Dividend Dates and Distribution Amounts Announced for BlackRock Closed-End Funds.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Boards of Directors/Trustees of the BlackRock BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is a major American investment management firm. As of September 30, 2007, BlackRock’s assets under management totaled $1.3 trillion[2] across fixed income, liquidity, equity, alternative investment and real estate strategies. Closed-End Funds Closed-end fund An investment company that issues shares like any other corporation and usually does not redeem its shares. A publicly traded fund sold on stock exchanges or over the counter that may trade above or below its net asset value. Related: Open-end fund. listed below announced today dividend dates and distribution rates. Details are as follows:
Taxable Closed-End Funds
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Dates:
Declaration - 5/1/06 Ex-Date - 5/11/06
Record Date - 5/15/06 Payable Date - 5/31/06
Rates:
Change
From
Prior
Trust Ticker Dividend Month
The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.* BKT $0.036787 -
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust BNA $0.061900 -
The BlackRock High Yield Trust BHY $0.055333 -
BlackRock Core Bond Trust* BHK $0.077100 -
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust BHD $0.088000 -
The BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009
Term Trust, Inc. BCT $0.075000 -
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust* BPP $0.166667 -
BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust BLW $0.121800 -
BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust BGT $0.115000 -
Equity Closed-End Funds
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Dates:
Declaration - 5/1/06 Ex-Date - 5/11/06
Record Date - 5/15/06 Payable Date - 5/31/06
Rates:
Change
From
Prior
Trust Ticker Dividend Month
BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity
Managed Trust* BQY $0.225000 -
BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust* BOE $0.568750 -
BlackRock World Investment Trust* BWC $0.113750 -
BlackRock Enhanced Dividend Achievers(TM)
Trust* BDJ $0.101875 -
Municipal Closed-End Funds
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Dates:
Declaration - 5/1/06 Ex-Date - 5/11/06
Record Date - 5/15/06 Payable Date - 6/1/06
Rates:
Change
From
Prior
Trust Ticker Dividend Month
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust BTA $0.068750 -
The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal
Trust, Inc. BKN $0.088250 -
The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust BSD $0.091625 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust BFK $0.082625 -
BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust BBK $0.086375 -
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II BLE $0.083750 -
BlackRock Insured Municipal Income Trust BYM $0.061000 -
BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust, Inc. BMT $0.047917
BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust BKK $0.066250 -
The BlackRock California Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. RAA $0.070600 -
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BFZ $0.076074 -
BlackRock California Municipal Bond Trust BZA $0.079656 -
BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust
II BCL $0.065500 -
BlackRock California Insured Municipal Income
Trust BCK $0.058000 -
BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term
Trust BJZ $0.061250 -
The BlackRock Florida Investment Quality
Municipal Trust RFA $0.070781 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust BFO $0.055625 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal Income Trust BBF $0.075375 -
BlackRock Florida Municipal Bond Trust BIE $0.077808 -
BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal Income
Trust BAF $0.058000 -
The BlackRock Florida Insured Municipal 2008
Term Trust BRF $0.037500 -
BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust BZM $0.071350 -
The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality
Municipal Income Trust RNJ $0.070125 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust BNJ $0.079625 -
BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust BLJ $0.078582 -
The BlackRock New York Investment Quality
Municipal Trust, Inc. RNY $0.073125 -
The BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust,
Inc. BMN $0.031125 -
BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust BPK $0.075500 -
BlackRock New York 2018 Municipal Term Trust BLH $0.061250 -
The BlackRock California Insured Municipal
2008 Term Trust, Inc. BFC $0.064375 -
The BlackRock New York Insured Municipal 2008
Term Trust, Inc. BLN $0.062500 -
The BlackRock Insured Municipal 2008 Term
Trust, Inc. BRM $0.066250 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust BNY $0.075339 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust BQH $0.077099 -
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II BFY $0.059250 -
BlackRock New York Insured Municipal Income
Trust BSE $0.058000 -
The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic
Municipal Trust BPS $0.075500 -
BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust BHV $0.072428 -
* In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the funds noted posted a
Section 19 notice to the DTC bulletin board and sent out to their
registered shareholders a Section 19 notice along with the payment of
dividends declared for the month of April 2006. This notice was not
for tax reporting purposes and was provided only for informational
purposes.
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