Is BGY a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

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

How safe is the BGY distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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BGY Income Quality Score

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BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY) has an Income Quality Score of 64/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (BGY) 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

64/100

Question MarkHigh 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

97 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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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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BGYBlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust

64Question MarkHigh 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

36/100

Working Capital Preservation

65/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

59/100

NAV CAGR

99/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

2Years raised

1Years cut

20Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20070.9102Held
20082.1387Raised
20091.8204Lower total
20101.4751Lower total
20111.36Lower total
20120.7757Lower total
20130.6713Lower total
20140.6647Held
20150.588Lower total
20160.522Lower total
20170.456Cut
20180.4434Lower total
20190.4056Lower total
20200.4056Held
20210.4056Held
20220.4056Held
20230.4056Held
20240.4144Held
20250.5112Raised
20260.2556Partial 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.