BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio (SHSAX)
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. 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 Info
US0919375735
091937573
Dec 20, 1999
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SHSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.09%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio (SHSAX) returned -4.24% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.72% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SHSAX returned 6.32% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.
SHSAX
-4.24%
-2.38%
-11.99%
-6.72%
5.13%
6.32%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
3.72%
-5.60%
8.55%
14.11%
10.45%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SHSAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.01% | 0.36% | -3.53% | -2.21% | -5.49% | -4.24% | |||||||
| 2024 | 3.44% | 2.88% | 2.13% | -4.33% | 2.76% | 2.43% | 1.82% | 4.12% | -1.80% | -4.17% | 1.39% | -6.30% | 3.73% |
| 2023 | -0.88% | -4.46% | 3.02% | 3.42% | -3.19% | 4.20% | -0.17% | -0.44% | -3.20% | -3.32% | 4.85% | 4.37% | 3.59% |
| 2022 | -8.82% | -0.98% | 4.27% | -4.78% | 0.49% | -1.74% | 3.12% | -5.19% | -3.14% | 9.09% | 4.83% | -1.88% | -5.94% |
| 2021 | 0.08% | -1.98% | 2.04% | 4.48% | 0.04% | 2.72% | 1.95% | 1.05% | -5.24% | 3.96% | -4.49% | 7.39% | 11.88% |
| 2020 | -2.00% | -5.14% | -4.85% | 12.62% | 5.50% | -1.13% | 4.60% | 2.51% | -0.81% | -4.01% | 6.99% | 5.22% | 19.44% |
| 2019 | 6.45% | 1.51% | 0.67% | -3.82% | -1.52% | 7.57% | 0.69% | -0.18% | -2.14% | 5.54% | 5.37% | 3.34% | 25.27% |
| 2018 | 6.75% | -4.54% | -1.85% | 1.17% | 2.95% | 2.24% | 4.60% | 5.02% | 2.77% | -7.32% | 5.54% | -7.61% | 8.66% |
| 2017 | 3.37% | 6.65% | 0.14% | 2.97% | 0.51% | 4.23% | 0.36% | 1.33% | 1.47% | -0.27% | 2.88% | -1.07% | 24.74% |
| 2016 | -10.82% | -1.73% | 2.99% | 4.38% | 2.54% | 0.17% | 5.03% | -2.86% | 0.65% | -7.42% | 2.53% | -0.38% | -6.04% |
| 2015 | 2.31% | 5.14% | 2.45% | -2.28% | 6.86% | 0.23% | 3.47% | -7.46% | -7.26% | 4.94% | 0.87% | -8.28% | -0.56% |
| 2014 | 3.41% | 6.46% | -4.14% | -1.85% | 3.06% | 3.81% | 0.31% | 5.83% | 0.23% | 6.20% | 3.76% | -0.92% | 28.73% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SHSAX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio (SHSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio provided a 9.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.73 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.73 | $5.73 | $2.51 | $4.88 | $6.93 | $3.20 | $2.51 | $4.59 | $1.89 | $1.08 | $0.67 | $3.44 |
Dividend yield | 9.59% | 9.18% | 3.84% | 7.44% | 9.20% | 4.34% | 3.89% | 8.56% | 3.53% | 2.43% | 1.38% | 6.97% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.49 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.24 | $5.73 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.34 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.17 | $2.51 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $4.88 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.63 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.30 | $6.93 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.20 | $3.20 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.51 | $2.51 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.59 | $4.59 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.89 | $1.89 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.08 | $1.08 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
| 2014 | $3.44 | $3.44 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio was 31.69%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.
The current BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio drawdown is 14.39%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.69% | Jan 14, 2008 | 287 | Mar 5, 2009 | 203 | Dec 22, 2009 | 490 |
| -31.07% | Jul 21, 2015 | 143 | Feb 11, 2016 | 484 | Jan 12, 2018 | 627 |
| -28.36% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 47 | May 29, 2020 | 70 |
| -18.15% | Apr 23, 2004 | 74 | Aug 9, 2004 | 216 | Jun 16, 2005 | 290 |
| -17.99% | Dec 31, 2021 | 116 | Jun 16, 2022 | 393 | Jan 10, 2024 | 509 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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