Dividend Dates And Distribution Amounts Announced For Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds
Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below.
Municipal Funds:
| Declaration- 5/2/2011 | Ex-Date- 5/12/2011 | Record- 5/16/2011 | Payable- 6/1/2011 |
| National Funds | Ticker | Dividend | Change FromPriorDividend | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust | BYM | $0.077000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust | BAF | $0.074500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Income Trust | RFA | $0.070000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | BTA | $0.062500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MUI | $0.071500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniAssets Fund, Inc. | MUA | $0.062500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2020 Term Trust | BKK | $0.062250 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust | BBK | $0.088500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Bond Investment Trust | BIE | $0.081000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust | BFK | $0.080100 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II | BLE | $0.083500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust | BBF | $0.075375 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BPK | $0.078000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. | MEN | $0.057000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. | MUH | $0.081500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, Inc. | MHD | $0.090500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund II, Inc. | MUE | $0.073500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc. | MUS | $0.074000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment Quality Fund | MFL | $0.076500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. | MVT | $0.088500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | MVF | $0.059000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. | MYD | $0.082500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. | MYI | $0.072000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund | MFT | $0.071000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund | MYF | $0.077500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. | MQT | $0.068000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | MQY | $0.077000 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | BKN | $0.084000 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust | BSD | $0.074000 | - | ||||||||||||
| State-Specific Funds | Ticker | Dividend | Change FromPriorDividend | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust | BFZ | $0.075700 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock California Municipal 2018 Term Trust | BJZ | $0.072000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. | MUC | $0.076500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. | MYC | $0.079000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. | MCA | $0.073500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust | BZM | $0.079000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. | MNE | $0.061000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MHN | $0.079500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. | MYN | $0.071000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal 2018 Term Trust, Inc. | BLH | $0.082000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust | BSE | $0.071500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Trust | BQH | $0.082000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust | BNY | $0.082500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust II | BFY | $0.083500 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. | RNY | $0.073000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MUJ | $0.074000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. | MYJ | $0.072500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. | MJI | $0.072000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Bond Trust | BLJ | $0.078000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust | BNJ | $0.079100 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust | RNJ | $0.065500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. | MZA | $0.069500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund II, Inc. | MYM | $0.071500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. | MIY | $0.076500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund | MPA | $0.076500 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock Pennsylvania Strategic Municipal Trust | BPS | $0.076000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust | BHV | $0.083000 | - | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts Health & Education Tax-Exempt Trust | MHE | $0.070000 | - |
Taxable Municipal Fund:
| Declaration- 5/2/2011 | Ex-Date- 5/12/2011 | Record- 5/16/2011 | Payable- 5/31/2011 |
| Fund | Ticker | Dividend | Change FromPriorDividend | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Build America Bond Trust | BBN | $0.118300 | - |
Taxable Funds:
| Declaration- 5/2/2011 | Ex-Date- 5/12/2011 | Record- 5/16/2011 | Payable- 5/31/2011 |
| Fund | Ticker | Dividend | Change FromPriorDividend | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. | ARK | $0.025000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust | BGT | $0.077500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust | BHD | $0.084500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Core Bond Trust | BHK | $0.067000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Defined Opportunity Credit Trust | BHL | $0.066000 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock High Yield Trust* | BHY | $0.043500 | - | ||||||||||||
| The BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. | BKT | $0.026500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust | BLW | $0.100000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. | BNA | $0.051000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust III | BPP | $0.054000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV* | BTZ | $0.069000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. | COY | $0.051000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. | CYE | $0.050000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. | DSU | $0.027000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund, Inc.* | DVF | $0.063500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.* | EGF | $0.080000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. | FRA | $0.077000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. | FRB | $0.075000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock High Income Shares | HIS | $0.014200 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. | HYT | $0.082500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. | HYV | $0.085000 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust I, Inc. | PSW | $0.049500 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust II, Inc. | PSY | $0.053500 | - |
| Declaration- 5/2/2011 | Ex-Date- 5/12/2011 | Record- 5/16/2011 | Payable- 5/31/2011 |
| Fund | Ticker | Dividend | Change FromPriorDividend | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock Global Opportunities Equity Trust* | BOE | $0.568750 | - | ||||||||||||
| BlackRock S&P Quality Rankings Global Equity Managed Trust* | BQY | $0.250000 | - |
| Estimated Allocations as of April 29, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust | Distribution | Net InvestmentIncome | Net Realized Short-Term Gains | Net RealizedLong-Term Gains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
| EGF 1 | $0.080000 | $0.058646 (73%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.021354 (27%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Allocations as of February 28, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust | Distribution | Net InvestmentIncome | Net Realized Short-Term Gains | Net RealizedLong-Term Gains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
| BOE 1 | $0.568750 | $0.011367 (2%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.557383 (98%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BQY | $0.250000 | $0.064626 (26%) | $0.121539 (49%) | $0.063836 (25%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through April 29, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust | Distribution | Net InvestmentIncome | Net RealizedShort-Term Gains | Net RealizedLong-TermGains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
| EGF 1 | $0.240000 | $0.195672 (82%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $0.044328 (18%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Allocations for the fiscal year through February 28, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust | Distribution | Net InvestmentIncome | Net RealizedShort-Term Gains | Net RealizedLong-TermGains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
| BOE 1 | $1.137500 | $0.023932 (2%) | $0 (0%) | $0 (0%) | $1.113568 (98%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| BQY | $0.500000 | $0.077819 (16%) | $0.138372 (28%) | $0.283809 (57%) | $0 (0%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trust Performance and Distribution Rate Information: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trust | Average annual totalreturn (in relation toNAV) for the 5-yearperiod ending on03/31/2011 | Annualized currentdistribution rate expressedas a percentage of NAVas of 03/31/2011 | Cumulative total return(in relation to NAV) forthe fiscal year through03/31/2011 | Cumulative fiscalyear distributions asa percentage ofNAV as of03/31/2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| EGF | 4.78% | 5.86% | 0.85% | 0.98% | |||||||||||||||||
| BOE | 5.20% | 12.16% | 6.52% | 6.08% | |||||||||||||||||
| BQY | 3.67% | 6.76% | 7.65% | 3.38% | |||||||||||||||||
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