Annual Dividend (TTM)
$3.0000
Monthly
Dividend Yield
7.68%
Last ex-date: Mar 13, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
38.17%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
-
Year-over-year change

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyMonthly
Last Payment$0.2500
Last Ex-DateMar 13, 2026
Last Payment DateMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)0.00%
3-Year CAGR-44.97%
5-Year CAGR-28.66%
10-Year CAGR-8.38%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)38.17%
5-Year Average$2.5000
10-Year Average$2.2032
First PaymentDec 26, 2007

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Mar 13, 2026-Mar 31, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2500Monthly
Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 2026Feb 27, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2500Monthly
Jan 20, 2026Jan 20, 2026Jan 30, 2026Jan 2, 2026$0.2500Monthly
Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 2025Dec 31, 2025Dec 12, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Nov 14, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 28, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Oct 15, 2025Oct 15, 2025Oct 31, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025Sep 30, 2025Sep 2, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 2025Aug 29, 2025Aug 1, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025Jul 31, 2025Jul 1, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 30, 2025Jun 2, 2025$0.2500Monthly
May 15, 2025May 15, 2025May 30, 2025May 1, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Apr 15, 2025Apr 15, 2025Apr 30, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Mar 14, 2025Mar 14, 2025Mar 31, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Feb 14, 2025Feb 14, 2025Feb 28, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Jan 15, 2025Jan 15, 2025Jan 31, 2025Jan 2, 2025$0.2500Monthly
Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024Dec 23, 2024Nov 22, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024Nov 29, 2024Nov 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 2024Oct 31, 2024Sep 12, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Sep 16, 2024Sep 16, 2024Sep 30, 2024Sep 3, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 2024Aug 30, 2024Aug 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 2024Jul 31, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024Jun 28, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.2500Monthly
May 14, 2024May 15, 2024May 31, 2024May 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Apr 12, 2024Apr 15, 2024Apr 30, 2024Apr 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Mar 14, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 28, 2024Mar 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Feb 14, 2024Feb 15, 2024Feb 29, 2024Feb 1, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Jan 11, 2024Jan 12, 2024Jan 31, 2024Jan 2, 2024$0.2500Monthly
Dec 14, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 20, 2023Dec 5, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Nov 14, 2023Nov 15, 2023Nov 30, 2023Nov 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Oct 13, 2023Oct 16, 2023Oct 31, 2023Oct 2, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Sep 14, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 29, 2023Sep 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Aug 14, 2023Aug 15, 2023Aug 31, 2023Aug 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Jul 13, 2023Jul 14, 2023Jul 31, 2023Jul 3, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Jun 14, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 30, 2023Jun 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
May 12, 2023May 15, 2023May 31, 2023May 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Apr 13, 2023Apr 14, 2023Apr 28, 2023Apr 3, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Mar 14, 2023Mar 15, 2023Mar 31, 2023Mar 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Feb 14, 2023Feb 15, 2023Feb 28, 2023Feb 1, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Jan 12, 2023Jan 13, 2023Jan 31, 2023Jan 3, 2023$0.2500Monthly
Dec 15, 2022Dec 16, 2022Dec 30, 2022Dec 6, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Nov 14, 2022Nov 15, 2022Nov 30, 2022Nov 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Oct 13, 2022Oct 14, 2022Oct 31, 2022Oct 3, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Sep 14, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 30, 2022Sep 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Aug 12, 2022Aug 15, 2022Aug 31, 2022Aug 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Jul 14, 2022Jul 15, 2022Jul 29, 2022Jul 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Jun 14, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 30, 2022Jun 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
May 13, 2022May 16, 2022May 31, 2022May 2, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Apr 13, 2022Apr 14, 2022Apr 29, 2022Apr 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Mar 14, 2022Mar 15, 2022Mar 31, 2022Mar 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Feb 14, 2022Feb 15, 2022Feb 28, 2022Feb 1, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Jan 13, 2022Jan 14, 2022Jan 31, 2022Jan 3, 2022$0.2500Monthly
Dec 16, 2021Dec 17, 2021Dec 31, 2021Dec 6, 2021$0.2500Monthly
Nov 12, 2021Nov 15, 2021Nov 30, 2021Nov 1, 2021$0.2500Monthly
Oct 14, 2021Oct 15, 2021Oct 29, 2021Oct 1, 2021$0.2500Monthly
Sep 14, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 30, 2021Sep 1, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Aug 13, 2021Aug 16, 2021Aug 31, 2021Aug 2, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Jul 2, 2021Jul 6, 2021Jul 30, 2021Jun 9, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Jun 14, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 30, 2021Jun 1, 2021$0.2260Monthly
May 13, 2021May 14, 2021May 28, 2021May 3, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Apr 14, 2021Apr 15, 2021Apr 30, 2021Apr 1, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Mar 12, 2021Mar 15, 2021Mar 31, 2021Mar 1, 2021$0.2260Monthly
Feb 12, 2021Feb 16, 2021Feb 26, 2021Feb 1, 2021$0.1870Monthly
Jan 14, 2021Jan 15, 2021Jan 29, 2021Jan 5, 2021$0.1870Monthly
Dec 14, 2020-Dec 31, 2020Dec 4, 2020$0.1870Monthly
Nov 13, 2020-Nov 30, 2020Nov 2, 2020$0.1870Monthly
Oct 14, 2020-Oct 30, 2020Oct 1, 2020$0.1870Monthly
Sep 14, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Sep 1, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Aug 13, 2020-Aug 31, 2020Aug 3, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Jul 14, 2020-Jul 31, 2020Jul 1, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Jun 12, 2020-Jun 30, 2020Jun 1, 2020$0.1655Monthly
May 14, 2020-May 29, 2020May 1, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Apr 14, 2020-Apr 30, 2020Apr 1, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Mar 13, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Mar 2, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Feb 13, 2020-Feb 28, 2020Feb 3, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Jan 14, 2020-Jan 31, 2020Jan 2, 2020$0.1655Monthly
Dec 13, 2019-Dec 31, 2019Dec 6, 2019$0.1655Monthly
Nov 14, 2019-Nov 29, 2019Nov 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Oct 11, 2019-Oct 31, 2019Oct 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Sep 13, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Sep 3, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Aug 14, 2019-Aug 30, 2019Aug 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Jul 12, 2019-Jul 31, 2019Jul 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Jun 13, 2019-Jun 28, 2019Jun 3, 2019$0.1500Monthly
May 14, 2019-May 31, 2019May 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Apr 12, 2019-Apr 30, 2019Apr 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Mar 14, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Mar 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Feb 14, 2019-Feb 28, 2019Feb 1, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Jan 14, 2019-Jan 31, 2019Jan 2, 2019$0.1500Monthly
Dec 14, 2018-Dec 31, 2018Dec 7, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Nov 14, 2018-Nov 30, 2018Nov 1, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Oct 12, 2018-Oct 31, 2018Oct 1, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Sep 13, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Sep 4, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Aug 14, 2018-Aug 31, 2018Aug 1, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Jul 13, 2018-Jul 31, 2018Jul 2, 2018$0.1500Monthly
Jun 14, 2018-Jun 29, 2018Jun 1, 2018$0.1300Monthly
May 14, 2018-May 31, 2018May 1, 2018$0.1300Monthly
Apr 13, 2018-Apr 30, 2018Apr 2, 2018$0.1300Monthly
Mar 14, 2018-Mar 29, 2018Mar 1, 2018$0.1300Monthly
Feb 14, 2018-Feb 28, 2018Feb 1, 2018$0.1300Monthly
Jan 12, 2018-Jan 31, 2018Jan 2, 2018$0.1300Monthly
Dec 15, 2017-Dec 29, 2017Dec 8, 2017$0.1300Monthly
Nov 14, 2017-Nov 30, 2017Nov 1, 2017$0.1100Monthly
Oct 13, 2017-Oct 31, 2017Oct 2, 2017$0.1100Monthly
Sep 14, 2017-Sep 29, 2017Sep 1, 2017$0.1100Monthly
Aug 11, 2017-Aug 31, 2017Aug 1, 2017$0.1100Monthly
Jul 12, 2017-Jul 31, 2017Jul 3, 2017$0.1100Monthly
Jun 13, 2017-Jun 30, 2017Jun 1, 2017$0.1000Monthly
May 11, 2017-May 31, 2017May 1, 2017$0.1000Monthly
Apr 11, 2017-Apr 28, 2017Apr 3, 2017$0.1000Monthly
Mar 13, 2017-Mar 31, 2017Mar 1, 2017$0.1000Monthly
Feb 13, 2017-Feb 28, 2017Feb 1, 2017$0.1000Monthly
Jan 11, 2017-Jan 31, 2017Jan 3, 2017$0.1000Monthly
Dec 15, 2016-Dec 30, 2016Dec 7, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Nov 10, 2016-Nov 30, 2016Nov 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Oct 12, 2016-Oct 31, 2016Oct 3, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Sep 13, 2016-Sep 30, 2016Sep 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Aug 11, 2016-Aug 31, 2016Aug 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Jul 13, 2016-Jul 29, 2016Jul 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Jun 13, 2016-Jun 30, 2016Jun 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
May 12, 2016-May 31, 2016May 2, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Apr 13, 2016-Apr 29, 2016Apr 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Mar 11, 2016-Mar 31, 2016Mar 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Feb 11, 2016-Feb 29, 2016Feb 1, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Jan 13, 2016-Jan 29, 2016Jan 4, 2016$0.1000Monthly
Dec 16, 2015-Dec 31, 2015Dec 7, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Nov 12, 2015-Nov 30, 2015Nov 2, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Oct 13, 2015-Oct 30, 2015Oct 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Sep 11, 2015-Sep 30, 2015Sep 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Aug 12, 2015-Aug 31, 2015Aug 3, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Jul 13, 2015-Jul 31, 2015Jul 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Jun 11, 2015-Jun 30, 2015Jun 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
May 13, 2015-May 29, 2015May 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Apr 13, 2015-Apr 30, 2015Apr 1, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Mar 11, 2015-Mar 31, 2015Mar 2, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Feb 11, 2015-Feb 27, 2015Feb 2, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Jan 13, 2015-Jan 30, 2015Jan 2, 2015$0.1000Monthly
Dec 18, 2014-Dec 31, 2014Dec 8, 2014$0.1000Monthly
Feb 29, 2008-Feb 29, 2008Mar 31, 2008$22.5085-
Dec 26, 2007-Dec 31, 2007Dec 13, 2007$0.2900Annual