BGT Dividend
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 14.29%
- Annual dividend
- $1.44
- Payout ratio
- 2.97
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $10.10
- Market cap
- $301M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1203
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is BGT a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is far above the marketAt 14.29%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.81% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
- Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 2.97 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
- Dividend has been cut 9 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2021, 2022 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2022.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
BGT dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does BGT pay a dividend?
- Yes. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 14.29% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.44 per share.
- How much does BGT pay in dividends?
- $1.44 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next BGT ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is November 13, 2026, with payment on November 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.