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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.

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  • What does Blackrock Health Sciences Trust do?
    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...
  • Where does BME stock trade?
    Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) is listed on NYSE.
  • What sector and industry is BME in?
    Blackrock Health Sciences Trust operates in the Finance sector, Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable industry.
  • When did Blackrock Health Sciences Trust go public?
    Blackrock Health Sciences Trust (BME) completed its IPO in 2005.
  • What companies are similar to BME?
    Notable peers in the same industry include BNY (BlackRock New York Municipal Income Trust), BXSL (Blackstone Secured Lending Fund), PDI (PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund), BGR (BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust), NUV (Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Inc.). Compare BME side-by-side with any of them on Quantisnow.
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