BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (NYSE:MYI) Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.06

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (NYSE:MYI) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, August 1st, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 15th will be given a dividend of 0.0555 per share by the investment management company on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 15th.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has decreased its dividend by an average of 3.4% annually over the last three years.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of MYI stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $11.56. 245,456 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 216,341. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.23. BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a fifty-two week low of $9.32 and a fifty-two week high of $11.70.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Company Profile

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.