Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME)
XNYS · $570.1M market cap
$44.14 as of Aug 14, 2026
Yield (TTM)7.1%
Annual dividend$3.15
Growth streak2 yrs
3y growth7.2%
5y growth5.6%
FrequencyMonthly
Last ex-divSep 15, 2026
Last paidSep 30, 2026
Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and currently yields 7.1%. BME pays monthly; the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 15, 2026.
Dividend history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-29 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-03-13 | 2026-03-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-27 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2026 total | $2.359 | ||
| 2025 | |||
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-11-14 | 2025-11-28 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-10-15 | 2025-10-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-08-15 | 2025-08-29 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-07-15 | 2025-07-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-06-13 | 2025-06-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-04-15 | 2025-04-30 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-03-14 | 2025-03-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-28 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025-01-15 | 2025-01-31 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2025 total | $3.145 | ||
| 2024 | |||
| 2024-12-16 | 2024-12-23 | $0.262 | Monthly |
| 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-10-15 | 2024-10-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-09-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-08-15 | 2024-08-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-07-15 | 2024-07-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-28 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-05-14 | 2024-05-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-04-12 | 2024-04-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-28 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-02-14 | 2024-02-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2024 total | $2.605 | ||
| 2023 | |||
| 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-20 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-11-14 | 2023-11-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-10-13 | 2023-10-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023-09-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-08-14 | 2023-08-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-07-13 | 2023-07-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-04-13 | 2023-04-28 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023-02-28 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2023 total | $2.556 | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-11-14 | 2022-11-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-10-13 | 2022-10-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-06-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-05-13 | 2022-05-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-04-13 | 2022-04-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-02-14 | 2022-02-28 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2022 total | $2.556 | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-31 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2021-11-12 | 2021-11-30 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2021-10-14 | 2021-10-29 | $0.213 | Monthly |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-08-13 | 2021-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-07-14 | 2021-07-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-05-13 | 2021-05-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-03-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-26 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021-01-14 | 2021-01-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2021 total | $2.439 | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-10-14 | 2020-10-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-07-14 | 2020-07-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-06-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-05-14 | 2020-05-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-04-14 | 2020-04-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-03-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020-01-14 | 2020-01-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2020 total | $2.400 | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-10-11 | 2019-10-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019-07-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-05-14 | 2019-05-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-04-12 | 2019-04-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-03-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-02-14 | 2019-02-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019-01-14 | 2019-01-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2019 total | $2.400 | ||
| 2018 | |||
| 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-11-14 | 2018-11-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-10-12 | 2018-10-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-08-14 | 2018-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-04-13 | 2018-04-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-02-14 | 2018-02-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018-01-12 | 2018-01-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2018 total | $2.400 | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-11-14 | 2017-11-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-10-13 | 2017-10-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017-09-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-08-11 | 2017-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-07-12 | 2017-07-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-06-13 | 2017-06-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-05-11 | 2017-05-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-04-11 | 2017-04-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-03-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-02-13 | 2017-02-28 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017-01-11 | 2017-01-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2017 total | $2.400 | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2016-12-15 | 2016-12-30 | $0.600 | Irregular |
| 2016-11-10 | 2016-11-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-10-12 | 2016-10-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-08-11 | 2016-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-06-13 | 2016-06-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-05-12 | 2016-05-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-04-13 | 2016-04-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-02-11 | 2016-02-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016-01-13 | 2016-01-29 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2016 total | $2.800 | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2015-12-16 | 2015-12-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2015-11-12 | 2015-11-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2015-10-13 | 2015-10-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2015-09-11 | 2015-09-30 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2015-08-12 | 2015-08-31 | $0.200 | Monthly |
| 2015-07-13 | 2015-07-31 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-06-11 | 2015-06-30 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-29 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-04-13 | 2015-04-30 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-31 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-02-11 | 2015-02-27 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015-01-13 | 2015-01-30 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2015 total | $2.155 | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2014-12-18 | 2014-12-31 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-28 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2014-10-10 | 2014-10-31 | $0.165 | Monthly |
| 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-30 | $0.143 | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-12 | 2014-06-30 | $0.430 | Quarterly |
| 2014-03-12 | 2014-03-31 | $0.430 | Quarterly |
| 2014 total | $1.498 | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2013-12-18 | 2013-12-31 | $1.910 | Annual |
| 2013-09-12 | 2013-09-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-12 | 2013-06-28 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2013-03-13 | 2013-03-28 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2013 total | $3.063 | ||
| 2012 | |||
| 2012-12-19 | 2012-12-31 | $0.850 | Irregular |
| 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-28 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-06-29 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2012-03-13 | 2012-03-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2012 total | $2.003 | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2011-12-16 | 2011-12-30 | $0.963 | Irregular |
| 2011-09-13 | 2011-09-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-13 | 2011-06-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-11 | 2011-03-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2011 total | $2.116 | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-13 | 2010-09-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2010-06-11 | 2010-06-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2010 total | $1.537 | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2009-12-18 | 2009-12-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-11 | 2009-09-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2009-06-11 | 2009-06-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-12 | 2009-03-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2009 total | $1.538 | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2008-12-18 | 2008-12-31 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2008-09-11 | 2008-09-30 | $0.384 | Quarterly |
| 2008 total | $0.769 | ||