BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

BlackRock Health Sciences Trustverified

BME

Price:

$40.53

Market Cap:

$1.53B

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the health sciences and related sectors, which include businesses involved in researching, developing, producing, distributing or delivering medical, dental, optical, pharmaceutical or biotechnology products, supplies, equipment, or services. It also invests through equity derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Healthcare Index. BlackRock Hea...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

2005-03-29

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

BME

The Dividend Yield as of December 2025 (TTM) for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) is 12.80%

According to BlackRock Health Sciences Trust’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 12.80%. This represents a change of 54.99% compared to the average of 8.26% of the last 4 quarters.

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has BME Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust over the last ten years is 9.11%. The current 12.80% Dividend Yield has changed 40.61% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), BME's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the June 2024 quarter at 16.44%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the June 2019 quarter at 0%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

9.11%

Median

8.92%

Minimum

0%

Maximum

18.82%

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = Infinity%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 18.82%

Minimum Annual Increase = 0%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 0%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
202418.82%9.53%
202317.18%2.12%
202216.83%1.56%
20211.01%27.54%
20200.79%Infinity%

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Average Dividend Yield

How has BME Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

17.61%

5-year avg

10.93%

10-year avg

9.11%

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is BME’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust’s Dividend Yield is less than BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II (6.24%), less than BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (8.83%), less than BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (6.05%), less than BlackRock Core Bond Trust (9.44%), less than Optimum Small Cap Growth Fund Class I (0%), less than Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. (6.69%), less than TCW Relative Value Large Cap Fund Cl N (0.68%), less than BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (9.92%), less than Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund Class A (0.80%), less than American Century Disciplined Growth Fund Investor Class (0%),

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