Blackrock Health Sciences Trust Stock News

September was the worst month for equities in 2023, but that's simply creating buying opportunities for the long-term investor. I added to four different positions in my CEF portfolio this month, thou

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR),

BlackRock Health Sciences is trading at an attractive discount, creating a potential opportunity for income investors. BME employs a covered call writing strategy and has a history of steady monthly d

Healthcare sector faces negative trends in 2023: higher interest rates, Medicare drug price negotiation, and capital flows favoring technology. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a solid long-term per

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR),

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a CEF focusing on healthcare, offering a 6.5% yield and a strong performance record, even beating S&P 500 in total returns since its inception. The fund trades stock

BMEZ: Attractive Discount On This Riskier Healthcare Fund.

BME is a large-cap focused health care CEF. It pays a generous 5.9% distribution yield.

BME is a top healthcare CEF with a long tenure that offers monthly distributions and an average yield. Many of its top individual holdings are currently on dips, making it a good time to consider buyi

BME trading at a premium isn't new, and it continues to trade at a slight premium now. This fund has never cut its distribution since launching in 2005; only a handful of funds have achieved this.

12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Tortoise offer tender results.

The volatility had continued since earlier this year when we last looked at my top ten CEFs. With closed-end fund discounts widening, there seem to be more opportunities in the space overall.

Health Sciences Trust is a closed end fund focused on healthcare equities. BME is a CEF that pays a 6% dividend yield which is now inadequate given 1-year Treasuries are yielding 4%.

On the surface, these two funds have similar sounding names but are quite different. BME holds more traditional healthcare names, while BMEZ invests in smaller, private, and biotech positions.

BME focuses on an underlying portfolio of healthcare stocks with a covered call strategy. Click here to see BME's holdings, performance, and my recommendation.