BDJ
Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
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BDJ
Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
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NAV as of Sep 27, 2023
$8.39
52 WK: 8.23 - 9.52 - 1 Day NAV Change as of Sep 27, 2023 0.01 (0.12%)
- Market Price as of Sep 27, 2023 $7.48
- 1 Day Price Change as of Sep 27, 2023 0.01 (0.13%)
- Distribution Rate as of Sep 27, 2023 9.02%
- Premium Discount as of Sep 27, 2023 -10.85%
Overview
Investment Approach
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust’s (BDJ) (the 'Trust') primary investment objective is to provide current income and current gains, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in common stocks that pay dividends and have the potential for capital appreciation and by utilizing an option writing (selling) strategy to enhance distributions paid to the Trust’s shareholders. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in dividend paying equities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.
PORTFOLIO BUILT ON DIVIDEND GROWTH
Seeks to invest in companies with a greater potential for dividend growth
FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY COMPANIES
U.S portfolio of large cap, high-quality companies
SEEKS TO REDUCE PORTFOLIO VOLATILITY
Sells (writes) call options on underlying equity portfolio, potentially reducing the fund’s volatility

Performance
Performance
Growth of Hypothetical $10,000
Source: Lipper. Data reflects different methodology from the BlackRock calculated returns in the Returns tab. The Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund. The chart uses NAV performance or market price performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The chart assumes Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted. The starting NAV for the NAV performance chart reflects a deduction of the sales charge from the initial public offering price.