BST Dividend History
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust · every payment since 2014
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) has paid 141 dividends since 2014. The most recent was $2.5540 per share (ex-date Sep 15, 2026). Over the last 12 months BST paid $6.5050 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 13.16%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 3 before.
Latest dividend
$2.5540
Last ex-date
Sep 15, 2026
Paid, last 12 months
$6.51
Trailing yield
13.16%
Frequency
Monthly
Growth streak
0 yrs
Dividends versus price, last 12 months
Paid out
15.82%
of price a year ago
Price change
+20.2%
$41.11 → $49.43
Approx. total return
+36.1%
before taxes
Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.
BST dividends per year
Total paid per share by calendar year
Recent dividend amounts
Last 36 regular payments, per share
BST dividend history by year
| Year | Payments | Total per share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026year to date | 9 | $4.5540 | — |
| 2025 | 12 | $4.2010 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | $3.0000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | $3.0000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | $3.0000 | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 12 | $4.2488 | +109.2% |
| 2020 | 12 | $2.0306 | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 12 | $3.4595 | +98.9% |
| 2018 | 12 | $1.7391 | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 11timing | $1.2945 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 12 | $1.1858 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | $1.1858 | +1100.0% |
| 2014 | 1timing | $0.0988 | — |
Every BST dividend
9 raises · 2 cuts · 4 specials| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | — | $2.5540 | — | Special |
| Aug 14, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 15, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 15, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 15, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 15, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 13, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 13, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 20, 2026 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 22, 2025 | — | $1.4510 | — | Special |
| Nov 14, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 13, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 15, 2025 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 15, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 15, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 16, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 15, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 15, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 12, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 11, 2024 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 13, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 13, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 12, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 13, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 12, 2023 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 15, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 13, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 12, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 13, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 13, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 13, 2022 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 16, 2021 | — | $1.8080 | — | Special |
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | $0.2500 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 14, 2021 | — | $0.2500 | +10.6% | Raise |
| Sep 14, 2021 | — | $0.2260 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | $0.2260 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 2, 2021 | — | $0.2260 | +1.2% | Raise |
| Jun 14, 2021 | — | $0.2233 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 13, 2021 | — | $0.2233 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 14, 2021 | — | $0.2233 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 12, 2021 | — | $0.2233 | +20.9% | Raise |
| Feb 12, 2021 | — | $0.1848 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 14, 2021 | — | $0.1848 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 14, 2020 | — | $0.1848 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 13, 2020 | — | $0.1848 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 14, 2020 | — | $0.1848 | +12.7% | Raise |
| Sep 14, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 13, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 14, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 12, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 14, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 13, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 13, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 14, 2020 | — | $0.1640 | +10.7% | Raise |
| Dec 13, 2019 | — | $1.8291 | — | Special |
| Nov 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 11, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 13, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 12, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 13, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 12, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 14, 2019 | — | $0.1482 | -34.8% | Cut |
| Dec 14, 2018 | — | $0.2273 | +53.3% | Raise |
| Nov 14, 2018 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 12, 2018 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 13, 2018 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 14, 2018 | — | $0.1482 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 13, 2018 | — | $0.1482 | +15.4% | Raise |
| Jun 14, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 14, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 13, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 14, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 14, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 12, 2018 | — | $0.1285 | -50.0% | Cut |
| Dec 15, 2017 | — | $0.2569 | +136.4% | Raise |
| Nov 14, 2017 | — | $0.1087 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 13, 2017 | — | $0.1087 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 14, 2017 | — | $0.1087 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 11, 2017 | — | $0.1087 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 12, 2017 | — | $0.1087 | +10.0% | Raise |
| Jun 13, 2017 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 11, 2017 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 11, 2017 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 13, 2017 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 11, 2017 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 15, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 10, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 12, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 13, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 11, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 13, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 13, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 12, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 13, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 11, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 11, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 13, 2016 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 16, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Nov 12, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Oct 13, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Sep 11, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Aug 12, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jul 13, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jun 11, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| May 13, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Apr 13, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 11, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Feb 11, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Jan 13, 2015 | — | $0.0988 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Dec 18, 2014 | — | $0.0988 | — | First |
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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to BST