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BTT CEF — Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust

Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (BTT)

Updated November 12, 2026.

Verdict as of November 12, 2026 close

BTT's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (81/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 2.51%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.0464 with an ex-date of November 13, 2026, was 0.9% higher than the previous $0.046. It is not yet confirmed whether this is an increase in the regular payout or a one-off difference.

Sources: BlackRock, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.

BTT is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 2.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 81/100 (Safe). Total return is 48.6% over the past 14.2 years, 535.2 points behind SPY at 583.8%.

At the current 2.51% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $251 per year, or $20.92 per month.

BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust is a closed-end fund that invests primarily in investment-grade municipal bonds exempt from regular federal income tax. The fund distributes income monthly at a modest current distribution rate and carries no publicly available expense ratio. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking tax-advantaged municipal bond exposure with regular monthly payouts.

BTT dividend yield and income

Price as of 2026-11-12.

The distribution rate (2.51%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.0464) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Trailing-12-month yield (2.70%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.0464. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 12/01/2026. At the current 2.51% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $251 per year, or $20.92 per month.

Recorded distribution timeline (170)
Ex-dateAmountChange from previous payment
2026-11-13$0.04640.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-10-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-09-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-08-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-07-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-06-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-05-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-04-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-03-13$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-02-13$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2026-01-20$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-12-22$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-11-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-10-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-09-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-08-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-07-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-06-13$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-05-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-04-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-03-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-02-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2025-01-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-12-16$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-11-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-10-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-09-16$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-08-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-07-15$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-06-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-05-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-04-12$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-03-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-02-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2024-01-11$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-12-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-11-14$0.0460.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-10-13$0.046-17.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-09-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-08-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-07-13$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-06-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-05-12$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-04-13$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-03-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-02-14$0.0560.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2023-01-12$0.056-6.7%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-12-15$0.06-3.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-11-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-10-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-09-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-08-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-07-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-06-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-05-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-04-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-03-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-02-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2022-01-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-12-16$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-11-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-10-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-09-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-08-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-07-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-06-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-05-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-04-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-03-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-02-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2021-01-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-12-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-11-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-10-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-09-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-08-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-07-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-06-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-05-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-04-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-03-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-02-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2020-01-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-12-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-11-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-10-11$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-09-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-08-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-07-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-06-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-05-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-04-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-03-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-02-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2019-01-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-12-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-11-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-10-12$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-09-13$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-08-14$0.0620.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-07-13$0.062-13.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-06-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-05-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-04-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-03-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-02-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2018-01-12$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-12-11$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-11-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-10-13$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-09-14$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-08-11$0.0720.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-07-12$0.072-10.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-06-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-05-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-04-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-03-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-02-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2017-01-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-12-08$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-11-10$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-10-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-09-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-08-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-07-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-06-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-05-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-04-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-03-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-02-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2016-01-13$0.08-1.2%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-12-10$0.0811.3%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-11-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-10-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-09-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-08-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-07-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-06-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-05-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-04-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-03-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-02-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2015-01-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-12-10$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-11-12$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-10-10$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-09-11$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-08-13$0.080.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-07-11$0.08-14.9%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-06-12$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-05-13$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-04-11$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-03-12$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-02-12$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2014-01-13$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-12-11$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-11-13$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-10-11$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-09-12$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-08-13$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-07-11$0.0940.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-06-12$0.094-5.1%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-05-13$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-04-11$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-03-13$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-02-13$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2013-01-11$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-12-12$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-11-13$0.0990.0%
Total cash (unclassified)
2012-10-18$0.099—
2012 total (partial launch year)$0.297—
2013 total$1.153—
2014 total$1.044-9.5%
2015 total$0.961-8.0%
2016 total$0.96-0.1%
2017 total$0.912-5.0%
2018 total$0.804-11.8%
2019 total$0.744-7.5%
2020 total$0.7440.0%
2021 total$0.7440.0%
2022 total$0.742-0.3%
2023 total$0.642-13.5%
2024 total$0.552-14.0%
2025 total$0.5520.0%
2026 YTD total$0.50640.1% vs prior-year YTD

BTT dividend growth

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +0.1%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -28.20%.

TTM income vs TTM N years earlier
WindowChange
1Y+0.1%
3Y-15.8%
5Y-25.8%
10Y-42.5%

BTT performance versus SPY

Total return is 48.6% over the past 14.2 years, 535.2 points behind SPY at 583.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.2%.

WindowTotal returnCAGR
1M2.7%—
3M-1.3%—
6M-1.5%—
YTD-0.8%—
1Y0.7%—
2Y CAGR—4.80%
3Y CAGR—5.90%
5Y CAGR—-0.20%
10Y CAGR—3.20%
Since inception 2012-08-29 · 14.2 years48.6%2.80%

BTT key facts

Distribution Safety Score™
81 · Safe
Safety-Adjusted Yield
2.03%
Issuer
BlackRock
Asset type
CEF
Asset class
Fixed Income
Inception date
08/29/2012
Distribution rate
2.51%
Distribution frequency
Monthly
Trailing yield
2.70%
5-year average yield
2.86
Last close
$22.17 (as of 2026-11-12)
NAV
N/A
Premium / discount
Premium not shown · NAV date unknown
Market cap
$1,432,208,000
Average volume
106,775
Dividend
$0.0464
Ex-dividend date
11/13/2026
Payment date
12/01/2026
Beta
0.468

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 (2.51%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.0464) × 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 (2.70%) 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.

BTT risks and drawbacks

BTT's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.2%.

Who may consider BTT — and who may not

BTT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

More on BTT

Frequently asked questions

Does BTT pay monthly?

Yes. BTT currently pays monthly.

What is BTT's dividend yield?

BTT's distribution rate is 2.51%, paid monthly — latest regular dividend ($0.0464) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included.

How has BTT's dividend grown?

Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +0.1%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.

When does BTT pay a dividend?

BTT pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.0464. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 12/01/2026.

How has BTT performed?

Total return is 48.6% over the past 14.2 years, 535.2 points behind SPY at 583.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 0.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.2%.

Is BTT a good investment?

BTT's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 81 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 2.51% (latest regular dividend ($0.0464) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.

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