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    BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Dividend History & Ex-Dividend Dates

    BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) goes ex-dividend on Dec 11, 2026 for a declared dividend of $0.2621 per share, payable Dec 22, 2026. It paid $3.15 per share over the trailing twelve months, equal to a trailing twelve month (TTM) dividend yield of 6.61%. Its dividend schedule is monthly. The history below lists split-adjusted dividend payments on record.

    Dividend Overview

    Next Ex-Dividend Date
    Dec 11, 2026 $0.2621
    Declared, payable Dec 22, 2026
    Record Date: Dec 11, 2026
    Declared Date: Sep 10, 2026
    TTM Dividend Yield
    6.61%
    Annual Dividend (TTM)
    $3.15
    Frequency
    Monthly
    Last Ex-Dividend Date
    Nov 13, 2026 $0.2621

    Dividend History: Ex-Dividend and Payment Dates

    Ex-Dividend DatePayment DateRecord DateDeclared DateAmountFrequency
    Nov 13, 2026Nov 30, 2026Nov 13, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Oct 15, 2026Oct 30, 2026Oct 15, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Sep 15, 2026Sep 30, 2026Sep 15, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Aug 14, 2026Aug 31, 2026Aug 14, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Jul 15, 2026Jul 31, 2026Jul 15, 2026Jun 5, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Jun 15, 2026Jun 30, 2026Jun 15, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    May 15, 2026May 29, 2026May 15, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Apr 15, 2026Apr 30, 2026Apr 15, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Mar 13, 2026Mar 31, 2026Mar 13, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Feb 13, 2026Feb 27, 2026Feb 13, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Jan 20, 2026Jan 30, 2026Jan 20, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2621Monthly
    Dec 22, 2025Dec 31, 2025Dec 22, 2025Dec 12, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Oct 15, 2025Oct 31, 2025Oct 15, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Sep 15, 2025Sep 30, 2025Sep 15, 2025Sep 2, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Aug 15, 2025Aug 29, 2025Aug 15, 2025Aug 1, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Jul 15, 2025Jul 31, 2025Jul 15, 2025Jul 1, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Jun 13, 2025Jun 30, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 2, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    May 15, 2025May 30, 2025May 15, 2025May 1, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Apr 15, 2025Apr 30, 2025Apr 15, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Mar 14, 2025Mar 31, 2025Mar 14, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Feb 14, 2025Feb 28, 2025Feb 14, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Jan 15, 2025Jan 31, 2025Jan 15, 2025Jan 2, 2025$0.2621Monthly
    Dec 16, 2024Dec 23, 2024Dec 16, 2024Nov 22, 2024$0.2621Monthly
    Nov 15, 2024Nov 29, 2024Nov 15, 2024Nov 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Oct 15, 2024Oct 31, 2024Oct 15, 2024Sep 12, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Sep 16, 2024Sep 3, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Aug 15, 2024Aug 30, 2024Aug 15, 2024Aug 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Jul 15, 2024Jul 31, 2024Jul 15, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Jun 14, 2024Jun 28, 2024Jun 14, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.213Monthly
    May 14, 2024May 31, 2024May 15, 2024May 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Apr 12, 2024Apr 30, 2024Apr 15, 2024Apr 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Mar 14, 2024Mar 28, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Feb 14, 2024Feb 29, 2024Feb 15, 2024Feb 1, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Jan 11, 2024Jan 31, 2024Jan 12, 2024Jan 2, 2024$0.213Monthly
    Dec 14, 2023Dec 20, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 5, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Nov 14, 2023Nov 30, 2023Nov 15, 2023Nov 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Oct 13, 2023Oct 31, 2023Oct 16, 2023Oct 2, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Sep 14, 2023Sep 29, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Aug 14, 2023Aug 31, 2023Aug 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Jul 13, 2023Jul 31, 2023Jul 14, 2023Jul 3, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Jun 14, 2023Jun 30, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    May 12, 2023May 31, 2023May 15, 2023May 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Apr 13, 2023Apr 28, 2023Apr 14, 2023Apr 3, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Mar 14, 2023Mar 31, 2023Mar 15, 2023Mar 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Feb 14, 2023Feb 28, 2023Feb 15, 2023Feb 1, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Jan 12, 2023Jan 31, 2023Jan 13, 2023Jan 3, 2023$0.213Monthly
    Dec 15, 2022Dec 30, 2022Dec 16, 2022Dec 6, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Nov 14, 2022Nov 30, 2022Nov 15, 2022Nov 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Oct 13, 2022Oct 31, 2022Oct 14, 2022Oct 3, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Sep 14, 2022Sep 30, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Aug 12, 2022Aug 31, 2022Aug 15, 2022Aug 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Jul 14, 2022Jul 29, 2022Jul 15, 2022Jul 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Jun 14, 2022Jun 30, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    May 13, 2022May 31, 2022May 16, 2022May 2, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Apr 13, 2022Apr 29, 2022Apr 14, 2022Apr 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Mar 14, 2022Mar 31, 2022Mar 15, 2022Mar 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Feb 14, 2022Feb 28, 2022Feb 15, 2022Feb 1, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Jan 13, 2022Jan 31, 2022Jan 14, 2022Jan 3, 2022$0.213Monthly
    Dec 16, 2021Dec 31, 2021Dec 17, 2021Dec 6, 2021$0.213Monthly
    Nov 12, 2021Nov 30, 2021Nov 15, 2021Nov 1, 2021$0.213Monthly
    Oct 14, 2021Oct 29, 2021Oct 15, 2021Oct 1, 2021$0.213Monthly
    Sep 14, 2021Sep 30, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Aug 13, 2021Aug 31, 2021Aug 16, 2021Aug 2, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Jul 14, 2021Jul 30, 2021Jul 15, 2021Jul 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Jun 14, 2021Jun 30, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    May 13, 2021May 28, 2021May 14, 2021May 3, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Apr 14, 2021Apr 30, 2021Apr 15, 2021Apr 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Mar 12, 2021Mar 31, 2021Mar 15, 2021Mar 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Feb 12, 2021Feb 26, 2021Feb 16, 2021Feb 1, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Jan 14, 2021Jan 29, 2021Jan 15, 2021Jan 4, 2021$0.20Monthly
    Dec 14, 2020Dec 31, 2020Dec 15, 2020Dec 4, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Nov 13, 2020Nov 30, 2020Nov 16, 2020Nov 2, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Oct 14, 2020Oct 30, 2020Oct 15, 2020Oct 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Sep 14, 2020Sep 30, 2020Sep 15, 2020Sep 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Aug 13, 2020Aug 31, 2020Aug 14, 2020Aug 3, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Jul 14, 2020Jul 31, 2020Jul 15, 2020Jul 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Jun 12, 2020Jun 30, 2020Jun 15, 2020Jun 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    May 14, 2020May 29, 2020May 15, 2020May 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Apr 14, 2020Apr 30, 2020Apr 15, 2020Apr 1, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Mar 13, 2020Mar 31, 2020Mar 16, 2020Mar 2, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Feb 13, 2020Feb 28, 2020Feb 14, 2020Feb 3, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Jan 14, 2020Jan 31, 2020Jan 15, 2020Jan 2, 2020$0.20Monthly
    Dec 13, 2019Dec 31, 2019N/ADec 6, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Nov 14, 2019Nov 29, 2019N/ANov 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Oct 11, 2019Oct 31, 2019N/AOct 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Sep 13, 2019Sep 30, 2019N/ASep 3, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Aug 14, 2019Aug 30, 2019N/AAug 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Jul 12, 2019Jul 31, 2019N/AJul 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Jun 13, 2019Jun 28, 2019N/AJun 3, 2019$0.20Monthly
    May 14, 2019May 31, 2019N/AMay 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Apr 12, 2019Apr 30, 2019N/AApr 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Mar 14, 2019Mar 29, 2019N/AMar 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Feb 14, 2019Feb 28, 2019N/AFeb 1, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Jan 14, 2019Jan 31, 2019N/AJan 2, 2019$0.20Monthly
    Dec 14, 2018Dec 31, 2018N/ADec 7, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Nov 14, 2018Nov 30, 2018N/ANov 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Oct 12, 2018Oct 31, 2018N/AOct 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Sep 13, 2018Sep 28, 2018N/ASep 4, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Aug 14, 2018Aug 31, 2018N/AAug 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Jul 13, 2018Jul 31, 2018N/AJul 2, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Jun 14, 2018Jun 29, 2018N/AJun 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    May 14, 2018May 31, 2018N/AMay 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Apr 13, 2018Apr 30, 2018N/AApr 2, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Mar 14, 2018Mar 29, 2018N/AMar 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Feb 14, 2018Feb 28, 2018N/AFeb 1, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Jan 12, 2018Jan 31, 2018N/AJan 2, 2018$0.20Monthly
    Dec 15, 2017Dec 29, 2017N/ADec 8, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Nov 14, 2017Nov 30, 2017N/ANov 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Oct 13, 2017Oct 31, 2017N/AOct 2, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Sep 14, 2017Sep 29, 2017N/ASep 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Aug 11, 2017Aug 31, 2017N/AAug 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Jul 12, 2017Jul 31, 2017N/AJul 3, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Jun 13, 2017Jun 30, 2017N/AJun 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    May 11, 2017May 31, 2017N/AMay 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Apr 11, 2017Apr 28, 2017N/AApr 3, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Mar 13, 2017Mar 31, 2017N/AMar 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Feb 13, 2017Feb 28, 2017N/AFeb 1, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Jan 11, 2017Jan 31, 2017N/AJan 3, 2017$0.20Monthly
    Dec 15, 2016Dec 30, 2016N/ADec 7, 2016$0.800

    Showing the 120 most recent payments.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    When is BME's next ex-dividend date?

    BME's next ex-dividend date is Dec 11, 2026, for a declared dividend of $0.2621 per share payable Dec 22, 2026.

    When does BME pay dividends?

    BME's dividend schedule is monthly. Over the last 12 months, its payment dates fell in every month.

    What is BME's dividend yield?

    BME's trailing twelve month (TTM) dividend yield is 6.61%.

    Does BME pay dividends?

    Yes. BME's latest recorded dividend was $0.2621 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 13, 2026.

    When was BME's last ex-dividend date?

    BME's most recent ex-dividend date was Nov 13, 2026.

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