{"id":481736,"date":"2021-04-26T09:23:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-ii-bmez-announces-release-of-first-quarter-fund-commentary\/"},"modified":"2021-04-26T09:23:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T13:23:08","slug":"blackrock-health-sciences-trust-ii-bmez-announces-release-of-first-quarter-fund-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-ii-bmez-announces-release-of-first-quarter-fund-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwlistdisc { list-style-type: disc }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary<\/b><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nBlackRock today announced the release of the first quarter fund commentary for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ, CUSIP: 09260E105 or the \u201cTrust\u201d). BMEZ<b \/>is a closed-end fund that<b \/>takes a unique approach to investing in the healthcare sector by blending \u201cnext generation\u201d healthcare stocks and private investments along with a tactical single-stock option-writing strategy to generate income to support the Trust\u2019s monthly distribution. Key takeaways are listed below:\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nBMEZ has <b>returned 36% on market price<\/b><sup>1<\/sup> since its IPO in January 2020, outperforming the MSCI World Healthcare Index by 22%\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nOn March 1, 2021 BMEZ announced a <b>45% increase<\/b><b>in its monthly distribution<\/b> and now has an annualized distribution rate of 6.4%<sup>2<\/sup>. Since inception, the Trust has paid $1.25 per share in distributions<sup>3<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nBMEZ holds<b> 22 private investments<sup>4<\/sup><\/b> (7% of the portfolio) as of 3\/31\/21. The Trust continues to seek opportunities to harvest the illiquidity premium by taking advantage of the \u201cclosed\u201d structure and add exposure to private investments\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nFind more information on BMEZ\u2019s portfolio positioning and performance in the commentary linked below:\n<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2Fus%2Findividual%2Fliterature%2Finvestor-education%2Fbmez-quarterly-commentary.pdf&amp;esheet=52417582&amp;newsitemid=20210426005502&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=BMEZ+First+Quarter+2021+Commentary&amp;index=1&amp;md5=a5a4a99e1710aa70d7b0ae795c9795fd\">BMEZ First Quarter 2021 Commentary <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information on BlackRock\u2019s closed-end funds, please visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com%2FCEF&amp;esheet=52417582&amp;newsitemid=20210426005502&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com%2FCEF&amp;index=2&amp;md5=4a15d8e87cb2521973783feb27694046\">www.blackrock.com\/CEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>1 <\/sup>As of 3\/31\/2021<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>2 <\/sup>Distribution rate is calculated by annualizing the latest declared distribution and dividing by the closing market price on 4\/22\/2021.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>3 <\/sup>The Trust has adopted a managed distribution plan to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and\/or return of capital. If sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Trust will distribute long-term capital gains and\/or return capital to shareholders in order to maintain the level distribution. You should not draw any conclusions about the Trust &#8216;s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Trust &#8216;s managed distribution plan. The Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of past distributions may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Trust &#8216;s investment performance and should not be confused with \u2018yield\u2019 or \u2018income&#8217;.<br \/>\n<br \/><sup>4 <\/sup>The information above is not a prediction of future performance or any assurance that comparable investment opportunities will be available at the time of investment. It is non-representative of all underlying investments made by the Investment Team and it should not be assumed that Investment Team will invest in comparable investments, or that any future Investments made by Investment Team will be successful. To the extent that these investments prove to be profitable, it should not be assumed that the Investment Team\u2019s other investments will be profitable or will be as profitable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About BlackRock <\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock\u2019s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. 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Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock\u2019s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock\u2019s website in this release.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nThis press release, and other statements that BlackRock or a Fund may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to a Fund\u2019s or BlackRock\u2019s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as \u201ctrend,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201copportunity,\u201d \u201cpipeline,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201ccomfortable,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201ccurrent,\u201d \u201cintention,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cposition,\u201d \u201cassume,\u201d \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201ccontinue,\u201d \u201cremain,\u201d \u201cmaintain,\u201d \u201csustain,\u201d \u201cseek,\u201d \u201cachieve,\u201d and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cmay\u201d or similar expressions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nBlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWith respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or in a Fund\u2019s net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of a Fund and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to a Fund or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock\u2019s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnnual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (\u201cSEC\u201d) are accessible on the SEC&#8217;s website at <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&amp;esheet=52417582&amp;newsitemid=20210426005502&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.sec.gov&amp;index=7&amp;md5=99176380561fdfca422110045bbe1e14\">www.sec.gov<\/a><\/b>and on BlackRock\u2019s website at <b><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackrock.com&amp;esheet=52417582&amp;newsitemid=20210426005502&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.blackrock.com&amp;index=8&amp;md5=d3acd27e67a56c3af0d49bfeb70433fb\">www.blackrock.com<\/a><\/b>, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock\u2019s website is not a part of this press release.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20210426005502r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210426005502\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210426005502\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BlackRock Closed-End Funds<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/><b>1-800-882-0052<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America New York<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Banking Professional Services Finance<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BlackRock today announced the release of the first quarter fund commentary for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ, CUSIP: 09260E105 or the \u201cTrust\u201d). BMEZis a closed-end fund thattakes a unique approach to investing in the healthcare sector by blending \u201cnext generation\u201d healthcare stocks and private investments along with a tactical single-stock option-writing strategy to generate income to support the Trust\u2019s monthly distribution. Key takeaways are listed below: BMEZ has returned 36% on market price1 since its IPO in January 2020, outperforming the MSCI World Healthcare Index by 22% On March 1, 2021 BMEZ announced a 45% increasein its monthly distribution and now has &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-ii-bmez-announces-release-of-first-quarter-fund-commentary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blackrock-health-sciences-trust-ii-bmez-announces-release-of-first-quarter-fund-commentary\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) Announces Release of First Quarter Fund Commentary NEW YORK&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; BlackRock today announced the release of the first quarter fund commentary for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ, CUSIP: 09260E105 or the \u201cTrust\u201d). 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