BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
60.14
-0.66 (-1.09%)
May 12, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT
-14.09%
Fund Assets 6.83B
Expense Ratio 1.14%
Min. Investment $5,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 5.71
Dividend Yield 9.49%
Dividend Growth 130.70%
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 11, 2024
Previous Close 60.80
YTD Return -4.25%
1-Year Return -6.63%
5-Year Return 25.62%
52-Week Low 58.92
52-Week High 74.22
Beta (5Y) 0.62
Holdings 145
Inception Date Jan 28, 2005

About SHISX

The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities, primarily common stock, of companies in health sciences and related industries. The health sciences sector can include companies in health care equipment and supplies, health care providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. It will concentrate its investments (i.e., invest more than 25% of its assets) in health sciences or related industries, and may invest in companies located in non-U.S. countries.

Category Health
Performance Rating High
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol SHISX
Share Class Service
Index Russell 3000 Healthcare TR

Performance

SHISX had a total return of -6.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.00%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
SHSSX Institutional 0.84%
SHSAX Investor A 1.09%
SHSCX Investor C 1.86%

Top 10 Holdings

46.42% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 8.03%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV 6.91%
Boston Scientific Corporation BSX 5.43%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 5.25%
Abbott Laboratories ABT 4.78%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. TMO 3.55%
Stryker Corporation SYK 3.49%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 3.01%
Amgen Inc. AMGN 2.99%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 2.98%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 11, 2024 $3.21472 Dec 12, 2024
Jul 18, 2024 $2.49135 Jul 19, 2024
Dec 7, 2023 $1.13184 Dec 8, 2023
Jul 20, 2023 $1.34151 Jul 21, 2023
Dec 8, 2022 $0.13161 Dec 9, 2022
Jul 14, 2022 $4.7128 Jul 15, 2022
Full Dividend History