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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)42.24
  • Today's Change-0.37 / -0.87%
  • Shares traded67.09k
  • 1 Year change+5.10%
  • Beta0.5968
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About the company

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.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)7.47m
  • Net income in USD-26.05m
  • Incorporated2005
  • Employees--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
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(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
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(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
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(5 yr growth rate)
Invesco Quality Municipal Income Trust40.78m-27.74m538.36m0.00--1.04--13.20-0.5245-0.52450.77119.810.0483--8.02---3.28-0.462-3.33-0.465460.6064.86-68.02-11.12--0.47110.3556--0.4456-2.88-55.45-25.90---6.01
Duff & Phelps Utlty and Infrstct Fnd Inc19.79m84.67m542.59m--6.441.04--27.422.312.310.539914.280.0297--36.56--12.729.1312.829.1718.2613.74427.89342.52----0.233873.7517.39-2.69-40.54-----9.71
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc197.45m9.17m544.38m--137.210.5647--2.760.03010.03011.648.800.1447--4.09--0.67217.180.68837.4162.8162.764.6548.56--1.210.2584180.1329.2622.03-31.29-----5.38
American Exceptionalism Acqustn Corp A-100.00bn-100.00bn546.54m----1.46----------7.56----------------------------0.0004--------------
Gabelli Utility Trust10.35m50.14m547.29m--11.451.99--52.880.5390.5390.11073.640.0342--10.91--17.432.1317.472.1462.4560.03509.7274.81----0.001,189.59-9.20-0.7348338.73-8.71--0.1732
Blackrock Multi-Sector Income Trust63.33m57.90m548.55m--9.610.9358--8.661.361.361.4913.990.0683------6.24--9.88--88.43--91.42------0.3409--------------
Strive Inc2.10m-212.99m550.41m9.00--2.69--262.13-17.23-17.230.18523.240.0053----233,307.80-53.55---54.22-------10,139.54-----2.710.00--128.66---30.76------
Blackrock Health Sciences Trust7.47m-26.05m550.70m----1.08--73.73-2.07-2.070.58639.310.013--2.90---4.525.35-4.595.39100.00---348.81443.09--0.03830.0028105.40-7.658.9017.17-21.74--1.69
Compass Diversified Holdings1.95bn-176.16m550.73m4.21k--13.31--0.2819-2.34-2.2525.956.900.54211.456.13464,184.40-5.410.2359-9.330.278342.8540.60-9.990.41760.15720.40780.8667--11.8711.7235.66--10.19-7.03
Gladstone Investment Corporation95.86m120.25m550.74m74.004.460.925--5.753.103.102.5214.950.0825--17.301,295,338.0010.358.5310.908.90-1.8844.00125.4563.44----0.489976.6833.428.00-23.43----15.09
Invesco Municipal Trust43.24m-30.60m551.70m----1.03--12.76-0.553-0.5530.78159.710.0477--2.89---3.37-0.3644-3.41-0.367458.2064.68-70.76-8.84--0.4480.3797---1.06-2.95-57.65-26.52--2.39
BlackRock Enhanced Interntnl Dvdnd Trust14.89m42.23m551.84m--13.080.9706--37.060.46560.46560.16466.270.0245--10.08--6.954.506.994.5156.0359.77283.59175.67----0.00142.385.36-7.29-85.86-36.54--0.2137
EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp0.006.89m552.70m--89.760.3129----0.13810.13810.0039.630.00------1.91--1.93--------------0.00--------------
Advent Convertible and Income Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn554.51m--------------------------------------------------------------
Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund10.77m51.37m556.41m--10.830.952--51.681.411.410.296116.070.018--48.26--8.584.908.754.9650.9157.63477.16245.20----0.00128.81-10.89-6.6443.16-7.39---0.3224
Gamco Investors Inc238.83m69.58m557.89m181.008.183.4910.102.343.063.0610.477.170.8595--55.651,319,508.0025.0429.2144.1546.8695.9897.3429.1324.91------46.70-1.89-5.824.52-5.14--20.11
Data as of Mar 03 2026. Currency figures normalised to BlackRock Health Sciences Trust's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

14.15%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 2025344.13k2.66%
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)as of 31 Dec 2025288.63k2.23%
Nova R Wealth, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025230.69k1.79%
1607 Capital Partners LLCas of 31 Dec 2025229.26k1.77%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025168.40k1.30%
RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 2025145.02k1.12%
Karpus Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025141.66k1.10%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCas of 31 Dec 2025110.72k0.86%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025101.00k0.78%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 31 Dec 202569.48k0.54%
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