All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

BME: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

BME total return snapshot: BME returned +19.75% over the past year and +0.94% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 29, 2005, BME is up +777.40% in nominal total return, or +10.79%/yr, and is currently −3.80% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
BME
×
+0.94%
2026-06-08
+19.75%
2026-06-08
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BME
×
+777.40%
+10.79%/yr
+12.37%/yr
(R2=0.954)
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Start
Value
End
Value
BME
×
$10,000.00
2005-03-29
$87,740.36
2026-06-08
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year BME
2026 (YTD) +0.94%
2025 +17.86%
2024 −0.08%
2023 −1.08%
2022 −4.63%
2021 +7.25%
2020 +18.64%
2019 +24.04%
2018 +6.38%
2017 +23.10%
2016 −12.05%
2015 +8.69%
2014 +34.12%
2013 +40.59%
2012 +21.33%
2011 +5.55%
2010 +8.92%
2009 +41.91%
2008 −20.70%
2007 +8.08%
2006 +16.66%
2005 +6.10%

Drawdowns

Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BME
×
−3.80%
from 2026-02-27 peak
−42.03%
2008-11-20
from 2008-01-14 peak
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust NYSE Common Stock

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-06-08 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
BME
×
+19.75% +15.50%
+7.47%/yr
+24.44%
+7.56%/yr
+18.38%
+3.43%/yr
+112.03%
+7.81%/yr
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust NYSE Common Stock