BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust operates as a closed-end management investment trust. The firm's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing its assets in equity securities of energy and natural resources companies and equity derivatives with exposure to the energy and natural resources industry. The company was founded on December 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.