BMEZ News and Press, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II of Beneficial Interest From 01/11/21

17 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 19 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PPR tender offer expires on January 4, 2021, and our Tactical Income-100 portfolio is tendering all shares. NHF's extended tender offer also expired. For further details see: W...

It is important to remember that not all return of capital is necessarily destructive to a fund. Return of capital is a tax term and not a term for evaluating performance. Some investors look for return of capital to defer tax obligations, potentially indefinitely. For furth...

14 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 16 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Convertibles lead while MLPs lag. Global allocation and limited duration are the highest-yielding CEF sectors. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: December...

November started out with a bang due to the election. Besides some early buying last month, it was another month of light buying throughout the remainder of November. I certainly didn't anticipate the sharp moves higher that the market was given after the election, but that is why...

22 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Rally continues for the fourth week as MLPs lead the way. DSL announces distribution cut, discussed in a separate report for members. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End...

As the year is starting to wind down, I wanted to take an updated look at what distribution changes happened throughout the year. We had previously done this for a more specific time frame; the time frame of the pandemic to shortly after in June. Again, I'm surprised at how resili...

CEFs may be more susceptible to tax loss selling given they trade on a stock exchange and market prices can deviate from underlying net asset values. Tax loss selling into year-end may continue to pressure CEF discounts in the short term. These wide discounts may offer long-term i...

BlackRock will host a conference call on Wednesday, December 2 nd at 2:00pm ET. The call will feature Tony Kim and Erin Xie, portfolio managers for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) , respectively. Topics wil...

BSTZ has been on fire, as it is invested in all the hot tech plays. The fund is paying out attractive monthly income, and shareholders just got a big boost in the amount too. BSTZ might have had an incredible run, but I don't think it is over yet. For further details see: ...

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) had declared $0.10/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Payable Nov. 30; for shareholders of record Nov. 16; ex-div Nov. 13.See BMEZ Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: BlackRock Health ...