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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
39.92 USD +0.24 (0.605%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 39.92
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:38 p.m. EDT

BME presents a compelling actuarial yield trade with a 7.93% payout sitting against a ~6.6x price-to-earnings multiple, justified by its specialized healthcare focus and recent reaffirmed distributions; while the recent 5-day price action is slightly bearish (-0.03% change), the technical pullback from recent highs creates an attractive entry point for income accumulation, yet the short-term directional forecast remains neutral-to-slightly-negative.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.029874
AutoETS0.030379
MSTL0.030958
AutoTheta0.046290

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 25.93
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.188
Excess Kurtosis -1.21
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.157
Revenue per Share 0.599
Market Cap 515,930,176
Trailing P/E 6.74
Beta 0.63
Profit Margins 994.98%
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240227/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-usd-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 8.51% 8.04% 7.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.262 0.653530
2026-03-13 0.262 0.663961
2026-02-13 0.262 0.630982
2026-01-20 0.262 0.647236
2025-12-22 0.262 0.651328
2025-11-14 0.262 0.679724
2025-10-15 0.262 0.726324
2025-09-15 0.262 0.751241
2025-08-15 0.262 0.759503
2025-07-15 0.262 0.777248
2025-06-13 0.262 0.773787
2025-05-15 0.262 0.796285
2025-04-15 0.262 0.785347
2025-03-14 0.262 0.747101
2025-02-14 0.262 0.717596
2025-01-15 0.262 0.742780
2024-12-16 0.262 0.767858
2024-11-15 0.213 0.618911
2024-10-15 0.213 0.577533
2024-09-16 0.213 0.573569
2024-08-15 0.213 0.585932
2024-07-15 0.213 0.586981
2024-06-14 0.213 0.617780
2024-05-14 0.213 0.619991
2024-04-12 0.213 0.645035
2024-03-14 0.213 0.600589
2024-02-14 0.213 0.594905
2024-01-11 0.213 0.589799
2023-12-14 0.213 0.642722
2023-11-14 0.213 0.678028
2023-10-13 0.213 0.665580
2023-09-14 0.213 0.654982
2023-08-14 0.213 0.644909
2023-07-13 0.213 0.654208
2023-06-14 0.213 0.656724
2023-05-12 0.213 0.637019
2023-04-13 0.213 0.625449
2023-03-14 0.213 0.663812
2023-02-14 0.213 0.624750
2023-01-12 0.213 0.623938
2022-12-15 0.213 0.627302
2022-11-14 0.213 0.624000
2022-10-13 0.213 0.686670
2022-09-14 0.213 0.655695
2022-08-12 0.213 0.615427
2022-07-14 0.213 0.640036
2022-06-14 0.213 0.688095
2022-05-13 0.213 0.659713
2022-04-13 0.213 0.606291
2022-03-14 0.213 0.678870
2022-02-14 0.213 0.653421
2022-01-13 0.213 0.612969
2021-12-16 0.213 0.604549
2021-11-12 0.213 0.598426
2021-10-14 0.213 0.618720
2021-09-14 0.200 0.559677
2021-08-13 0.200 0.562322
2021-07-14 0.200 0.555741
2021-06-14 0.200 0.573785
2021-05-13 0.200 0.593965
2021-04-14 0.200 0.569792
2021-03-12 0.200 0.608583
2021-02-12 0.200 0.573870
2021-01-14 0.200 0.565809
2020-12-14 0.200 0.600800
2020-11-13 0.200 0.611199
2020-10-14 0.200 0.641173
2020-09-14 0.200 0.687942
2020-08-13 0.200 0.674725
2020-07-14 0.200 0.670336
2020-06-12 0.200 0.720345
2020-05-14 0.200 0.728730
2020-04-14 0.200 0.747471
2020-03-13 0.200 0.832892
2020-02-13 0.200 0.675089
2020-01-14 0.200 0.697699
2019-12-13 0.200 0.739196
2019-11-14 0.200 0.753069
2019-10-11 0.200 0.818219
2019-09-13 0.200 0.798482
2019-08-14 0.200 0.813356
2019-07-12 0.200 0.797641
2019-06-13 0.200 0.822655
2019-05-14 0.200 0.835269
2019-04-12 0.200 0.791060
2019-03-14 0.200 0.782839
2019-02-14 0.200 0.771771
2019-01-14 0.200 0.825304
2018-12-14 0.200 0.824635
2018-11-14 0.200 0.812623
2018-10-12 0.200 0.781433
2018-09-13 0.200 0.791233
2018-08-14 0.200 0.793412
2018-07-13 0.200 0.794048
2018-06-14 0.200 0.833798
2018-05-14 0.200 0.923456
2018-04-13 0.200 0.961977
2018-03-14 0.200 0.929543
2018-02-14 0.200 0.983137
2018-01-12 0.200 0.923592
2017-12-15 0.200 0.938411
2017-11-14 0.200 0.986135
2017-10-13 0.200 0.936114
2017-09-14 0.200 0.959507
2017-08-11 0.200 0.996341
2017-07-12 0.200 0.946119
2017-06-13 0.200 0.999497
2017-05-11 0.200 1.022354
2017-04-11 0.200 1.043968
2017-03-13 0.200 1.044553
2017-02-13 0.200 1.084257
2017-01-11 0.200 1.076809
2016-12-15 0.800 4.376175
2016-11-10 0.200 1.039922
2016-10-12 0.200 1.122409
2016-09-13 0.200 1.098144
2016-08-11 0.200 1.074172
2016-07-13 0.200 1.067270
2016-06-13 0.200 1.089971
2016-05-12 0.200 1.048223
2016-04-13 0.200 1.042310
2016-03-11 0.200 1.085284
2016-02-11 0.200 1.240554
2016-01-13 0.200 1.030096
2015-12-16 4.749 23.194856
2015-11-12 0.200 1.086256
2015-10-13 0.200 1.114722
2015-09-11 0.200 1.063700
2015-08-12 0.200 0.978037
2015-07-13 0.165 0.852484
2015-06-11 0.165 0.848052
2015-05-13 0.165 0.911965
2015-04-13 0.165 0.858481
2015-03-11 0.165 0.881630
2015-02-11 0.165 0.940502
2015-01-13 0.165 0.947634
2014-12-18 2.535 14.097199
2014-11-12 0.165 0.963185
2014-10-10 0.495 3.336460
2014-09-11 0.143 0.956678
2014-06-12 0.430 3.092672
2014-03-12 0.430 2.911585
2013-12-18 2.340 18.342731
2013-09-12 0.384 3.169649
2013-06-12 0.384 3.449646
2013-03-13 0.384 3.543706
2012-12-19 1.234 12.511973
2012-09-12 0.384 4.243547
2012-06-13 0.384 4.373829
2012-03-13 0.384 4.384067
2011-12-16 1.347 16.543800
2011-09-13 0.384 5.184386
2011-06-13 0.384 4.656193
2011-03-11 0.384 4.907261
2010-12-17 1.084 13.933484
2010-09-13 0.384 5.596319
2010-06-11 0.384 5.853987
2010-03-11 0.384 5.455887
2009-12-18 0.384 5.639303
2009-09-11 0.384 6.506322
2009-06-11 0.384 7.269694
2009-03-12 0.384 8.997774
2008-12-18 0.556 12.144012
2008-09-11 0.384 6.184290
2008-06-12 0.384 6.592227
2008-03-12 0.384 6.608344
2007-12-18 0.919 15.501830
2007-09-12 0.384 6.667117
2007-06-13 0.384 6.548046
2007-03-13 0.384 6.960531
2006-12-13 0.384 6.551847
2006-09-13 0.770 13.571679
2006-06-13 0.384 8.067750
2006-03-13 0.384 7.024625
2005-12-13 0.384 7.490988
2005-09-13 0.384 7.696177
2005-06-13 0.384 8.270438
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.15
dividendYield 7.88
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.145
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07925907
lastDividendValue 0.262
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.12450707
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 50.94
All Time Low 15.0
Ask 40.0
Ask Size 1,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 38,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 42,308
Average Volume 42,308
Average Volume10Days 38,700
Beta 0.629
Bid 39.8
Bid Size 300
Book Value 43.972
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.92
Current Ratio 0.234
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 40.1
Day Low 39.85
Debt To Equity 0.157
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 3.15
Dividend Yield 7.88
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 66.81
Enterprise Value 516,823,968
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.92
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 40.5062
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5862007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.014471876
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.4507065
Fifty Two Week High 42.74
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.8200035
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06598043
Fifty Two Week Low 34.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.989998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14285707
Fifty Two Week Range 34.93 - 42.74
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,112,106,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.36
Free Cashflow -1,963,387
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 7,735,751
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.20955999
Implied Shares Outstanding 12,924,103
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.262
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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 Health Sciences Trust was formed on March 31, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 515,930,176
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_13699512
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 76,969,216
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 515,930,191
Open 39.85
Operating Cashflow 54,582,772
Operating Margins 0.20249
Payout Ratio 0.5313
Phone 212 810 5300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 39.92
Post Market Time 1,776,464,341
Previous Close 39.68
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9078504
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 66.69426
Profit Margins 9.94981
Quick Ratio 0.234
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.239998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.604833
Regular Market Day High 40.1
Regular Market Day Low 39.85
Regular Market Day Range 39.85 - 40.1
Regular Market Open 39.85
Regular Market Previous Close 39.68
Regular Market Price 39.92
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 30,306
Return On Assets 0.00193
Return On Equity 0.13813
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 0.599
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 12,924,103
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0061000003
Shares Short 78,212
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 81,198
Short Name Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
Short Percent Of Float 0.0061000003
Short Ratio 2.34
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BME
Total Cash 548
Total Cash Per Share 0.0
Total Debt 894,332
Total Revenue 7,735,751
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.145
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07925907
Trailing Eps 5.92
Trailing P E 6.7432427
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.0139
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9060974
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.023224989
Type Disp Equity
Volume 30,306
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240227/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001