BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE:BUI) Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.14

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE:BUI) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th will be given a dividend of 0.136 per share by the real estate investment trust on Thursday, April 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 15th.

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust Trading Down 0.1%

BUI stock opened at $27.08 on Monday. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust has a 12-month low of $21.73 and a 12-month high of $30.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $27.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.87.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. purchased a new stake in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC lifted its position in BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust by 133.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC now owns 1,665 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter.

About BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust

BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide investors with a diversified portfolio of global utilities, infrastructure and power-related securities. Managed by BlackRock Advisors, the trust taps into BlackRock’s expansive research platform to identify companies involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of essential services such as electricity, water, transportation and renewable energy.

The trust’s primary objective is total return, emphasizing both current income and capital appreciation.