Company: BDJ
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001193125-25-049575
Chunk: 99

Company: BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 99
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 of countries throughout the world, but the actual number of countries represented in the Trust’s portfolio will vary over time. The Trust anticipates that application of its investment philosophy currently would cause it to invest in issuers located in 10 countries globally, including the United States. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest in the equity securities of issuers in at least three different countries, including the 176 2024 BlackRock Annual Report to Shareholders Investment Objectives, Policies and Risks (continued) Investment Objectives and Policies (continued) United States, and will invest at least 30% of its total assets at the time of investment in the equity securities of non-United States issuers. However, the Trust may invest in the securities of non-United States issuers without limit. Leverage: The Trust may, but does not currently intend to, incur indebtedness or issue preferred shares for investment purposes. The Trust may enter into derivative securities transactions that have leverage embedded in them. BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. (CII) (formerly, BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc.) The Trust’s investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust’s investment objective is a fundamental policy and may not be changed without the approval of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)). The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives. BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) from time to time may vary the percentage of the Trust’s assets invested in any particular type of equity security based on such factors as market and economic conditions, fiscal and monetary policy and the relative security valuation of the various equity asset classes. Under normal circumstances, the Trust seeks to invest at least 80% of the its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in large cap equity securities and derivatives that provide investment exposure to such securities or to one or more market risk factors associated with such securities. For purposes of the Trust’s 80% policy, large cap equity securities are equity securities that at the time of purchase have a market capitalization within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000 ® Index (the “Russell 1000 Index”). The Russell 1000 Index is a capitalization