BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Investor C Shares (SHSCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
48.41
+0.08 (0.17%)
Jun 4, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
-15.31%
Fund Assets 6.91B
Expense Ratio 1.86%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 5.58
Dividend Yield 11.59%
Dividend Growth 138.46%
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 11, 2024
Previous Close 48.33
YTD Return -3.32%
1-Year Return -6.44%
5-Year Return 20.22%
52-Week Low 46.80
52-Week High 60.32
Beta (5Y) 0.62
Holdings 145
Inception Date Oct 16, 2000

About SHSCX

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.

Fund Family BlackRock Funds C
Category Health
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol SHSCX
Share Class Investor C
Index Russell 3000 Healthcare TR

Performance

SHSCX had a total return of -6.44% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.60%.

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%
SHISX Service 1.14%

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 $3.09215 Dec 12, 2024
Jul 18, 2024 $2.49135 Jul 19, 2024
Dec 7, 2023 $0.99992 Dec 8, 2023
Jul 20, 2023 $1.34151 Jul 21, 2023
Jul 14, 2022 $4.6587 Jul 15, 2022
Dec 7, 2021 $4.01373 Dec 8, 2021
Full Dividend History