BUI Dividend
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 6.16%
- Annual dividend
- $1.63
- Payout ratio
- 0.44
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $26.48
- Market cap
- $703M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1540
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is BUI a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is above the market median6.16% against a median of 2.85% across US dividend payers.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.44 means roughly 44% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut onceAcross 14 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014. The most recent reduction was in 2014.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
BUI dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2012 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Type |
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| $0.1540 | Monthly | ||
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| $0.1360 | Monthly | ||
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| $0.1360 | Irregular | ||
| $1.1743 | Special | ||
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| $0.1210 | Monthly | ||
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Frequently asked questions
- Does BUI pay a dividend?
- Yes. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 6.16% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.63 per share.
- How much does BUI pay in dividends?
- $1.63 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 BUI 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.