BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (NYSE:MYI - Get Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, April 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.0555 per share by the investment management company on Thursday, May 1st. This represents a $0.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 15th.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has raised its dividend payment by an average of 2.5% annually over the last three years.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Price Performance
NYSE:MYI traded down $0.41 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $10.29. 580,798 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 225,458. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a one year low of $10.27 and a one year high of $12.07. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $11.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.27.
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Company Profile
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BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, 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 invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term investment-grade municipal obligations exempt from federal income taxes.
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