BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (BUI) Dividend History
BUI next dividend
Ex-dividend in 26 days. Shareholders who own BUI before the ex-dividend date receive this payment.
- 2 yearsof dividend increases
- 2012paying since
- Monthly12 payments a year
- +13.0%5-year growth a year
- 7.32%forward yield
BUI dividend income calculator
- Dividend income a year
- $185
- Each payment
- $15
- Value of the shares
- $2,529
- Dividend yield
- 7.32%
At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.85 per share, before tax.
BUI dividends per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.
BUI dividend safety
Descriptive bands, not a rating.
BUI yield on cost
| Bought | Price paid | Yield on cost | Dividends since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $26.51 | 6.98% | $2.70 | 10.2% |
| 3 years ago | $20.32 | 9.10% | $5.70 | 28.0% |
| 5 years ago | $25.22 | 7.34% | $8.53 | 33.8% |
| 10 years ago | $18.93 | 9.77% | $15.62 | 82.5% |
Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).
BUI dividend payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).
BUI dividends by year
| Year | Dividends per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.60 | +82.0% | 10.14% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.43 | +1.0% | 6.11% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 6.49% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 6.82% | 12 |
| 2021 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 5.32% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 5.66% | 12 |
| 2019 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 6.35% | 12 |
| 2018 | $1.42 | −0.2% | 7.17% | 12 |
| 2017 | $1.42 | +0.2% | 6.57% | 12 |
| 2016 | $1.42 | 0.0% | 7.69% | 12 |
| 2015 | $1.42 | — | 8.44% | 12 |
| 2014 | $1.42 | — | 6.83% | 7 |
| 2013 | $1.41 | +7.7% | 7.91% | 4 |
| 2012 | $1.31 | — | 7.33% | 4 |
BUI dividend history
159 payments| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-11 | 2026-12-22 | $0.154 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-11-13 | 2026-11-30 | $0.154 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-30 | $0.154 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-30 | $0.154 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-31 | $0.154 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-31 | $0.154 | +13.2% | Monthly |
| 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-30 | $0.136 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-29 | $0.136 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-30 | $0.136 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-03-13 | 2026-03-31 | $0.136 | +2.5% | Monthly |
| 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-27 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-01-30 | $0.1327 | −88.4% | Monthly |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-31 | $1.15 | +763.3% | |
| 2025-11-14 | 2025-11-28 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-10-15 | 2025-10-31 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-30 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
Show all 159 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Payment date | Amount | Change | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | 2025-08-29 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-07-15 | 2025-07-31 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-06-13 | 2025-06-30 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-30 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-04-15 | 2025-04-30 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-03-14 | 2025-03-31 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-02-14 | 2025-02-28 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2025-01-15 | 2025-01-31 | $0.1327 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-12-16 | 2024-12-23 | $0.1327 | +12.4% | Monthly |
| 2024-11-15 | 2024-11-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-10-15 | 2024-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-08-15 | 2024-08-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-07-15 | 2024-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-06-14 | 2024-06-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-05-14 | 2024-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-04-12 | 2024-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-03-14 | 2024-03-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-02-14 | 2024-02-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-12-14 | 2023-12-20 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-11-14 | 2023-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-10-13 | 2023-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-09-14 | 2023-09-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-08-14 | 2023-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-07-13 | 2023-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-04-13 | 2023-04-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023-02-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-11-14 | 2022-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-10-13 | 2022-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-05-13 | 2022-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-04-13 | 2022-04-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-02-14 | 2022-02-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-11-12 | 2021-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-10-14 | 2021-10-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-08-13 | 2021-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-07-14 | 2021-07-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-05-13 | 2021-05-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-26 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2021-01-14 | 2021-01-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-10-14 | 2020-10-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-07-14 | 2020-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-05-14 | 2020-05-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-04-14 | 2020-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2020-01-14 | 2020-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-10-11 | 2019-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-06-13 | 2019-06-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-05-14 | 2019-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-04-12 | 2019-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-03-14 | 2019-03-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-02-14 | 2019-02-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2019-01-14 | 2019-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-12-14 | 2018-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-11-14 | 2018-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-10-12 | 2018-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018-09-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-08-14 | 2018-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-06-14 | 2018-06-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-04-13 | 2018-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-02-14 | 2018-02-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2018-01-12 | 2018-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-11-14 | 2017-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-10-13 | 2017-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-09-14 | 2017-09-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-08-11 | 2017-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-07-12 | 2017-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-06-13 | 2017-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-05-11 | 2017-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-04-11 | 2017-04-28 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2017-03-13 | 2017-03-31 | $0.1181 | −2.4% | Monthly |
| 2017-02-13 | 2017-02-28 | $0.121 | +2.5% | Monthly |
| 2017-01-11 | 2017-01-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-12-15 | 2016-12-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-11-10 | 2016-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-10-12 | 2016-10-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-08-11 | 2016-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-06-13 | 2016-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-05-12 | 2016-05-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-04-13 | 2016-04-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-02-11 | 2016-02-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2016-01-13 | 2016-01-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-12-16 | 2015-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-11-12 | 2015-11-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-10-13 | 2015-10-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-09-11 | 2015-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-08-12 | 2015-08-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-07-13 | 2015-07-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-06-11 | 2015-06-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-29 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-04-13 | 2015-04-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-03-11 | 2015-03-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-02-11 | 2015-02-27 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2015-01-13 | 2015-01-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2014-12-18 | 2014-12-31 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-28 | $0.1181 | −50.0% | Monthly |
| 2014-10-10 | 2014-10-31 | $0.2361 | +100.0% | |
| 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-30 | $0.1181 | — | Monthly |
| 2014-08-13 | 2014-08-29 | $0.1181 | −66.7% | Monthly |
| 2014-05-13 | 2014-05-30 | $0.3542 | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-02-12 | 2014-02-28 | $0.3542 | +0.3% | Quarterly |
| 2013-11-13 | 2013-11-29 | $0.3532 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-08-13 | 2013-08-30 | $0.3532 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-05-13 | 2013-05-31 | $0.3532 | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-02-13 | 2013-02-28 | $0.3532 | +41.6% | Quarterly |
| 2012-11-13 | 2012-11-30 | $0.2494 | −29.6% | Quarterly |
| 2012-08-13 | 2012-08-31 | $0.3542 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-05-11 | 2012-05-31 | $0.3542 | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-02-13 | 2012-02-29 | $0.3542 | — |
Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.
BUI stock split history
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities has no stock splits on record.
BUI dividend overview
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share, a yield of 7.32% at the latest close, paid monthly. It paid $2.60 per share in 2025, up 82.0% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 13.0% a year on average and over ten years 6.3% a year. The payout ratio is 28.2% of trailing earnings.
Related: BUI cash flow statement, BUI key metrics, BUI chart. See the BUI stock overview for the latest quote and news.
BUI dividends FAQ
Does BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities pay a dividend?
Yes. BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities has paid a regular dividend since 2012, monthly, most recently $0.15 per share with an ex-dividend date of December 11, 2026.
What is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's dividend yield?
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's forward annual dividend is $1.85 per share, a dividend yield of 7.32% at the latest close of $25.29.
When is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's next dividend?
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's next dividend of $0.15 per share goes ex-dividend on November 13, 2026 and is paid on November 30, 2026. Shareholders who own the stock before the ex-dividend date receive it.
How often does BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities pay dividends?
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities pays dividends monthly.
How fast is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's dividend growing?
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's dividend per share grew from $1.42 in 2020 to $2.60 in 2025, 13.0% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 2 years in a row.
What is BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities's dividend payout ratio?
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities pays out 28.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends.