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Blackrock Health Sciences Trust

BME · NYSE

$45.11−$0.42 (−0.92%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $45.53

About BME

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust is a US-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The company went IPO on 2005-03-29. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end management investment company. The Trust investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences industry. The Trust seeks to pursue this goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust invests in a portfolio of sectors, which include pharma, biotech and life sciences; healthcare equipment and services; semiconductors & semiconductor equipment; financial services, and others. BlackRock Advisors, LLC acts as the investment adviser of the Trust.

Employees
0
Headquarters
Wilmington, Delaware
Listed
Mar 29, 2005
Sector
N/A
Industry
N/A
Website
blackrock.com

BME key statistics

Market cap
590.37M
Price-earnings ratio
7.65
Dividend yield
6.97%
Average volume
39.30K
Volume
39.99K
Open price
$45.06
High today
$45.71
Low today
$44.74
52 Week high
$46.43
52 Week low
$37.51

Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) at a glance

As of Oct 23, 2026, Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) shares are priced at $45.11, giving the company a market cap of 590.37M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.65 and a dividend yield of 6.97%.

Today the stock has traded between $44.74 and $45.71. The current price is 0.8% above the day's low and 1.3% below its high.

Volume so far is 39.99K shares, in line with the average of 39.30K shares a day.

Over the past year Blackrock Health Sciences Trust has ranged from $37.51 to $46.43, and now sits 85% of the way up that range.

BME news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Provide Updates on their Discount Management Programs

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    BlackRock Provides Update on Closed-End Fund Discount Management Programs

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Distribution Dates and Amounts Announced for Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds

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