EGF
Price:
$9.9411
Market Cap:
$37.16M
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in a portfolio of United States government and government agency securities, including the U.S. government mortgage-backed securities. The fund invests in non U.S. government debt securities of foreign or domestic issuers, including commercial paper, notes, corporate bonds, debentures, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate loans, sovereign debt securities, and money market securities. It was formerly known as Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. BlackRock Enha...[Read more]
Industry
Asset Management
IPO Date
2005-10-27
Stock Exchange
NYSE
Ticker
EGF
According to BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 4.95%. This represents a change of 200.95% compared to the average of 1.64% of the last 4 quarters.
The mean historical Dividend Yield of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. over the last ten years is 4.52%. The current 4.95% Dividend Yield has changed 9.41% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), EGF's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the December 2022 quarter at 2.65%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the June 2017 quarter at 0.92%.
Average
4.52%
Median
4.36%
Minimum
3.84%
Maximum
5.33%
Discovering the peaks and valleys of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.
Maximum Annual Increase = 35.11%
Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 5.33%
Minimum Annual Increase = -16.25%
Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 3.84%
Year | Dividend Yield | Change |
---|---|---|
2023 | 5.32% | -0.10% |
2022 | 5.33% | 35.11% |
2021 | 3.94% | -0.99% |
2020 | 3.98% | 0.79% |
2019 | 3.95% | -5.39% |
2018 | 4.18% | 8.63% |
2017 | 3.84% | -15.48% |
2016 | 4.55% | -9.74% |
2015 | 5.04% | -1.18% |
2014 | 5.10% | -16.25% |
The current Dividend Yield of BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (EGF) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages
3-year avg
4.86%
5-year avg
4.51%
10-year avg
4.52%
BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc.’s Dividend Yield is less than Bancroft Fund Ltd. (7.06%), less than GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (6.53%), greater than Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Fund, Inc. (0%), less than RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (7.43%), less than Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc. (11.46%), less than The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (4.98%), less than The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (12.06%), less than MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (3.74%), less than Virtus Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (2.68%), less than Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust (4.57%), less than First Trust/Abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (8.71%), greater than Neuberger Berman California Municipal Fund Inc. (0%), less than Fiera Capital Corporation (7.79%), less than The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Trust (5.92%), less than John Hancock Income Securities Trust (4.07%), less than The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. (17.97%), less than BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (0.13%), less than Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund (6.79%), less than BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (6.73%), less than First Trust MLP and Energy Income Fund (1.71%), less than First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (8.78%),
Company | Dividend Yield | Market cap |
---|---|---|
7.06% | $106.47M | |
6.53% | $95.44M | |
0% | $43.06M | |
7.43% | $340.34M | |
11.46% | $140.72M | |
4.98% | $107.47M | |
12.06% | $77.09M | |
3.74% | $66.38M | |
2.68% | $167.75M | |
4.57% | $266.40M | |
8.71% | $66.03M | |
0% | $52.68M | |
7.79% | $751.40M | |
5.92% | $160.22M | |
4.07% | $133.59M | |
17.97% | $136.35M | |
0.13% | $1.16B | |
6.79% | $1.45B | |
6.73% | $673.66M | |
1.71% | $444.60M | |
8.78% | $1.14B |
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