Is BDJ a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BDJ is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

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A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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BDJ Income Quality Score

Name: BDJ Income Quality Score
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Keywords: BDJ income quality, BDJ dividend quality, BDJ dividend safety, BDJ distribution history, BDJ dividend score, BDJ analysis, BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust dividend

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) has an Income Quality Score of 75/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

75/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

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Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

53 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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About this snapshot
This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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BDJBlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust

75FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

60/100

Working Capital Preservation

75/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

70/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
Distributions growing year-over-year
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

4Years raised

1Years cut

22Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20050.3057Held
20061.3247Raised
20071.1209Lower total
20081.1207Held
20091.1012Lower total
20100.98Lower total
20110.755Lower total
20120.65Lower total
20130.56Lower total
20140.5602Held
20150.5604Held
20160.5604Held
20170.5604Held
20180.5604Held
20190.6602Raised
20200.6Lower total
20210.6Held
20221.0973Raised
20230.7294Cut
20240.6801Lower total
20250.8558Raised
20260.3714Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.