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BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Port Inst (SHSSX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%-6.70%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.84% 6.523B 1.09% 27.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 20% of its total assets in other types of securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 88
-403.39M Peer Group Low
5.622M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 95
-1.409B
-2.387B Peer Group Low
38.72M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 90
-1.086B Peer Group Low
14.69M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 97
-5.439B Peer Group Low
100.98M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 94
-1.863B Peer Group Low
11.03M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 98
-6.179B Peer Group Low
5.011B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 94
-949.16M Peer Group Low
13.77M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 96
-11.45B Peer Group Low
5.592B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
8.28%
25.64%
19.78%
12.08%
-5.70%
3.84%
4.12%
-2.94%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
4.85%
5.55%
21.97%
18.24%
20.50%
-5.50%
2.48%
2.65%
-3.26%
3.57%
22.30%
15.44%
15.36%
-7.21%
5.44%
3.66%
-3.68%
4.41%
29.28%
25.60%
6.86%
-2.65%
7.54%
3.63%
-5.54%
-2.67%
33.95%
23.10%
10.01%
-11.24%
4.11%
0.39%
-6.54%
As of May 17, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 0.39%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 42.84
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.795
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.20
Weighted Median ROE 26.94%
Weighted Median ROA 3.47%
ROI (TTM) 6.31%
Return on Investment (TTM) 6.31%
Earning Yield 0.0281
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.796
As of October 31, 2024

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 6.64%
EPS Growth (3Y) 8.65%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.67%
Sales Growth (1Y) 11.39%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.66%
Sales Growth (5Y) 14.82%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 15.67%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 16.91%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 3.01%
As of October 31, 2024

Asset Allocation

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As of October 31, 2024.
Type % Net
Cash 0.29%
Stock 98.84%
Bond 0.78%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.08%
Other 0.00%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Eli Lilly and Co 8.02% 757.39 3.29%
AbbVie Inc 6.90% 184.02 1.29%
Boston Scientific Corp 5.43% 106.04 1.13%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.25% 291.91 6.40%
Abbott Laboratories 4.78% 134.80 1.09%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.55% 412.06 1.76%
Stryker Corp 3.49% 394.21 0.51%
Johnson & Johnson 3.01% 151.33 1.15%
Amgen Inc 2.99% 272.41 0.26%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.98% 102.50 2.15%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.67%
Administration Fee 2.38M%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The Fund reserves the right to invest up to 20% of its total assets in other types of securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Healthcare
Peer Group Health/Biotechnology Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Health/Biotechnology Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name BlackRock
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 0.39%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 42.84
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.795
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.20
Weighted Median ROE 26.94%
Weighted Median ROA 3.47%
ROI (TTM) 6.31%
Return on Investment (TTM) 6.31%
Earning Yield 0.0281
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.796
As of October 31, 2024

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 6.64%
EPS Growth (3Y) 8.65%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.67%
Sales Growth (1Y) 11.39%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.66%
Sales Growth (5Y) 14.82%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 15.67%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 16.91%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 3.01%
As of October 31, 2024

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/21/1999
Last Annual Report Date 5/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 9/27/2024
Share Classes
BHSRX Retirement
SHISX Service
SHSAX A
SHSCX C
SHSKX K
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:SHSSX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:SHSSX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:SHSSX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:SHSSX", "prospectus_objective")
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