BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 338 recorded DSU dividend payments, running from June 18, 1998 to July 15, 2026 — 29 calendar years. Together those payments total $41.40 per share. DSU has most often paid monthly.
DSU's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the DSU payment rate compounded at +6.9% a year, and +3.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
DSU's payment rate fell in 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021. The steepest drop was -32.1%.
DSU dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.19 | 12 | $0.0990 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $1.19 | 12 | $0.0990 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | $1.05 | 12 | $0.0910 | — |
| 2022 | $0.701 | 11 (timing) | $0.0610 | — |
| 2021 | $0.732 | 12 | $0.0610 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | $0.832 | 12 | $0.0710 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | $0.836 | 12 | $0.0690 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.828 | 12 | $0.0690 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | $0.822 | 12 | $0.0690 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | $0.748 | 12 | $0.0600 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | $0.816 | 12 | $0.0720 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | $0.888 | 12 | $0.0750 | — |
| 2013 | $1.01 | 13 (timing) | $0.0750 | — |
| 2012 | $1.00 | 12 | $0.0810 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | $0.972 | 12 | $0.0810 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | $1.04 | 12 | $0.0870 | -19.4% |
| 2009 | $1.26 | 12 | $0.108 | -32.1% |
| 2008 | $1.86 | 12 | $0.159 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $2.00 | 12 | $0.159 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | $1.97 | 12 | $0.159 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | $1.94 | 12 | $0.159 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | $1.99 | 12 | $0.165 | -17.3% |
| 2003 | $2.37 | 12 | $0.200 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | $2.40 | 12 | $0.191 | — |
| 2001 | $2.57 | 11 (timing) | $0.234 | — |
| 2000 | $2.99 | 12 | $0.244 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | $2.84 | 12 | $0.240 | — |
| 1998 | $1.86 | 8 (timing) | $0.211 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than DSU's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent DSU dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| June 15, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| April 15, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| March 13, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| February 13, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| January 20, 2026 | $0.0990 |
| December 22, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| November 14, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| October 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| September 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| July 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| June 13, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| April 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| March 14, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| February 14, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| January 15, 2025 | $0.0990 |
| December 16, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| November 15, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| October 15, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| September 16, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| August 15, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| July 15, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| June 14, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| April 12, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| March 14, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| February 14, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| January 11, 2024 | $0.0990 |
| December 14, 2023 | $0.0990 |
| November 14, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| October 13, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| September 14, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| August 14, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| July 13, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| June 14, 2023 | $0.0910 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.0870 |
| April 13, 2023 | $0.0870 |
| March 14, 2023 | $0.0870 |
| February 14, 2023 | $0.0710 |
| January 12, 2023 | $0.0710 |
| December 14, 2022 | $0.0710 |
| November 14, 2022 | $0.0710 |
| October 13, 2022 | $0.0710 |
| September 14, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| August 12, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| July 14, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| June 14, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| May 13, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| April 13, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| March 14, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| February 14, 2022 | $0.0610 |
| December 30, 2021 | $0.0610 |
| December 14, 2021 | $0.0610 |
| November 12, 2021 | $0.0610 |
| October 14, 2021 | $0.0610 |
| September 14, 2021 | $0.0610 |
| August 13, 2021 | $0.0610 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 338 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
DSU dividend history questions
How many dividends has DSU paid?
DivTrkr has 338 recorded DSU dividend payments between June 18, 1998 and July 15, 2026, totalling $41.40 per share across 29 calendar years.
Has DSU ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The DSU per-payment rate fell in 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021, the steepest being -32.1%.
How fast is the DSU dividend growing?
The DSU payment rate compounded at +6.9% a year over the last five complete years and +3.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does DSU pay a dividend?
DSU has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current DSU dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track DSU free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.