BME ETF

Fund Essentials - as of Dec 31, 2025

Net Assets
$595M
Expense Ratio
1.14%
Dividend Yield (Current)
7.05%
Holdings
156
Inception Date
Mar 31, 2005
Fund Family
BlackRock, Inc. (US)
Investment Style
PRO
Asset Class
PRO
Legal Structure
PRO
Dividend Frequency
Monthly

Performance

YTD+5.86%
1 Year+25.60%
3 Year+9.25%
5 Year+5.36%
10 Year+9.59%

Asset Allocation

Stocks: 98.94%
Cash: 0.99%
Other: 0.06%

Top Holdings

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TickerNameWeight
LLYEli Lilly & Co.11.12%
JNJJohnson & Johnson - Common8.53%
ABBVAbbvie Inc.4.05%
ABTAbbott Laboratories4.00%
MRKMerck & Company Inc3.65%
Top 10 Concentration: 47.09%Report Date: Dec 31, 2025
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Dividend Summary

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Dividend Yield (Current)
7.05%
Frequency
Monthly
Latest Distribution
$0.26
Jul 15, 2026
12M Distributions
11 payments
Total: $2.88

Peer Comparison

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Peer outperformance: PRO
Category rank: PRO
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BME ETF Overview

BME ETF (BlackRock Health Sciences Trust) is managed by BlackRock, Inc. (US) with $594.6M in net assets. BME expense ratio is 1.14%, holding 156 positions across sectors including Health Care, Financials, Information Technology. Inception date: 2005-03-31.

BME performance shows a YTD return of 5.86%. The 1-year return is 25.60% and the 5-year return is 5.36%. BME dividend yield stands at 7.05%, paid monthly.

BME top holdings include Eli Lilly & Co. (11.1%), Johnson & Johnson - Common (8.5%), Abbvie Inc. (4.0%), Abbott Laboratories (4.0%), Merck & Company Inc (3.6%). Go to all BME holdings, BME sectors, or BME dividends.

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1 Month
+7.07%
YTD
+5.47%
1 Year
+23.45%
3 Year
+9.11%

Top 10 Holdings (47.1% of portfolio)

#TickerNameSectorWeight
1LLYEli Lilly & Co.Health Care11.12%
2JNJJohnson & Johnson - CommonHealth Care8.53%
3ABBVAbbvie Inc.Health Care4.05%
4ABTAbbott LaboratoriesHealth Care4.00%
5MRKMerck & Company IncHealth Care3.65%
6UNHUnitedhealth Group IncorporatedHealth Care3.62%
7GILDGilead SciencesHealth Care3.25%
8MDTMedtronic Plc Ordinary SharesHealth Care3.12%
9AMGNAmgen Inc.Health Care2.99%
10TMOThermo Fisherscientific Inc.Health Care2.76%