Company: BDJ
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001193125-25-049575
Chunk: 33

Company: BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 33
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 use of science and/or technology. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved. Trust Information

| Symbol on New York Stock Exchange                                                     
 Initial Offering Date                                                                 
 Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2024 ($20.71)(a) |          BSTZ 
 June 27, 2019 
        12.63% |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------:|
| Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)                                      |     $0.218000 |
| Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)                                   |     $2.616000 |

| (a) | Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate mayconsist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (b) | The monthly distribution per Common Share, declared on February 3, 2025, was increased to $0.221780 per share.  The current distribution rate on closing market price, current monthlydistribution per Common Share, and current annualized distribution per Common Share do not reflect the new distribution rate.  The new distribution rate is not constant and is subjectto change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain. |

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

|                      | 12/31/24 | 12/31/23 | Change |   High |    Low |
| Closing Market Price |   $20.71 |   $16.71 | 23.94% | $22.13 | $16.36 |
| Net Asset Value      |    23.14 |    21.43 |   7.98 |  24.33 |  19.82 |

GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT BSTZ commenced operations on June 27, 2019. (a) Represents the Trust’s closing market price on the NYSE and reflects the reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. (b) An index that captures large- and mid-cap representation across certain developed and emerging markets.

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Trust Summary as of December 31