Blackrock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Investor A Shares (SHSAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Health

Fund Family BlackRock

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US0919375735

CUSIP 091937573

Inception Date 1999-12-21

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End May

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $6.54 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $2.37 Billion

Expense Ratio 1.09%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-09-26

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 0.14%

1-Year Return 8.55%

3-Year Return 8.10%

5-Year Return 5.39%

NAV $65.52

Previous Close Price $65.52

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Investor A Shares

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.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 115911.55%

Giant 14.53%

Large 54.63%

Medium 18.94%

Micro 2.98%

Small 7.67%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 4.33%

Cash-Flow Growth % -3.77%

Dividend Yield % 1.30%

Historical Earnings % 4.94%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.06%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.18%	0.00%
Cash	0.35%	0.44%	0.10%	1.44%	0.00%
Non US Stock	5.88%	5.88%	0.00%	8.38%	0.23%
Not Classified	0.01%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.39%	0.39%	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%
US Stock	93.38%	93.38%	0.00%	90.06%	99.77%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	3.54%	-	-
ELI LILLY CO	7.46%	-	-
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP	4.66%	-	-
AMGEN INC	3.26%	-	-
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	3.53%	-	-
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	5.34%	-	-
Danaher Corp	3.35%	-	-
AbbVie Inc	4.29%	-	-
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC	2.99%	-	-
STRYKER CORP	3.72%	-	-
ABBOTT LABORATORIES	5.90%	-	-
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	2.91%	-	-
Johnson Johnson	7.82%	-	-
Medtronic PLC	3.36%	-	-

See the full breakdown of SHSAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	88.82%	97.78%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	11.18%	2.22%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Financial Services	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.00%	0.14%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Defensive	Healthcare	100.00%	99.80%	0.00%	100.00%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Communication Services	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Industrials	0.00%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Sensitive	Technology	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	-	-	-
Americas	North America	91.79%	94.08%	99.77%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	0.09%	0.09%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.10%	-	-
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.07%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.40%	0.22%	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.26%	1.30%	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	5.28%	2.86%	0.10%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	2.01%	1.45%	0.13%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-11	$0.150	$0.150	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-07	$0.171	$0.171	USD	-	2023-12-06	2023-12-08	Annual
2022-12-08	$0.151	$0.151	USD	2022-12-08	2022-12-07	2022-12-09	Annual
2022-07-14	$0.071	$0.071	USD	2022-07-14	2022-07-13	2022-07-15	Annual
2019-12-05	$0.196	$0.196	USD	2019-12-05	2019-12-04	2019-12-06	Annual
2018-12-06	$0.060	$0.060	USD	2018-12-06	2018-12-04	2018-12-07	Other
2015-12-11	$0.670	$0.670	USD	-	-	-	-
2014-12-12	$0.022	$0.022	USD	2014-12-12	2014-12-11	2014-12-15	Other
2013-12-13	$0.034	$0.034	USD	2013-12-13	2013-12-12	2013-12-16	Other
2012-12-12	$0.103	$0.103	USD	2012-12-12	2012-12-11	2012-12-13	Other

BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Investor A Shares NMFQS:SHSAX