- What does SHSKX invest in?
- The fund's core objective is to generate significant capital appreciation over the long term. It allocates a minimum of 80% of its total portfolio to equity investments, primarily common stocks, of companies engaged in the health sciences and related fields. This broad health sciences sector includes enterprises involved in healthcare equipment and supplies, healthcare providers and services, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Demonstrating a focused strategy, the fund will maintain a concentrated position, investing over 25% of its assets, in these health sciences or associated industries. Additionally, it possesses the flexibility to hold shares in companies located outside the United States.
- What is the expense ratio of SHSKX?
- BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Class K (SHSKX) charges an expense ratio of 0.76%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is SHSKX?
- BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Class K (SHSKX) is one share class of a fund that manages $6.44B across all of its share classes (BHSRX, SHISX, SHSAX, SHSCX, 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 SHSKX actively managed or an index fund?
- SHSKX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SHSKX's is 0.76%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions.
- When was SHSKX launched?
- BlackRock Health Sciences Opportunities Portfolio Class K (SHSKX) launched in January 2000 and is managed by BlackRock.
- How has SHSKX performed?
- SHSKX'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.
