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BlackRock Health Sciences Opps Instl (SHSSX)

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  • Previous Close 71.75
  • YTD Return -2.50%
  • Expense Ratio 0.84%
  • Category Health
  • Last Cap Gain -29.00
  • Morningstar Rating
  • Morningstar Risk Rating Average
  • Net Assets 5.91B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.55
  • Yield 0.37%
  • 5y Average Return --
  • Holdings Turnover 43.00%
  • Last Dividend 0.28
  • Inception Date Sep 12, 2011

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.

BlackRock

Fund Family

Health

Fund Category

5.91B

Net Assets

2011-09-12

Inception Date

Performance Overview

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Trailing returns as of 6/25/2026. Category is Health.

YTD Return

SHSSX
2.50%
Category
7.95%

1-Year Return

SHSSX
17.13%
Category
30.16%

3-Year Return

SHSSX
7.81%
Category
16.10%

5-Year Return

SHSSX
4.34%
Category
15.71%

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Holdings

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Top 10 Holdings (51.15% of Total Assets)

Symbol Company % Assets
Eli Lilly and Company 12.29%
Johnson & Johnson 7.96%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 6.10%
Merck & Co., Inc. 4.94%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 4.19%
AbbVie Inc. 3.94%
Amgen Inc. 3.37%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3.02%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.74%
Pfizer Inc. 2.61%

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