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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust  as of 05/22/2013

NYSE / BME Asset Class:  Sector Equity Funds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  22.89%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return -- 14.63% 30.73% 16.91%
Lipper Pct. Rank -- 20 39 49
NAV Return -- 11.95% 31.04% 17.64%
Lipper Pct. Rank -- 23 38 38
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-- -5.018% 0.350%

NAV $32.39 Market Price $32.35
Net Change -$0.09 Market Change -$0.05
Premium/Discount -0.12%
1 YR NAV Return 31.035%
1 YR NAV Rank 38
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 0.29%
Distribution Yield (Market) 7.65%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.384
Ex-Div Date 3/13/2013
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $0.323
Ex-Div Date 3/11/2010
Dividend Frequency Quarterly
YTD Dividends $0.384
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 3/31/2005
Fund Advisor BlackRock Inc
Manager & Tenure Team Managed
Phone 800-882-0052
Website www.blackrock.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 4/30/2013 $247.4
% Leveraged Assets as of 10/31/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 209.00%
Mgmt Fees 0.996%
Expense Ratio 1.130%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences industry.
Top Holdings (as of 10/31/2012)
Eli Lilly and Co ORD 4.65%
Amgen Inc ORD 4.47%
Pfizer Inc ORD 4.18%
Johnson & Johnson ORD 3.92%
Celgene Corp ORD 3.54%
Merck & Co Inc ORD 3.41%
Roche Holding AG ORD 3.25%
Express Scripts Holding Co ORD 3.23%
Sanofi SA ORD 3.00%
Gilead Sciences Inc ORD 2.84%
Top Sectors (as of 10/31/2012)
Health Care 88.16%
Consumer Services 5.27%
Technology 2.11%
Industrials 1.41%
Basic Materials 1.12%
Non Classified Equity 0.66%
Consumer Goods 0.62%



























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