BLACKROCK HEALTH SCIENCES TE BMEZ
COM SHS · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 09260E105
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $15.36.
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 76 |
| Q4 2022 | 82 |
| Q1 2023 | 86 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 |
| Q3 2023 | 99 |
| Q4 2023 | 106 |
| Q1 2024 | 100 |
| Q2 2024 | 95 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 46 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | 54 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | 36 | 43 |
| Q3 2023 | 51 | 37 |
| Q4 2023 | 51 | 42 |
| Q1 2024 | 40 | 54 |
| Q2 2024 | 46 | 46 |
Biggest buyers
| Almitas Capital LLC | Added | +831.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +807.9k |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +440.4k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. | Added | +395.3k |
| ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC | Added | +212.0k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +179.4k |
| Quarry LP | Added | +173.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +159.4k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC | New | +135.0k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | Added | +133.3k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -7.8m |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -164.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Sold out | -90.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -86.5k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -82.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -78.1k |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD | Reduced | -70.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Reduced | -47.5k |
| INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | Reduced | -44.1k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC | Reduced | -35.9k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
filed 2025-01-21
Stated purposeItem 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: On January 20, 2025, Saba Capital Management, L.P. entered into a standstill agreement (the "Agreement") with respect to the Issuer, pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to commence a cash tender offer to purchase 40% of its outstanding Common Shares at a price per share equal to 99.5% of the Issuer's net asset value per share (the "Tender Offer"). Saba Capital agreed to tender the Common Shares then owned by Saba Capital and one or more private funds, non-U.S. public funds or accounts managed by Saba Capital, subject to the terms and conditions therein. The Agreement also provides for customary standstill provisions during the period from the date of the Agreement through the date that is the earliest of (i) the day following the comp… Full filing |
20.0% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | Saba Capital Management, L.P. +1 10% owner | Bought | $758.1k46.4k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 6.94% of their portfolio | 20.5m $315.5m | Added +46.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $55.4m | Reduced -7.8m |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 2.0m $30.4m | Added +440.4k |
| Sessa Capital IM, L.P. 1.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $28.5m | Added +395.3k |
| Almitas Capital LLC 11.25% of their portfolio | 1.8m $27.1m | Added +831.0k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.7m $26.0m | Added +29.8k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.5m $23.5m | Added +133.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $23.3m | Added +22.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $22.6m | Added +107.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $20.6m | Reduced -78.1k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.1m | Reduced -164.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.0m | Added +807.9k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 799.0k $12.3m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 727.6k $11.2m | Reduced -35.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 508.5k $7.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.5k $6.2m | Added +116.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.0k $6.1m | Added +159.4k |
| ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 266.1k $4.1m | Added +212.0k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 1.35% of their portfolio | 243.7k $3.7m | Added +59.2k |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.31% of their portfolio | 232.3k $3.6m | Reduced -70.3k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 231.1k $3.5m | Reduced -35.9k |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 215.8k $3.2m | First filing |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 203.2k $3.1m | Added +57.9k |
| Quarry LP 0.63% of their portfolio | 197.8k $3.0m | Added +173.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.2k $3.0m | Added +3.4k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 190.8k $2.9m | Added +179.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.24% of their portfolio | 185.5k $2.8m | Reduced -82.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.2k $2.7m | Reduced -6.3k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 164.1k $2.5m | Added +44.9k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 144.7k $2.2m | Not comparable |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.5k $2.1m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Alpine Global Management, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 135.0k $2.1m | New |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 115.2k $1.8m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.3m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.3k $1.3m | Reduced -47.5k |
| INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 66.4k $1.0m | Reduced -44.1k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.1k $1.0m | Added +6.6k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 57.6k $884.4k | Added +27.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.2k $848.1k | Added +84 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $787.1k | Reduced -10.8k |
| CLOUGH CAPITAL PARTNERS L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 48.0k $737.3k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.2k $647.5k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $634.0k | Added +1.1k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.7k $609.4k | Added +4.3k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.2k $555.8k | Added +171 |
| BROWN, LISLE/CUMMINGS, INC. 0.17% of their portfolio | 34.4k $528.2k | Reduced -1.3k |
| KAVAR CAPITAL PARTNERS GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 30.8k $472.3k | Reduced -2.8k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $470.0k | Added +318 |
| SENTINEL TRUST CO LBA 0.06% of their portfolio | 30.5k $468.0k | Unchanged |
| Family Manage LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 29.9k $459.0k | Reduced -2.6k |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 27.9k $428.3k | Reduced -785 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $349.5k | Reduced -8.1k |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 22.4k $344.8k | New |
| KINGSWOOD WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.1k $339.0k | Added +81 |
| CHAPIN DAVIS, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 22.1k $338.7k | Unchanged |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.6k $286.0k | New |
| Dakota Wealth Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.2k $280.2k | Added +915 |
| Nova R Wealth, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 16.2k $248.7k | Reduced -4.2k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.8k $242.2k | New |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $234.0k | New |
| Stablepoint Partners, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.7k $212.8k | Reduced -715 |
| Evolution Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.5k $192.0k | Unchanged |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 12.0k $184.3k | New |
| CORRADO ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 10.5k $161.3k | Reduced -1.1k |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.5k $161.3k | Unchanged |
| Stockman Wealth Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.3k $158.2k | Unchanged |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $153.6k | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.7k $149.5k | Reduced -5.7k |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 7.9k $121.4k | New |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.8k $104.9k | Added +6.7k |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3k $96.7k | Unchanged |
| BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & COMPANY, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $90.0k | Unchanged |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7k $87.4k | Added +193 |
| Covestor Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.3k $81.0k | Unchanged |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $78.1k | Added +5.0k |
| SALEM INVESTMENT COUNSELORS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $51.9k | New |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $34.4k | Reduced -1.5k |
| Avior Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $30.7k | Reduced -30.7k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8k $27.2k | Unchanged |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $21.6k | Unchanged |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 630 $9.7k | New |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 528 $8.1k | Unchanged |
| Central Pacific Bank - Trust Division 0.00% of their portfolio | 400 $6.1k | Unchanged |
| NCP Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 396 $6.1k | Added +5 |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 328 $5.0k | Added +8 |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 297 $4.6k | Added +104 |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 30 $461 | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30 $461 | Unchanged |
| OPTIMUM INVESTMENT ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 19 $292 | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 12 $183 | Added +1 |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11 $169 | Added +10 |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $0 | Reduced -10.6k |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Reduced -1.2k |
| Mascoma Wealth Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | New |