The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital. All amounts are expressed per common share.
% Breakdown of the
% Breakdown
Total Cumulative
Total Cumulative
of the Current
Distributions for the
Distributions for the
Current Distribution
Distribution
Fiscal Year to Date
Fiscal Year to Date
Net Income
$
0.013083
23%
$
0.242350
43%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains
$
0.000003
0%
$
0.084620
15%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains
$
0.043114
77%
$
0.235030
42%
Return of Capital
$
-
0%
$
-
0%
Total (per common share)
$
0.056200
100%
$
0.562000
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on September 30, 2023
5.50%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of September 30, 2023
8.04%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through September 30, 2023
1.99%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of September 30, 2023
6.03%
You should not draw any conclusions about the Trust's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Trust's Managed Distribution Plan.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during
its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (the Trust) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust's 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 strategy to enhance distributions to its shareholders. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in dividend paying equities and may invest up to 20% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers that do not pay dividends. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Trust invests in various sectors, such as health care, financials, information technology and utilities. The Trust's investment manager is BlackRock Advisors, LLC.
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