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.