BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is a US-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The company went IPO on 2004-08-26. BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (the Trust) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust's secondary objective seeks the preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The company invests at least 80% of its managed assets in floating and variable rate instruments of United States (U.S.) and non-U.S. issuers, including a substantial portion of its assets in senior, secured loans made to corporate and other business entities. The company may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The company may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in fixed rate instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including developed and emerging markets debt, investment grade and high yield corporate debt, sovereign debt, and mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. The Trust's investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Dividend Information
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust has an annual dividend of 1.44 per share, with a yield of 4.2753%. The dividend is paid monthly and the last ex-dividend date was May 15, 2026.
Dividend Yield
Annual Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date
4.2753%
$1.44
May 15, 2026
Payout Frequency
Payout Ratio
Monthly
0.00%
Dividend History
Ex-Dividend Date
Cash Amount
Record Date
Pay Date
May 15, 2026
$0.1203
May 15, 2026
May 29, 2026
Apr 15, 2026
$0.1203
Apr 15, 2026
Apr 30, 2026
Mar 13, 2026
$0.1203
Mar 13, 2026
Mar 31, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
$0.1203
Feb 13, 2026
Feb 27, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
$0.1203
Jan 20, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
Dec 22, 2025
$0.1203
Dec 22, 2025
Dec 31, 2025
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Follow-Up Questions
What is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's current dividend paid and annual dividend?
The current dividend paid by BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is $0.1203. The annual dividend for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is $1.44
What is BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust's dividend payout ratio?
The dividend payout ratio for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is 0.00%
What is the ex-dividend date for BGT?
The ex-dividend date for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust is May 15, 2026.
How often does BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust pay dividends?
Quarterly. The last time BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust paid dividend was on May 29, 2026