BME - BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $519.9M
- P/E Ratio
- 6.76
- Beta
- 0.59
- 52-Week Range
- 35.03-42.74
- Dividend Yield
- $3.15
- IPO Date
- Mar 29, 2005
- Exchange
- NYSE
Frequently asked BME overview questions
- What is BME?
- BME is the ticker symbol for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust, a listed mutual fund. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. Listed on NYSE. BME is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are BME's key statistics?
- BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) carries a market capitalization of $519.9M, 52-week range of 35.03-42.74. Daily price and reference data are accessible from the chart view; these structural inputs frame how downstream analytics (volatility, term structure, derived metrics) interpret the underlying instrument.
- What sector or industry does BME belong to?
- BlackRock Health Sciences Trust operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BME's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BME data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BME, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Registered investment-company filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence; daily NAV is published by the sponsor after the close.