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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
42.56 USD -0.39 (-0.908%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 9:50 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:53 a.m. EDT

The most compelling aspect of this instrument is its massive 7.24% dividend yield, which appears stable given the consistent quarterly payments over the last five years. However, this high yield comes with significant caveats regarding sustainability and capital preservation. The payout ratio sits at 53%, which is healthy but leaves little room for error if earnings slip further. More concerning is the recent price action: despite a modest recovery in the last few weeks, the stock closed the most recent fiscal year down 12.14%, marking the second consecutive year of negative annual returns. Over the full nine-year window, the asset has barely gained 1.22%, indicating a long-term struggle to generate real capital appreciation. While the balance sheet shows low debt relative to equity, the negative free cash flow and the recent multi-year trend suggest the business is under pressure. The short-term outlook remains neutral due to the lack of a clear momentum breakout, while the long-term rating is capped by the persistent failure to sustain positive annual growth in recent years.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.020733
AutoETS0.024614
AutoARIMA0.024614
AutoTheta0.025343

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 29.91
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.50
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.157
Revenue per Share 0.599
Market Cap 550,049,856
Trailing P/E 7.19
Beta 0.58
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% 8.06% 7.14% 6.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.262 0.648194
2026-05-15 0.262 0.677528
2026-04-15 0.262 0.653530
2026-03-13 0.262 0.659617
2026-02-13 0.262 0.622772
2026-01-20 0.262 0.634844
2025-12-22 0.262 0.634844
2025-11-14 0.262 0.658291
2025-10-15 0.262 0.698853
2025-09-15 0.262 0.717808
2025-08-15 0.262 0.720572
2025-07-15 0.262 0.732048
2025-06-13 0.262 0.723557
2025-05-15 0.262 0.739278
2025-04-15 0.262 0.723757
2025-03-14 0.262 0.683538
2025-02-14 0.262 0.652066
2025-01-15 0.262 0.670591
2024-12-16 0.262 0.688568
2024-11-15 0.213 0.551242
2024-10-15 0.213 0.511650
2024-09-16 0.213 0.505578
2024-08-15 0.213 0.513872
2024-07-15 0.213 0.512142
2024-06-14 0.213 0.536254
2024-05-14 0.213 0.535310
2024-04-12 0.213 0.553966
2024-03-14 0.213 0.513006
2024-02-14 0.213 0.505578
2024-01-11 0.213 0.498712
2023-12-14 0.213 0.540746
2023-11-14 0.213 0.567395
2023-10-13 0.213 0.553822
2023-09-14 0.213 0.541985
2023-08-14 0.213 0.530775
2023-07-13 0.213 0.535580
2023-06-14 0.213 0.534773
2023-05-12 0.213 0.515988
2023-04-13 0.213 0.504023
2023-03-14 0.213 0.532234
2023-02-14 0.213 0.498246
2023-01-12 0.213 0.495119
2022-12-15 0.213 0.495349
2022-11-14 0.213 0.490332
2022-10-13 0.213 0.536930
2022-09-14 0.213 0.509935
2022-08-12 0.213 0.476190
2022-07-14 0.213 0.492827
2022-06-14 0.213 0.527228
2022-05-13 0.213 0.502833
2022-04-13 0.213 0.459745
2022-03-14 0.213 0.512389
2022-02-14 0.213 0.490670
2022-01-13 0.213 0.458065
2021-12-16 0.213 0.449747
2021-11-12 0.213 0.443196
2021-10-14 0.213 0.456200
2021-09-14 0.200 0.410762
2021-08-13 0.200 0.411015
2021-07-14 0.200 0.404531
2021-06-14 0.200 0.415973
2021-05-13 0.200 0.428816
2021-04-14 0.200 0.409584
2021-03-12 0.200 0.435635
2021-02-12 0.200 0.408998
2021-01-14 0.200 0.401606
2020-12-14 0.200 0.424719
2020-11-13 0.200 0.430200
2020-10-14 0.200 0.449337
2020-09-14 0.200 0.479962
2020-08-13 0.200 0.468494
2020-07-14 0.200 0.463285
2020-06-12 0.200 0.495540
2020-05-14 0.200 0.498878
2020-04-14 0.200 0.509165
2020-03-13 0.200 0.564334
2020-02-13 0.200 0.454649
2020-01-14 0.200 0.467727
2019-12-13 0.200 0.493218
2019-11-14 0.200 0.500000
2019-10-11 0.200 0.540541
2019-09-13 0.200 0.524659
2019-08-14 0.200 0.531632
2019-07-12 0.200 0.518672
2019-06-13 0.200 0.532198
2019-05-14 0.200 0.537490
2019-04-12 0.200 0.506329
2019-03-14 0.200 0.498504
2019-02-14 0.200 0.488998
2019-01-14 0.200 0.520291
2018-12-14 0.200 0.517197
2018-11-14 0.200 0.507099
2018-10-12 0.200 0.485201
2018-09-13 0.200 0.488878
2018-08-14 0.200 0.487805
2018-07-13 0.200 0.485791
2018-06-14 0.200 0.507614
2018-05-14 0.200 0.559284
2018-04-13 0.200 0.579374
2018-03-14 0.200 0.556638
2018-02-14 0.200 0.585480
2018-01-12 0.200 0.546747
2017-12-15 0.200 0.552486
2017-11-14 0.200 0.577367
2017-10-13 0.200 0.544959
2017-09-14 0.200 0.555556
2017-08-11 0.200 0.573723
2017-07-12 0.200 0.541712
2017-06-13 0.200 0.569152
2017-05-11 0.200 0.578871
2017-04-11 0.200 0.587717
2017-03-13 0.200 0.584624
2017-02-13 0.200 0.603318
2017-01-11 0.200 0.595593
2016-12-15 0.800 2.406015
2016-11-10 0.200 0.558191
2016-10-12 0.200 0.598982
2016-09-13 0.200 0.582581
2016-08-11 0.200 0.566572
2016-07-13 0.200 0.559754
2016-06-13 0.200 0.568505
2016-05-12 0.200 0.543626
2016-04-13 0.200 0.537634
2016-03-11 0.200 0.556793
2016-02-11 0.200 0.632911
2016-01-13 0.200 0.522330
2015-12-16 4.749 11.699926
2015-11-12 0.200 0.486500
2015-10-13 0.200 0.496894
2015-09-11 0.200 0.471809
2015-08-12 0.200 0.431779
2015-07-13 0.165 0.374745
2015-06-11 0.165 0.371371
2015-05-13 0.165 0.397878
2015-04-13 0.165 0.373050
2015-03-11 0.165 0.381679
2015-02-11 0.165 0.405605
2015-01-13 0.165 0.407005
2014-12-18 2.535 6.029971
2014-11-12 0.165 0.386689
2014-10-10 0.495 1.334232
2014-09-11 0.143 0.377608
2014-06-12 0.430 1.216063
2014-03-12 0.430 1.131281
2013-12-18 2.340 7.048193
2013-09-12 0.384 1.135759
2013-06-12 0.384 1.222151
2013-03-13 0.384 1.240310
2012-12-19 1.234 4.325272
2012-09-12 0.384 1.406593
2012-06-13 0.384 1.429635
2012-03-13 0.384 1.412804
2011-12-16 1.347 5.255560
2011-09-13 0.384 1.562246
2011-06-13 0.384 1.381295
2011-03-11 0.384 1.436051
2010-12-17 1.084 4.019281
2010-09-13 0.384 1.551515
2010-06-11 0.384 1.598002
2010-03-11 0.384 1.465649
2009-12-18 0.384 1.493002
2009-09-11 0.384 1.697613
2009-06-11 0.384 1.864983
2009-03-12 0.384 2.265487
2008-12-18 0.556 2.987641
2008-09-11 0.384 1.476923
2008-06-12 0.384 1.551515
2008-03-12 0.384 1.531711
2007-12-18 0.919 3.537336
2007-09-12 0.384 1.469013
2007-06-13 0.384 1.421696
2007-03-13 0.384 1.490105
2006-12-13 0.384 1.382289
2006-09-13 0.770 2.824651
2006-06-13 0.384 1.632653
2006-03-13 0.384 1.398907
2005-12-13 0.384 1.471264
2005-09-13 0.384 1.489527
2005-06-13 0.384 1.577002
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.15
dividendYield 7.32
exDividendDate 2026-07-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.145
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07322468
lastDividendValue 0.262
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20005584
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 50.94
All Time Low 15.0
Ask 42.65
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 46,790
Average Daily Volume3 Month 48,519
Average Volume 48,519
Average Volume10Days 46,790
Beta 0.581
Bid 42.15
Bid Size 1,900
Book Value 43.972
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 42.56
Current Ratio 0.234
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 42.82
Day Low 42.03
Debt To Equity 0.157
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 3.15
Dividend Yield 7.32
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 71.872
Enterprise Value 555,984,000
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.92
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
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 40.5076
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0524025
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0506671
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.005585
Fifty Two Week High 44.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.7899971
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.040360704
Fifty Two Week Low 35.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.5300026
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21495868
Fifty Two Week Range 35.03 - 44.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,112,106,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.46
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 0.20517
Implied Shares Outstanding 12,924,103
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
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 550,049,856
Market State REGULAR
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 555,090,223
Open 42.85
Operating Cashflow 54,582,772
Operating Margins 0.20249
Payout Ratio 0.5313
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 42.95
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9678887
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 71.104904
Profit Margins 9.94981
Quick Ratio 0.234
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.3899994
Regular Market Change Percent -0.90792555
Regular Market Day High 42.82
Regular Market Day Low 42.03
Regular Market Day Range 42.03 - 42.82
Regular Market Open 42.85
Regular Market Previous Close 42.95
Regular Market Price 42.56
Regular Market Time 1,784,037,014
Regular Market Volume 6,817
Return On Assets 0.00193
Return On Equity 0.13813
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 0.599
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 12,924,103
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0047
Shares Short 60,112
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 50,533
Short Name Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
Short Percent Of Float 0.0047
Short Ratio 1.21
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 0.07322468
Trailing Eps 5.92
Trailing P E 7.1891894
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.176
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.3840027
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.05933898
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,817
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240227/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-usd-fund
Zip 10,001