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BMEZ

NYSEHealthcare
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust
Sponsor: BlackRock · Inception Jan 29, 2020 · Pays monthly
Market priceShare price
$16.29
-1.09% ($-0.18)
NAVAsset value per share
—
as of —
Premium / discountPrice vs. assets
NAV unavailable
Close vs NAV, Oct 16, 2026
Distribution rate (price)Payout rate
8.10%
regular, annualised · on NAV —
Expense ratioAnnual cost
Not reported
no tagged fee table
LeverageBorrowing
Not reported
senior securities not tagged
Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 10:40 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.
Full portfolio as filed on SEC Form N-PORT for the month ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 25, 2026. 170 positions; weights are percent of net assets as reported. Weights sum to 100.0% — leverage, cash, derivatives and short positions mean totals need not equal 100%. This is a historical report, not a live portfolio.

Top 10 holdings

#SecurityTypeCountryWeightValue (USD)
1Moderna IncEquityUnited States3.56%$38.5M
2Johnson & JohnsonEquityUnited States3.42%$37M
3Merck & Co IncEquityUnited States3.00%$32.4M
4Biogen IncEquityUnited States2.75%$29.7M
5PsiQuantum CorpEquityUnited States2.55%$27.6M
6Gilead Sciences IncEquityUnited States2.51%$27.1M
7Edwards Lifesciences CorpEquityUnited States2.33%$25.1M
8Neurocrine Biosciences IncEquityUnited States1.99%$21.5M
9Novartis AGEquitySwitzerland1.98%$21.4M
10Amgen IncEquityUnited States1.91%$20.7M

Asset class

Asset class% net assetsValue
Equity (common)95.27%$1B
Short-term investment vehicle2.93%$31.7M
Equity (preferred)1.76%$19M
OTHER0.03%$339K
Derivative (equity)0.00%$4

Country (top 12)

Country (top 12)% net assetsValue
United States79.10%$855M
Switzerland6.27%$67.8M
United Kingdom4.73%$51.2M
Denmark1.67%$18M
Belgium1.24%$13.4M
Germany1.24%$13.4M
Netherlands1.02%$11.1M
Japan0.85%$9.2M
Ireland0.81%$8.7M
Bermuda0.79%$8.5M
Israel0.67%$7.2M
Cayman Islands0.65%$7M

Region

Region% net assetsValue
United States79.10%$855M
Developed Europe17.28%$187M
Offshore domiciles1.50%$16.2M
Japan0.85%$9.2M
Middle East0.67%$7.2M
Canada0.31%$3.3M
Asia ex-Japan0.29%$3.1M

Issuer type

Issuer type% net assetsValue
Corporate98.45%$1.1B
Registered fund1.55%$16.8M
Other0.00%$4

Fair-value level

Fair-value level% net assetsValue
Level 176.45%$827M
Level 212.35%$134M
Level 311.19%$121M
Level 3 = valued with unobservable inputs (typically private or illiquid).

Long / short

Long / short% net assetsValue
Long100.00%$1.1B
N/A0.00%$4

All allocation percentages use net assets as the denominator (N-PORT convention). A position's share of invested assets may differ from its share of the whole fund including cash and leverage.

All 170 positions

SecurityIdentifierTypeIssuerCountryBalanceUnitsValue (USD)WeightFV level
Moderna Inc60770K107EquityCORPUnited States549,814shares$38.5M3.56%1
Johnson & Johnson478160104EquityCORPUnited States145,639shares$37M3.42%1
Merck & Co Inc58933Y105EquityCORPUnited States252,501shares$32.4M3.00%1
Biogen Inc09062X103EquityCORPUnited States137,487shares$29.7M2.75%1
PsiQuantum Corprestricted—EquityCORPUnited States571,947shares$27.6M2.55%3
Gilead Sciences Inc375558103EquityCORPUnited States214,745shares$27.1M2.51%1
Edwards Lifesciences Corp28176E108EquityCORPUnited States277,879shares$25.1M2.33%1
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc64125C109EquityCORPUnited States127,517shares$21.5M1.99%1
Novartis AGCH0012005267EquityCORPSwitzerland136,779shares$21.4M1.98%2
Amgen Inc031162100EquityCORPUnited States57,154shares$20.7M1.91%1
Illumina Inc452327109EquityCORPUnited States116,338shares$20.5M1.89%1
Roche Holding AGCH1499059983EquityCORPSwitzerland46,443shares$19.1M1.77%2
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc883556102EquityCORPUnited States34,802shares$17.4M1.61%1
AbbVie Inc00287Y109EquityCORPUnited States67,970shares$17.1M1.58%1
Genmab A/SDK0010272202EquityCORPDenmark58,159shares$15.9M1.47%2
Axsome Therapeutics Inc05464T104EquityCORPUnited States62,902shares$15.4M1.42%1
Danaher Corp235851102EquityCORPUnited States79,322shares$15.1M1.40%1
Agilent Technologies Inc00846U101EquityCORPUnited States112,566shares$15M1.38%1
Natera Inc632307104EquityCORPUnited States52,122shares$14.1M1.31%1
BlackRock Liquidity Funds09248U718Short-term inv.RFUnited States13,962,826shares$14M1.29%1
Cytokinetics Inc23282W605EquityCORPUnited States162,568shares$13.8M1.28%1
Charles River Laboratories International Inc159864107EquityCORPUnited States60,883shares$13.8M1.28%1
UnitedHealth Group Inc91324P102EquityCORPUnited States32,974shares$13.7M1.27%1
GSK PLCGB00BN7SWP63EquityCORPUnited Kingdom521,765shares$13.7M1.27%2
Guardant Health Inc40131M109EquityCORPUnited States89,770shares$13.5M1.25%1
UCB SABE0003739530EquityCORPBelgium44,287shares$13.3M1.23%2
Revolution Medicines Inc76155X100EquityCORPUnited States69,377shares$13M1.20%1
Sartorius AGDE0007165631PreferredCORPGermany47,229shares$12.4M1.15%2
ADARX PHARMACEUTICALS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States860,577shares$12.2M1.13%3
Bio-Techne Corp09073M104EquityCORPUnited States169,594shares$12M1.11%1
Dexcom Inc252131107EquityCORPUnited States173,259shares$11.7M1.08%1
Exelixis Inc30161Q104EquityCORPUnited States210,176shares$11.4M1.06%1
Immunocore Holdings PLC45258D105EquityCORPUnited Kingdom359,126shares$11.4M1.05%1
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc76243J105EquityCORPUnited States101,573shares$11.3M1.04%1
Argenx SE04016X101EquityCORPNetherlands11,933shares$11.1M1.02%1
AstraZeneca PLCGB0009895292EquityCORPUnited Kingdom57,869shares$11M1.02%1
Pfizer Inc717081103EquityCORPUnited States441,187shares$10.6M0.98%1
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc92532F100EquityCORPUnited States20,900shares$10.4M0.96%1
KARTOS THERAPEUTICS INCrestricted—Short-term inv.CORPUnited States2,364,954shares$10.3M0.95%3
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co110122108EquityCORPUnited States177,819shares$10.2M0.95%1
Boston Scientific Corp101137107EquityCORPUnited States239,074shares$10.2M0.94%1
GENESIS THERAPEUTICS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States1,370,506shares$10.1M0.94%3
IQVIA Holdings Inc46266C105EquityCORPUnited States46,747shares$9M0.84%1
Alkermes PLCIE00B56GVS15EquityCORPIreland166,685shares$8.7M0.81%1
Cogent Biosciences Inc19240Q201EquityCORPUnited States221,514shares$8.6M0.79%1
Roivant Sciences LtdBMG762791017EquityCORPBermuda240,456shares$8.5M0.79%1
Protagonist Therapeutics Inc74366E102EquityCORPUnited States68,855shares$8.4M0.78%1
Lonza Group AGCH0013841017EquityCORPSwitzerland12,000shares$8.1M0.75%2
LARONDE INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States482,077shares$8M0.74%3
NUMAB THERAPEUTICS AGrestricted—EquityCORPSwitzerland1,139,305shares$8M0.74%3
Eisai Co LtdJP3160400002EquityCORPJapan304,900shares$7.7M0.71%2
Apogee Therapeutics Inc03770N101EquityCORPUnited States56,391shares$7.5M0.69%1
Intuitive Surgical Inc46120E602EquityCORPUnited States18,199shares$7.2M0.67%1
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd881624209EquityCORPIsrael212,205shares$7.2M0.67%1
MBX Biosciences Inc55287L101EquityCORPUnited States128,549shares$7.1M0.66%1
LB Pharmaceuticals Inc50180M108EquityCORPUnited States207,987shares$6.8M0.62%1
Galderma Group AGCH1335392721EquityCORPSwitzerland29,482shares$6.7M0.62%2
INSITRO INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States999,296shares$6.7M0.62%3
Nuvalent Inc670703107EquityCORPUnited States52,024shares$6.4M0.59%1
Abbott Laboratories002824100EquityCORPUnited States68,889shares$6.3M0.58%1
Oruka Therapeutics Inc687604108EquityCORPUnited States65,030shares$6.2M0.57%1
Dianthus Therapeutics Inc252828108EquityCORPUnited States62,279shares$6.1M0.56%1
Arcus Biosciences Inc03969F109EquityCORPUnited States194,015shares$6M0.55%1
GSK PLC37733W204EquityCORPUnited Kingdom112,532shares$5.9M0.55%1
KAILERA THERAPEUTICS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States250,286shares$5.5M0.51%2
EVERLY WELL INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States382,775shares$5.4M0.50%3
Lantheus Holdings Inc516544103EquityCORPUnited States48,294shares$5.4M0.50%1
NIKANG THERAPEUTICS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States1,394,189shares$5.3M0.49%3
Waters Corp941848103EquityCORPUnited States14,015shares$5.3M0.49%1
Elanco Animal Health Inc28414H103EquityCORPUnited States210,509shares$5.2M0.48%1
Beam Therapeutics Inc07373V105EquityCORPUnited States150,763shares$5.2M0.48%1
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc090572207EquityCORPUnited States17,608shares$5.2M0.48%1
Wuxi Biologics Cayman IncKYG970081173EquityCORPCayman Islands1,152,500shares$5.1M0.47%2
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc40637H109EquityCORPUnited States63,226shares$4.9M0.46%1
Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltdrestricted—EquityCORPUnited Kingdom115,766,240shares$4.8M0.44%3
Incyte Corp45337C102EquityCORPUnited States40,489shares$4.6M0.42%1
Alcon AGCH0432492467EquityCORPSwitzerland66,219shares$4.4M0.41%1
Stoke Therapeutics Inc86150R107EquityCORPUnited States132,656shares$4.3M0.40%1
MIRVIE INCrestricted—PreferredCORPUnited States2,793,833shares$4.1M0.38%3
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International PlcGB00BRXB0C07EquityCORPUnited Kingdom64,037shares$4.1M0.38%1
ORNA THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS LLCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States3,584,906shares$4.1M0.38%3
Bruker Corp116794108EquityCORPUnited States64,684shares$3.9M0.36%1
Insmed Inc457669307EquityCORPUnited States36,385shares$3.9M0.36%1
Relay Therapeutics Inc75943R102EquityCORPUnited States183,230shares$3.4M0.32%1
Insulet Corp45784P101EquityCORPUnited States21,493shares$3.3M0.30%1
Palvella Therapeutics Inc697947109EquityCORPUnited States21,246shares$3.2M0.30%1
Intellia Therapeutics Inc45826J105EquityCORPUnited States190,477shares$3.2M0.30%1
Novocure LtdJE00BYSS4X48EquityCORPJersey210,016shares$3.2M0.29%1
Viridian Therapeutics Inc92790C104EquityCORPUnited States173,120shares$3.2M0.29%1
Angitia Biopharmaceuticals Limitedrestricted—Short-term inv.CORPUnited States296,024shares$2.9M0.27%3
Erasca Inc29479A108EquityCORPUnited States159,240shares$2.9M0.27%1
RadNet Inc750491102EquityCORPUnited States46,906shares$2.9M0.27%1
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc00847X104EquityCORPUnited States77,889shares$2.9M0.27%1
Alumis Inc022307102EquityCORPUnited States101,619shares$2.9M0.26%1
BlackRock Funds III066922519Short-term inv.RFUnited States2,803,531shares$2.8M0.26%1
PTC Therapeutics Inc69366J200EquityCORPUnited States34,361shares$2.8M0.26%1
Enliven Therapeutics Inc29337E102EquityCORPUnited States54,885shares$2.8M0.26%1
Bridgebio Pharma Inc10806X102EquityCORPUnited States36,695shares$2.7M0.25%1
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc462222100EquityCORPUnited States33,944shares$2.7M0.25%1
Metis TechBio Co LtdCNE100007LD1EquityCORPChina1,300,500shares$2.5M0.24%1
NUCLEIX LTDrestricted—PreferredCORPUnited States2,380,780shares$2.5M0.23%3
BRIGHT PEAK THERAPEUTICS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States3,191,830shares$2.4M0.22%3
Sagimet Biosciences Inc786700104EquityCORPUnited States301,060shares$2.3M0.22%1
Bright Minds Biosciences Inc10919W405EquityCORPCanada31,933shares$2.2M0.21%1
Zealand Pharma A/SDK0060257814EquityCORPDenmark46,920shares$2.1M0.19%2
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics Inc107924102EquityCORPUnited States263,669shares$2M0.19%1
Denali Therapeutics Inc24823R105EquityCORPUnited States78,053shares$2M0.19%1
Avalo Therapeutics Inc05338F306EquityCORPUnited States108,171shares$2M0.18%1
Vaxcyte Inc92243G108EquityCORPUnited States33,589shares$2M0.18%1
Tango Therapeutics Inc87583X109EquityCORPUnited States62,293shares$1.9M0.18%1
Aktis Oncology Inc01021M104EquityCORPUnited States58,563shares$1.9M0.17%1
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc09061G101EquityCORPUnited States31,662shares$1.8M0.17%1
Dyne Therapeutics Inc26818M108EquityCORPUnited States80,931shares$1.8M0.17%1
Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc61225M102EquityCORPUnited States70,406shares$1.7M0.16%1
Glaukos Corp377322102EquityCORPUnited States12,098shares$1.7M0.16%1
United Therapeutics Corp91307C102EquityCORPUnited States3,080shares$1.7M0.15%1
Scholar Rock Holding Corp80706P103EquityCORPUnited States30,077shares$1.7M0.15%1
MIRVIE SERIES C—Short-term inv.CORPUnited States724,806shares$1.6M0.15%3
Nuvation Bio Inc67080N101EquityCORPUnited States283,833shares$1.6M0.15%1
Kymera Therapeutics Inc501575104EquityCORPUnited States13,937shares$1.6M0.15%1
Eikon Therapeutics Inc282564103EquityCORPUnited States121,628shares$1.6M0.15%1
Bicara Therapeutics Inc055477103EquityCORPUnited States52,958shares$1.6M0.15%1
Immunome Inc45257U108EquityCORPUnited States71,450shares$1.5M0.14%1
Daiichi Sankyo Co LtdJP3475350009EquityCORPJapan93,900shares$1.5M0.14%2
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc90400D108EquityCORPUnited States43,975shares$1.5M0.14%1
CELLARITY INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States2,430,833shares$1.4M0.13%3
Maze Therapeutics Inc578784100EquityCORPUnited States44,725shares$1.3M0.12%1
Kailera Therapeutics Inc482931102EquityCORPUnited States52,563shares$1.2M0.11%1
Neurogene Inc64135M105EquityCORPUnited States36,199shares$1.1M0.11%1
Definium Therapeutics Inc24477V105EquityCORPCanada23,198shares$1.1M0.10%1
EyePoint Inc30233G209EquityCORPUnited States75,092shares$1.1M0.10%1
ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc68622P109EquityCORPUnited States99,005shares$1.1M0.10%1
Akeso IncKYG0146B1032EquityCORPCayman Islands95,000shares$1.1M0.10%2
BioNTech SE09075V102EquityCORPGermany11,340shares$1.1M0.10%1
GOLDFINCH BIO INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States3,409,215shares$1M0.09%3
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc29251M106EquityCORPUnited States69,729shares$1M0.09%1
REGENXBIO Inc75901B107EquityCORPUnited States81,282shares$974K0.09%1
Summit Therapeutics Inc86627T108EquityCORPUnited States63,310shares$922K0.09%1
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics61559X104EquityCORPCayman Islands43,395shares$845K0.08%1
Kodiak Sciences Inc50015M109EquityCORPUnited States21,542shares$839K0.08%1
CytomX Therapeutics Inc23284F105EquityCORPUnited States215,748shares$809K0.07%1
Vor BioPharma Inc929033207EquityCORPUnited States43,710shares$805K0.07%1
EXO IMAGING INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States1,076,504shares$788K0.07%3
Arvinas Inc04335A105EquityCORPUnited States94,854shares$788K0.07%1
MapLight Therapeutics Inc56565P103EquityCORPUnited States21,112shares$757K0.07%1
Ocular Therapeutix Inc67576A100EquityCORPUnited States76,913shares$755K0.07%1
Allogene Therapeutics Inc019770106EquityCORPUnited States344,966shares$718K0.07%1
Biohaven LtdVGG1110E1079EquityCORPBritish Virgin Islands46,808shares$697K0.06%1
AFFINIVAX INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States183,164shares$670K0.06%3
WaVe Life Sciences LtdSG9999014716EquityCORPSingapore96,283shares$559K0.05%1
4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc35104E100EquityCORPUnited States41,862shares$557K0.05%1
Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc87164F105EquityCORPUnited States24,320shares$532K0.05%1
TScan Therapeutics Inc89854M101EquityCORPUnited States405,905shares$398K0.04%1
Upstream Bio Inc91678A107EquityCORPUnited States56,530shares$391K0.04%1
Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc221015100EquityCORPUnited States24,771shares$370K0.03%1
ABCURO SERIES B—EquityCORPUnited Kingdom1,092,954shares$339K0.03%3
Nyxoah SABE0974358906EquityCORPBelgium112,019shares$189K0.02%1
Annexon Inc03589W102EquityCORPUnited States32,267shares$184K0.02%1
AMUNIX INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States5,657,068shares$170K0.02%3
CONTRA ABIOMED INC003CVR016OTHERCORPUnited States98,636shares$150K0.01%3
CONTRA MIRATI THERAPEU604CVR027OTHERCORPUnited States180,175shares$142K0.01%3
ABCURO SERIES C EQUITY—Short-term inv.CORPUnited States241,900shares$79.8K0.01%3
CONTRA BLUEPRINT MEDIC096CVR048OTHERCORPUnited States36,582shares$36.2K0.00%3
Gossamer Bio Inc38341P102EquityCORPUnited States60,195shares$9.9K0.00%1
CONTRA VIGIL NEUROSCIE926CVR010OTHERCORPUnited States131,344shares$6.6K0.00%3
SWIFT HEALTH SYSTEMS INCrestricted—EquityCORPUnited States2,078shares$4.6K0.00%3
CONTRA ARCELLX INC039CVR014OTHERCORPUnited States31,135shares$2.2K0.00%2
CONTRA HOLOGIC INCORPO436CVR021OTHERCORPUnited States137,197shares$1.4K0.00%2
GOLDFINCH EQUITY WARRANTS—Equity deriv.OTHERUnited States441,503shares$40.00%3
CONTRA FREQUENCY THERA358CVR025OTHERCORPUnited States231,775shares$20.00%3

Equities show share counts; bonds and loans show principal amount. Coupon, maturity and ratings are shown where the filing discloses them. Source: SEC N-PORT via market-data vendor re-serve, position-level.

Holdings reports on file

Report dateFiledPositionsΣ weightNet assets (calc.)Coverage
Jun 30, 2026Aug 25, 2026170100.0%$1.1Bfull
Mar 31, 2026May 28, 2026171100.0%$1Bfull
Dec 31, 2025Feb 24, 2026170100.0%$1.1Bfull

Net assets here are calculated from position values ÷ reported weights (median across positions), not a reported figure.

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