BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust ownership disclosure: an amended Schedule 13G/A reports that Morgan Stanley (through MS Reporting Units) and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC each report beneficial ownership representing 6.1% of the Trust's common shares. The filing lists shared voting power of 426,166 and shared dispositive power of 3,382,447.
BOE submitted an N-CEN annual report template with limited populated data for the reporting period. The excerpt lists a monthly average value of securities on loan of 971,617.44 and net securities‑lending income of 1,486. It also reports aggregate brokerage commissions of 540,257.77 and individual broker commission lines, and a principal transactions entry showing a counterparty value of 400,858,431.63.
The form otherwise contains blank template fields for core identifiers, director records, service providers, custody and many governance items. The available numeric items above are presented as line items in their respective tables; timing and further context are not provided in the excerpt.
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (BOE) files its certified shareholder report for the period ending 12/31/2025. The report discloses a $0.992400 total per-share distribution for the fiscal period and a current monthly distribution of $0.082700, representing a 8.47% distribution rate on the closing market price of $11.71 as of 12/31/2025.
The Trust reports it maintained an option overwriting program covering 43.2% of underlying equities, with calls written typically 3.3% out of the money and averaging 54.9 days to maturity. Performance tables, sector and geographic allocations, top holdings (e.g., Microsoft, Alphabet, Broadcom), and portfolio activity for the period are included.
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust portfolio manager Kyle McClements reported a mix of phantom share awards, conversions, and a common stock sale. On January 30, 2026, he was granted 1,452.3529 phantom shares, each economically equivalent to one share of common stock and payable in cash after vesting in installments over three years.
On the same date, previously granted phantom shares vested and were converted into common stock through multiple transactions, and 2,682.1405 shares of common stock were sold at $11.90 per share. Following these transactions, he directly owned 2,081.848 shares of common stock.
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust’s portfolio manager Stephen John Andrews reported a grant of derivative compensation tied to the fund’s common shares. On January 30, 2026, he received 385.1891 phantom shares at a reference value of $11.90 per share.
The phantom shares are the economic equivalent of common stock but are settled in cash rather than actual shares, subject to vesting conditions. According to the filing, these phantom shares vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the award, and Andrews now holds 385.1891 phantom shares directly following this transaction.
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust portfolio manager Olivia Treharne reported compensation-related equity activity. On January 30, 2026, she received 1,110.8193 phantom shares, each economically equivalent to one common share and payable in cash as they vest over time.
On the same date, previously granted phantom shares totaling 1,751.6122 shares were converted into common stock and immediately sold. She sold 1,751.6122 common shares at $11.9 per share, leaving no directly held common stock and 1,110.8193 phantom shares outstanding as deferred, cash-settled compensation.
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust portfolio manager Molly Greenen reported a same-day option-style exercise and sale of common shares tied to cash-settled phantom share awards. On January 30, 2026, phantom shares previously granted as compensation were converted into 1,253.9866 shares of common stock, then those shares were sold at $11.90 per share. The filing shows that, following the sale, Greenen held no shares of common stock directly. She also received a new grant of 582.1954 phantom shares, which are economically equivalent to common stock but settle in cash and vest in equal installments over three years.
First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation jointly report beneficial ownership of 2,827,629 common shares of BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust, representing 5.09% of the fund’s shares as of 12/31/2025.
The firms report no voting power over these shares but shared dispositive power over the 2,827,629 shares. Most shares are held in unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios, with no single trust owning more than 3% of any registered investment company’s shares, and additional shares held in other funds and accounts advised by First Trust Advisors.
The reporting entities state that the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer, and they each disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported shares.