Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (BMEZ) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
7y payment streak2y growth streakActiveMonthly
Forward Yield
9.12%
@ $14.47
TTM Yield
10.67%
Forward Annual
$1.32
Monthly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.1100
Ex 2026-05-15
3y CAGR
-24.8%
5y CAGR
-18.2%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-15
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-10-15.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -6.7%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 68 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.76%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
88%
60 of 68 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
2 – 14 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.78%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (72)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-15$0.1100Monthly2026-06-30recurring
2026-05-15$0.1100Monthly2026-05-29recurring
2026-04-15$0.1100Monthly2026-04-30recurring
2026-03-13$0.1100Monthly2026-03-31recurring
2026-02-13$0.1100Monthly2026-02-27recurring
2026-01-20$0.1100Monthly2026-01-30recurring
2025-12-22$0.1100Monthly2025-12-31recurring
2025-11-14$0.1100Monthly2025-11-28recurring
2025-10-15$0.1100Monthly2025-10-31recurring
2025-09-15$0.1629Monthly2025-09-30recurring
2025-08-15$0.1650Monthly2025-08-29recurring
2025-07-15$0.1672Monthly2025-07-31recurring
2025-06-13$0.1690Monthly2025-06-30recurring
2025-05-15$0.1712Monthly2025-05-30recurring
2025-04-15$0.1740Monthly2025-04-30recurring
2025-03-14$0.1763Monthly2025-03-31recurring
2025-02-14$0.1773Monthly2025-02-28recurring
2025-01-15$0.1782Monthly2025-01-31recurring
2024-12-16$0.1781Monthly2024-12-23recurring
2024-11-15$0.1769Monthly2024-11-29recurring
2024-10-15$0.1760Monthly2024-10-31recurring
2024-09-16$0.1760Monthly2024-09-30recurring
2024-08-15$0.1764Monthly2024-08-30recurring
2024-07-15$0.1774Monthly2024-07-31recurring
2024-06-14$0.1789Monthly2024-06-28recurring
2024-05-14$0.0898Monthly2024-05-31recurring
2024-04-12$0.0902Monthly2024-04-30recurring
2024-03-14$0.0900Monthly2024-03-28recurring
2024-02-14$0.0904Monthly2024-02-29recurring
2024-01-11$0.0909Monthly2024-01-31recurring
2023-12-14$0.0916Monthly2023-12-20recurring
2023-11-14$0.0927Monthly2023-11-30recurring
2023-10-13$0.0932Monthly2023-10-31recurring
2023-08-14$0.1450Monthly2023-08-31recurring
2023-07-13$0.1450Monthly2023-07-31recurring
2023-05-12$0.1450Monthly2023-05-31recurring
2023-04-13$0.1450Monthly2023-04-28recurring
2023-03-14$0.1450Monthly2023-03-31recurring
2023-02-14$0.1450Monthly2023-02-28recurring
2023-01-12$0.1450Monthly2023-01-31recurring
2022-11-14$0.1450Monthly2022-11-30recurring
2022-10-13$0.1450Monthly2022-10-31recurring
2022-09-14$0.1450Monthly2022-09-30recurring
2022-08-12$0.1450Monthly2022-08-31recurring
2022-07-14$0.1450Monthly2022-07-29recurring
2022-06-14$0.1450Monthly2022-06-30recurring
2022-05-13$0.1450Monthly2022-05-31recurring
2022-04-13$0.1450Monthly2022-04-29recurring
2022-03-14$0.1450Monthly2022-03-31recurring
2022-02-14$0.1450Monthly2022-02-28recurring
2022-01-13$0.1450Monthly2022-01-31recurring
2021-12-16$0.0621—2021-12-31special
2021-11-12$0.1450Monthly2021-11-30recurring
2021-10-14$0.1450Monthly2021-10-29recurring
2021-09-14$0.1450Monthly2021-09-30recurring
2021-08-13$0.1450Monthly2021-08-31recurring
2021-07-14$0.1450Monthly2021-07-30recurring
2021-06-14$0.1450Monthly2021-06-30recurring
2021-05-13$0.1450Monthly2021-05-28recurring
2021-04-14$0.1450Monthly2021-04-30recurring
2021-03-12$0.1450Monthly2021-03-31recurring
2021-02-12$0.1000Monthly2021-02-26recurring
2021-01-14$0.1000Monthly2021-01-29recurring
2020-12-14$0.1000Monthly2020-12-31recurring
2020-11-13$0.1000Monthly2020-11-30recurring
2020-10-14$0.1000Monthly2020-10-30recurring
2020-09-14$0.1000Monthly2020-09-30recurring
2020-08-13$0.1000Monthly2020-08-31recurring
2020-07-14$0.1000Monthly2020-07-31recurring
2020-06-12$0.1000Monthly2020-06-30recurring
2020-05-14$0.1000Monthly2020-05-29recurring
2020-04-14$0.1000—2020-04-30unknown
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