BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
BME
$44.31
$0.481.10%
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Fair | |||
| Reward Grade | C+ | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C- | |||
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| Provider | BlackRock | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Erin Xie (21), Kyle McClements (14), Christopher M. Accettella (14), 1 other | |||
| Website | http://www.blackrock.com | |||
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| Fund Name | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust | |||
| Category | Health | |||
| Sub-Category | Healthcare Sector Equity | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Specialty - Health | |||
| Inception Date | Mar 28, 2005 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | -- | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 0.35% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 1.33% | |||
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| Cash | 3.35% | |||
| Stock | 96.24% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 92.17% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 4.07% | |||
| Bond | 0.00% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 0.00% | |||
| Preferred | 0.01% | |||
| Convertible | 0.00% | |||
| Other Net | 0.40% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.41% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | -1.47% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 6.01% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 3.04% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 10.55% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 19.84% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 20.01% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 40.49% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 38.32% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | $43.34 | |||
| 1-Month High Price | $46.01 | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | $37.43 | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | Oct 16, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High Price | $46.28 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Aug 26, 2026 | |||
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| Nav | $44.97 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $44.97 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $47.09 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $39.90 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 29, 2026 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $48.03 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Aug 19, 2026 | |||
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| Beta | -- | |||
| Standard Deviation | 12.41 | |||
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| Total Assets | 591.54M | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.10% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 54.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 17.19% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -5.52% | |||