90
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT

BUI has shown a relatively stable price movement in the short term, with recent fluctuations around the $27 mark. The dividend yield is attractive at 5.97%, with a consistent payout pattern, though some recent dividends have been slightly lower. The stock is trading near its 52-week low, which could present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. However, the recent news mixed with some bearish sentiment suggests caution. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are solid with a low payout ratio and a reasonable trailing PE, indicating potential for growth. Overall, BUI appears to be a balanced investment with a good yield and some momentum potential.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.039098
AutoARIMA0.039542
AutoETS0.040078
AutoTheta0.047407

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.145
Excess Kurtosis -0.85
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Market Cap 659,655,808
Trailing P/E 5.98
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240173/blackrock-utility-and-infrastructure-trust-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 10.56% 8.81% 8.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.136 0.508792
2026-03-13 0.136 0.511564
2026-02-13 0.136 0.471617
2026-01-20 0.136 0.526029
2025-12-22 1.174 4.562563
2025-11-14 0.136 0.549962
2025-10-15 0.136 0.542116
2025-09-15 0.136 0.550216
2025-08-15 0.136 0.547466
2025-07-15 0.136 0.570383
2025-06-13 0.136 0.600176
2025-05-15 0.136 0.616391
2025-04-15 0.136 0.676167
2025-03-14 0.136 0.666276
2025-02-14 0.136 0.657287
2025-01-15 0.136 0.661746
2024-12-16 0.136 0.658878
2024-11-15 0.121 0.594675
2024-10-15 0.121 0.579544
2024-09-16 0.121 0.586899
2024-08-15 0.121 0.619671
2024-07-15 0.121 0.621903
2024-06-14 0.121 0.645427
2024-05-14 0.121 0.623100
2024-04-12 0.121 0.695855
2024-03-14 0.121 0.684274
2024-02-14 0.121 0.694467
2024-01-11 0.121 0.661978
2023-12-14 0.121 0.685231
2023-11-14 0.121 0.757626
2023-10-13 0.121 0.721982
2023-09-14 0.121 0.715812
2023-08-14 0.121 0.676472
2023-07-13 0.121 0.656459
2023-06-14 0.121 0.654533
2023-05-12 0.121 0.668642
2023-04-13 0.121 0.657491
2023-03-14 0.121 0.707072
2023-02-14 0.121 0.672094
2023-01-12 0.121 0.703748
2022-12-15 0.121 0.725968
2022-11-14 0.121 0.748372
2022-10-13 0.121 0.815903
2022-09-14 0.121 0.679489
2022-08-12 0.121 0.671259
2022-07-14 0.121 0.769150
2022-06-14 0.121 0.770653
2022-05-13 0.121 0.766588
2022-04-13 0.121 0.678623
2022-03-14 0.121 0.696795
2022-02-14 0.121 0.690699
2022-01-13 0.121 0.632334
2021-12-16 0.121 0.643590
2021-11-12 0.121 0.620310
2021-10-14 0.121 0.670536
2021-09-14 0.121 0.632516
2021-08-13 0.121 0.649966
2021-07-14 0.121 0.665197
2021-06-14 0.121 0.632618
2021-05-13 0.121 0.658809
2021-04-14 0.121 0.676344
2021-03-12 0.121 0.710637
2021-02-12 0.121 0.662258
2021-01-14 0.121 0.676894
2020-12-14 0.121 0.723861
2020-11-13 0.121 0.742108
2020-10-14 0.121 0.757291
2020-09-14 0.121 0.820554
2020-08-13 0.121 0.804162
2020-07-14 0.121 0.866902
2020-06-12 0.121 0.899935
2020-05-14 0.121 0.999089
2020-04-14 0.121 0.965669
2020-03-13 0.121 1.095005
2020-02-13 0.121 0.812809
2020-01-14 0.121 0.834089
2019-12-13 0.121 0.833040
2019-11-14 0.121 0.882633
2019-10-11 0.121 0.822707
2019-09-13 0.121 0.794477
2019-08-14 0.121 0.817376
2019-07-12 0.121 0.860066
2019-06-13 0.121 0.891918
2019-05-14 0.121 0.916488
2019-04-12 0.121 0.920439
2019-03-14 0.121 0.934808
2019-02-14 0.121 0.955411
2019-01-14 0.121 1.004232
2018-12-14 0.121 1.004824
2018-11-14 0.121 1.061962
2018-10-12 0.121 1.036650
2018-09-13 0.121 0.982373
2018-08-14 0.121 0.997070
2018-07-13 0.121 1.022540
2018-06-14 0.121 1.061966
2018-05-14 0.121 1.061996
2018-04-13 0.121 1.065770
2018-03-14 0.121 1.064772
2018-02-14 0.121 1.076093
2018-01-12 0.121 1.008356
2017-12-15 0.121 1.006982
2017-11-14 0.121 1.043163
2017-10-13 0.121 1.037792
2017-09-14 0.121 1.029645
2017-08-11 0.121 1.084480
2017-07-12 0.121 1.090897
2017-06-13 0.121 1.067686
2017-05-11 0.121 1.115675
2017-04-11 0.121 1.103768
2017-03-13 0.121 1.175259
2017-01-11 0.121 1.224747
2016-12-15 0.121 1.251955
2016-11-10 0.121 1.319358
2016-10-12 0.121 1.240651
2016-09-13 0.121 1.240059
2016-08-11 0.121 1.195111
2016-07-13 0.121 1.187489
2016-06-13 0.121 1.263597
2016-05-12 0.121 1.312104
2016-04-13 0.121 1.373548
2016-03-11 0.121 1.382885
2016-02-11 0.121 1.490587
2016-01-13 0.121 1.552815
2015-12-16 0.121 1.542299
2015-11-12 0.121 1.516703
2015-10-13 0.121 1.479649
2015-09-11 0.121 1.519169
2015-08-12 0.121 1.411192
2015-07-13 0.121 1.398438
2015-06-11 0.121 1.400005
2015-05-13 0.121 1.360946
2015-04-13 0.121 1.351976
2015-03-11 0.121 1.382157
2015-02-11 0.121 1.309972
2015-01-13 0.121 1.342656
2014-12-18 0.121 1.331467
2014-11-12 0.121 1.338814
2014-10-10 0.242 2.823597
2014-09-11 0.121 1.352044
2014-08-13 0.121 1.378080
2014-05-13 0.363 4.300991
2014-02-12 0.363 4.669017
2013-11-13 0.362 4.921645
2013-08-13 0.362 5.042244
2013-05-13 0.362 4.639285
2013-02-13 0.362 4.808304
2012-08-13 0.363 4.874253
2012-05-11 0.363 5.140216
2012-02-13 0.363 5.000406
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.63
dividendYield 6.06
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.136
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.21534991
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 30.8
All Time Low 12.35
Ask 27.41
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 144,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 120,622
Average Volume 120,622
Average Volume10Days 144,520
Bid 26.54
Bid Size 400
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 26.9
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 27.08
Day Low 26.8
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 1.63
Dividend Yield 6.06
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.5
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 27.8264
Fifty Day Average Change -0.92640114
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.033292167
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.534992
Fifty Two Week High 30.8
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.8999996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12662336
Fifty Two Week Low 22.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.8999996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22272725
Fifty Two Week Range 22.0 - 30.8
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,322,058,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.29
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.17828
Implied Shares Outstanding 24,522,520
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.136
Long Business Summary BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in public equity markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the utilities and infrastructure sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also invests through derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund was formerly known as BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust. BlackRock Utility, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust was formed on November 22, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 659,655,808
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_140063443
Non Diluted Market Cap 660,146,211
Open 27.08
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.3563
Phone 212 810 5300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 26.9
Post Market Time 1,776,464,341
Previous Close 26.92
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0742959
Regular Market Day High 27.08
Regular Market Day Low 26.8
Regular Market Day Range 26.8 - 27.08
Regular Market Open 27.08
Regular Market Previous Close 26.92
Regular Market Price 26.9
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 94,040
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 24,522,519
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0433
Shares Short 1,061,560
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 416,066
Short Name BlackRock Utility, Infrastructu
Short Percent Of Float 0.0433
Short Ratio 13.46
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BUI
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 4.5
Trailing P E 5.9777775
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.7698
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.13019943
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0048636682
Type Disp Equity
Volume 94,040
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240173/blackrock-utility-and-infrastructure-trust-fund
Zip 10,001