BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST (BIT)

XNYS · $702.4M market cap

$12.17 as of Aug 14, 2026

Yield (TTM)12.2%
Annual dividend$1.48
Growth streak0 yrs
3y growth0.0%
5y growth0.0%
FrequencyMonthly
Last ex-divSep 15, 2026
Last paidSep 30, 2026

BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INCOME TRUST (BIT) currently yields 12.2%. BIT pays monthly; the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 15, 2026.

Dividends per share by year
2017$1.41201820192020$1.48202120222023202420252026 YTD$1.11

Dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequency
2026
2026-09-152026-09-30$0.124Monthly
2026-08-142026-08-31$0.124Monthly
2026-07-152026-07-31$0.124Monthly
2026-06-152026-06-30$0.124Monthly
2026-05-152026-05-29$0.124Monthly
2026-04-152026-04-30$0.124Monthly
2026-03-132026-03-31$0.124Monthly
2026-02-132026-02-27$0.124Monthly
2026-01-202026-01-30$0.124Monthly
2026 total$1.113
2025
2025-12-222025-12-31$0.124Monthly
2025-11-142025-11-28$0.124Monthly
2025-10-152025-10-31$0.124Monthly
2025-09-152025-09-30$0.124Monthly
2025-08-152025-08-29$0.124Monthly
2025-07-152025-07-31$0.124Monthly
2025-06-132025-06-30$0.124Monthly
2025-05-152025-05-30$0.124Monthly
2025-04-152025-04-30$0.124Monthly
2025-03-142025-03-31$0.124Monthly
2025-02-142025-02-28$0.124Monthly
2025-01-152025-01-31$0.124Monthly
2025 total$1.484
2024
2024-12-162024-12-23$0.124Monthly
2024-11-152024-11-29$0.124Monthly
2024-10-152024-10-31$0.124Monthly
2024-09-162024-09-30$0.124Monthly
2024-08-152024-08-30$0.124Monthly
2024-07-152024-07-31$0.124Monthly
2024-06-142024-06-28$0.124Monthly
2024-05-142024-05-31$0.124Monthly
2024-04-122024-04-30$0.124Monthly
2024-03-142024-03-28$0.124Monthly
2024-02-142024-02-29$0.124Monthly
2024-01-112024-01-31$0.124Monthly
2024 total$1.484
2023
2023-12-142023-12-20$0.124Monthly
2023-11-142023-11-30$0.124Monthly
2023-10-132023-10-31$0.124Monthly
2023-09-142023-09-29$0.124Monthly
2023-08-142023-08-31$0.124Monthly
2023-07-132023-07-31$0.124Monthly
2023-06-142023-06-30$0.124Monthly
2023-05-122023-05-31$0.124Monthly
2023-04-132023-04-28$0.124Monthly
2023-03-142023-03-31$0.124Monthly
2023-02-142023-02-28$0.124Monthly
2023-01-122023-01-31$0.124Monthly
2023 total$1.484
2022
2022-12-142022-12-22$0.124Monthly
2022-11-142022-11-30$0.124Monthly
2022-10-132022-10-31$0.124Monthly
2022-09-142022-09-30$0.124Monthly
2022-08-122022-08-31$0.124Monthly
2022-07-142022-07-29$0.124Monthly
2022-06-142022-06-30$0.124Monthly
2022-05-132022-05-31$0.124Monthly
2022-04-132022-04-29$0.124Monthly
2022-03-142022-03-31$0.124Monthly
2022-02-142022-02-28$0.124Monthly
2022 total$1.361
2021
2021-12-302022-01-11$0.124Monthly
2021-12-142021-12-22$0.124Monthly
2021-11-122021-11-30$0.124Monthly
2021-10-142021-10-29$0.124Monthly
2021-09-142021-09-30$0.124Monthly
2021-08-132021-08-31$0.124Monthly
2021-07-142021-07-30$0.124Monthly
2021-06-142021-06-30$0.124Monthly
2021-05-132021-05-28$0.124Monthly
2021-04-142021-04-30$0.124Monthly
2021-03-122021-03-31$0.124Monthly
2021-02-122021-02-26$0.124Monthly
2021 total$1.484
2020
2020-12-302021-01-11$0.124Monthly
2020-12-142020-12-21$0.124Monthly
2020-11-132020-11-30$0.124Monthly
2020-10-142020-10-30$0.124Monthly
2020-09-142020-09-30$0.124Monthly
2020-08-132020-08-31$0.124Monthly
2020-07-142020-07-31$0.124Monthly
2020-06-122020-06-30$0.124Monthly
2020-05-142020-05-29$0.124Monthly
2020-04-142020-04-30$0.124Monthly
2020-03-132020-03-31$0.124Monthly
2020-02-132020-02-28$0.124Monthly
2020 total$1.484
2019
2019-12-302020-01-09$0.124Monthly
2019-12-132019-12-19$0.124Monthly
2019-11-142019-11-29$0.124Monthly
2019-10-112019-10-31$0.124Monthly
2019-09-132019-09-30$0.117Monthly
2019-08-142019-08-30$0.117Monthly
2019-07-122019-07-31$0.117Monthly
2019-06-132019-06-28$0.117Monthly
2019-05-142019-05-31$0.117Monthly
2019-04-122019-04-30$0.117Monthly
2019-03-142019-03-29$0.117Monthly
2019-02-142019-02-28$0.117Monthly
2019 total$1.428
2018
2018-12-282019-01-09$0.117Monthly
2018-12-122018-12-19$0.117Monthly
2018-11-142018-11-30$0.117Monthly
2018-10-122018-10-31$0.117Monthly
2018-09-132018-09-28$0.117Monthly
2018-08-142018-08-31$0.117Monthly
2018-07-132018-07-31$0.117Monthly
2018-06-142018-06-29$0.117Monthly
2018-05-142018-05-31$0.117Monthly
2018-04-132018-04-30$0.117Monthly
2018-03-142018-03-29$0.117Monthly
2018-02-142018-02-28$0.117Monthly
2018 total$1.400
2017
2017-12-282018-01-09$0.131Annual
2017-12-112017-12-19$0.117Monthly
2017-11-142017-11-30$0.117Monthly
2017-10-132017-10-31$0.117Monthly
2017-09-142017-09-29$0.117Monthly
2017-08-112017-08-31$0.117Monthly
2017-07-122017-07-31$0.117Monthly
2017-06-132017-06-30$0.117Monthly
2017-05-112017-05-31$0.117Monthly
2017-04-112017-04-28$0.117Monthly
2017-03-132017-03-31$0.117Monthly
2017-02-132017-02-28$0.117Monthly
2017 total$1.415
2016
2016-12-282017-01-09$0.370Irregular
2016-12-082016-12-19$0.117Monthly
2016-11-102016-11-30$0.117Monthly
2016-10-122016-10-31$0.117Monthly
2016-09-132016-09-30$0.117Monthly
2016-08-112016-08-31$0.117Monthly
2016-07-132016-07-29$0.150Irregular
2016-06-132016-06-30$0.117Monthly
2016-05-122016-05-31$0.117Monthly
2016-04-132016-04-29$0.117Monthly
2016-03-112016-03-31$0.117Monthly
2016-02-112016-02-29$0.117Monthly
2016 total$1.687
2015
2015-12-292016-01-08$0.086Irregular
2015-12-102015-12-18$0.117Monthly
2015-11-122015-11-30$0.117Monthly
2015-10-132015-10-30$0.117Monthly
2015-09-112015-09-30$0.117Monthly
2015-08-122015-08-31$0.117Monthly
2015-07-132015-07-31$0.117Monthly
2015-06-112015-06-30$0.117Monthly
2015-05-132015-05-29$0.117Monthly
2015-04-132015-04-30$0.117Monthly
2015-03-112015-03-31$0.117Monthly
2015-02-112015-02-27$0.117Monthly
2015 total$1.370
2014
2014-12-292015-01-09$0.084Irregular
2014-12-102014-12-19$0.117Monthly
2014-11-122014-11-28$0.117Monthly
2014-10-102014-10-31$0.117Monthly
2014-09-112014-09-30$0.117Monthly
2014-08-132014-08-29$0.117Monthly
2014-07-112014-07-31$0.117Monthly
2014-06-122014-06-30$0.117Monthly
2014-05-132014-05-30$0.117Monthly
2014-04-112014-04-30$0.117Monthly
2014-03-122014-03-31$0.117Monthly
2014-02-122014-02-28$0.117Monthly
2014 total$1.368
2013
2013-12-272014-01-08$0.117Monthly
2013-12-112013-12-19$0.117Monthly
2013-11-132013-11-29$0.117Monthly
2013-10-112013-10-31$0.117Monthly
2013-09-122013-09-30$0.117Monthly
2013-08-132013-08-30$0.117Monthly
2013-07-112013-07-31$0.117Monthly
2013-06-122013-06-28$0.117Monthly
2013-05-132013-05-31$0.117Monthly
2013-04-182013-04-30$0.117Monthly
2013 total$1.167