BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (HYT) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 277 recorded HYT dividend payments, running from July 15, 2003 to July 15, 2026 — 24 calendar years. Together those payments total $23.88 per share. HYT has most often paid monthly.

HYT'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 HYT payment rate compounded at +0.0% a year, and +1.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

HYT's payment rate fell in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015. The steepest drop was -18.2%.

HYT dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$0.93212$0.0777+0.0%
2024$0.93212$0.0777+0.0%
2023$0.93212$0.0777
2022$0.85511 (timing)$0.0777
2021$0.93212$0.0777+0.0%
2020$0.93212$0.0777+8.3%
2019$0.88412$0.0717+0.0%
2018$0.85112$0.0717+2.9%
2017$0.83712$0.0697+0.0%
2016$0.88712$0.0697+0.0%
2015$0.99112$0.0697-10.8%
2014$1.0312$0.0782-6.5%
2013$1.0812$0.0837-4.0%
2012$1.0212$0.0872+5.4%
2011$1.0212$0.0827+0.0%
2010$1.0012$0.0827-5.7%
2009$1.1012$0.0876-12.0%
2008$1.2212$0.0996+5.3%
2007$1.1512$0.0946+5.6%
2006$1.0912$0.0896-18.2%
2005$1.3412$0.110-7.6%
2004$1.5012$0.119
2003$0.8187 (timing)$0.119

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 HYT's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent HYT dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
July 15, 2026$0.0780
June 15, 2026$0.0780
May 15, 2026$0.0780
April 15, 2026$0.0780
March 13, 2026$0.0780
February 13, 2026$0.0780
January 20, 2026$0.0780
December 22, 2025$0.0777
November 14, 2025$0.0777
October 15, 2025$0.0777
September 15, 2025$0.0777
August 15, 2025$0.0777
July 15, 2025$0.0777
June 13, 2025$0.0777
May 15, 2025$0.0777
April 15, 2025$0.0777
March 14, 2025$0.0777
February 14, 2025$0.0777
January 15, 2025$0.0777
December 16, 2024$0.0777
November 15, 2024$0.0777
October 15, 2024$0.0777
September 16, 2024$0.0777
August 15, 2024$0.0777
July 15, 2024$0.0777
June 14, 2024$0.0777
May 14, 2024$0.0777
April 12, 2024$0.0777
March 14, 2024$0.0777
February 14, 2024$0.0777
January 11, 2024$0.0777
December 14, 2023$0.0777
November 14, 2023$0.0777
October 13, 2023$0.0777
September 14, 2023$0.0777
August 14, 2023$0.0777
July 13, 2023$0.0777
June 14, 2023$0.0777
May 12, 2023$0.0777
April 13, 2023$0.0777
March 14, 2023$0.0777
February 14, 2023$0.0777
January 12, 2023$0.0777
December 14, 2022$0.0777
November 14, 2022$0.0777
October 4, 2022$0.0777
September 14, 2022$0.0777
August 12, 2022$0.0777
July 14, 2022$0.0777
June 14, 2022$0.0777
May 13, 2022$0.0777
April 13, 2022$0.0777
March 14, 2022$0.0777
February 14, 2022$0.0777
December 30, 2021$0.0777
December 14, 2021$0.0777
November 12, 2021$0.0777
October 14, 2021$0.0777
September 14, 2021$0.0777
August 13, 2021$0.0777

Showing the 60 most recent of 277 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

HYT dividend history questions

How many dividends has HYT paid?

DivTrkr has 277 recorded HYT dividend payments between July 15, 2003 and July 15, 2026, totalling $23.88 per share across 24 calendar years.

Has HYT ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The HYT per-payment rate fell in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, the steepest being -18.2%.

How fast is the HYT dividend growing?

The HYT payment rate compounded at +0.0% a year over the last five complete years and +1.1% a year over the last ten.

How often does HYT pay a dividend?

HYT 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.

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