BGR CEF — BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

Updated November 12, 2026.

BGR is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 6.76%, its trailing-12-month yield is 7.30%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 304.6% over the past 21.9 years, 526.8 points behind SPY at 831.4%.

At the current 6.76% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $676 per year, or $56.33 per month.

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust is a closed-end equity fund that invests in global energy and natural resources companies, with a primary focus on the United States and exposure across market capitalizations, and writes options to generate additional income. It pays distributions monthly. It may appeal to income investors seeking energy and resources exposure in a closed-end fund.

BGR performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 304.6% over the past 21.9 years, 526.8 points behind SPY at 831.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 34.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.5%.

BGR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.76%

Issuer

BlackRock

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/23/2004

Distribution rate

6.76%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

7.30%

5-year average yield

5.82

Last close

$17.27 (as of 2026-11-12)

NAV

N/A

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Market cap

$431,736,640

Average volume

74,377

Dividend

$0.0973

Ex-dividend date

11/13/2026

Payment date

11/30/2026

Beta

0.368

Expense ratio and AUM unavailable in this published snapshot. Missing values do not mean zero or complete coverage. ?

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.76%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.0973) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (7.30%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: BlackRock; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BGR risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.5%.

Who may consider BGR — and who may not

BGR may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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