Company BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

Equities

BME

US09250W1071

Closed End Funds

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Business Summary

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end management investment company. The Trust investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, approximately 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. The Trust is focused on achieving its goal primarily by investing in a portfolio of equity securities and also by employing a strategy of writing (selling) call and put options. The Trust invests in a portfolio of sectors, which include biotechnology, health care equipment and supplies, life sciences tools and services, and pharmaceuticals. BlackRock Advisors, LLC acts as the manager of the Trust.

Sales per Business

USD in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
Investment and Related Activities
100.0 %
21 100.0 % 35 100.0 % +62.93%

Sales per region

USD in Million2022Weight2023Weight Delta
United States
100.0 %
21 100.0 % 35 100.0 % +62.93%

Managers

Managers TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 60 10-12-31
Director of Finance/CFO 50 20-12-31
Compliance Officer 57 13-12-31
Corporate Secretary 49 11-12-31
Treasurer 54 06-12-31

Members of the board

Members of the board TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 76 06-12-31
Director/Board Member 73 06-12-31
Chief Executive Officer 60 10-12-31
Director/Board Member 68 16-03-31
Chairman 66 06-12-31
Director/Board Member 60 21-07-29
Director/Board Member 59 18-02-15
Director/Board Member 69 21-06-09
Director/Board Member 63 16-02-29
Director/Board Member 65 21-06-09

Share class

VoteQuantityFree-FloatCompany-owned sharesTotal Float
Stock A 1 13,943,973 13,943,973 ( 100.00 %) 0 100.00 %

Shareholders

NameEquities%Valuation
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC
3.128 %
393,056 3.128 % 16 M $
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
3.009 %
378,111 3.009 % 16 M $
Nova R Wealth, Inc.
2.848 %
357,869 2.848 % 15 M $
Invesco Capital Management LLC
1.643 %
206,486 1.643 % 9 M $
1607 Capital Partners LLC
1.367 %
171,742 1.367 % 7 M $
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
1.304 %
163,925 1.304 % 7 M $
Ameriprise Financial Services LLC
1.244 %
156,344 1.244 % 6 M $
RBC Capital Markets LLC
0.9980 %
125,415 0.9980 % 5 M $
Cornerstone Advisory LLC /Maryland/
0.9449 %
118,744 0.9449 % 5 M $
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
0.8555 %
107,499 0.8555 % 4 M $

Company contact information

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust

100 Bellevue Parkway

19809, Wilmington

+212 810 5300

address BlackRock Health Sciences Trust(BME)
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