# BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: BlackRock · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2005-01-28 This investment vehicle aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders. It primarily allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets to equities, predominantly common stock, of companies operating in the health sciences sector and associated industries. This encompasses businesses involved in areas such as healthcare equipment and supplies, service providers, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. A key strategy involves concentrating over 25% of its portfolio in these health sciences or related sectors. Furthermore, the fund may invest in companies situated in non-U.S. cou... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $67.49 | | Expense Ratio | 1.16% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $6.44B | | NAV | $67.19 | | Holdings Count | 132 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 14.05% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $9.48 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $60.45 – $70.24 | | Beta | 0.50 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $6.4645 /share - Ex-date: 2026-07-22 - Pay date: 2026-07-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SHISX invest in? This investment vehicle aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders. It primarily allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets to equities, predominantly common stock, of companies operating in the health sciences sector and associated industries. This encompasses businesses involved in areas such as healthcare equipment and supplies, service providers, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. A key strategy involves concentrating over 25% of its portfolio in these health sciences or related sectors. Furthermore, the fund may invest in companies situated in non-U.S. countries. ### What is the expense ratio of SHISX? BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX) charges an expense ratio of 1.16%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SHISX? BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX) is one share class of a fund that manages $6.44B across all of its share classes (BHSRX, SHSAX, SHSCX, SHSKX, SHSSX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is SHISX actively managed or an index fund? SHISX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SHISX's is 1.16%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SHISX launched? BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX) launched in January 2005 and is managed by BlackRock. ### How has SHISX performed? SHISX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does SHISX pay a dividend? BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares (SHISX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 14.05%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SHISX pay dividends? BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Service Shares pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SHISX's dividend yield? SHISX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 14.05%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SHISX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SHISX was 2026-07-22. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SHISX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.16% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SHISX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SHISX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SHISX cost more than a fund like VOO? SHISX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.16%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether SHISX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SHISX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as SHISX (1.16%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/shisx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.