BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME)

Profile

https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/240227/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-usd-fund

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-end investment fund focused on the health sciences sector. The trust seeks to provide total return through a mix of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies involved in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare services, and related industries. It also uses equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences market, including option-writing strategies. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is designed to give investors broad access to a diversified portfolio of healthcare-related businesses, with holdings that may include major global pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. As a BlackRock-managed fund, it plays a specialized role in the market by concentrating capital in one of the most important areas of the global economy: healthcare innovation and delivery.