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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.06% -7.36% 587.18M 34418.50
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
0.53% 43.00% -17.47M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s 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.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Health
Category Index S&P 1500 Health Care TR
Global Category Name Healthcare Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Healthcare Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Health Care (Sector) Total Return (^SP15HCSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Health
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 3000 Health Care USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Erin Xie 19.02 yrs
Kyle McClements 11.79 yrs
Christopher Accettella 11.55 yrs
Xiang Liu 11.55 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 22, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
23.11%
6.35%
24.03%
18.54%
7.21%
-4.65%
-1.09%
-1.57%
22.40%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
4.04%
15.99%
-13.12%
26.81%
24.92%
8.07%
-17.35%
1.32%
0.03%
21.86%
3.46%
22.66%
15.22%
33.42%
-17.50%
-1.60%
9.47%
20.44%
2.83%
23.22%
12.75%
19.59%
-4.93%
3.64%
1.95%
22.28%
5.81%
20.80%
15.56%
23.41%
-4.46%
2.15%
2.34%
As of April 22, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 5.71% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 94.07% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.22% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Trust’s 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.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Health
Category Index S&P 1500 Health Care TR
Global Category Name Healthcare Sector Equity
YCharts Categorization Healthcare Equity
YCharts Benchmark S&P 1500 Health Care (Sector) Total Return (^SP15HCSTR)
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Health
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 3000 Health Care USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Erin Xie 19.02 yrs
Kyle McClements 11.79 yrs
Christopher Accettella 11.55 yrs
Xiang Liu 11.55 yrs

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