贝莱德增强型股票分红信托基金（纽约证券交易所代码：BDJ）的空头利息增加了42.5％

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE:BDJ – Get Rating) saw a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 790,600 shares, an increase of 42.5% from the February 28th total of 554,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 447,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new position in shares of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust during the first quarter valued at $123,000. Cowa LLC bought a new stake in BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. GM Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust by 29.4% in the first quarter. GM Advisory Group Inc. now owns 22,000 shares of the investment management company's stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust in the first quarter worth about $101,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust by 3.4% during the first quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 1,601,156 shares of the investment management company's stock valued at $15,852,000 after buying an additional 52,939 shares during the last quarter.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of BDJ opened at $8.30 on Wednesday. BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust has a 1-year low of $8.00 and a 1-year high of $10.02. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $8.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.87.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.056 per share. This represents a $0.67 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 14th.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust Company Profile

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BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. Its primary investment objective is to seek current income and current gains, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation. The company was founded on August 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

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