BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $27,833 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 10.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $77,089 reinvested (11.5% a year), or $37,217 taking the dividends as cash, $19,884 of it paid out along the way.
BME became
$77,089
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.5%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$48,142
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Worst drop
-33.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BME total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +21.3% | $4,248 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +17.8% | $4,721 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −0.1% | $3,573 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −1.1% | $3,303 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.6% | $3,120 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +7.2% | $2,797 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +18.6% | $2,618 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +24.1% | $2,497 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +6.4% | $2,309 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +23.1% | $2,199 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −12.1% | $2,457 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +8.1% | $4,746 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +33.5% | $2,763 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +38.7% | $1,870 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +21.3% | $1,311 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +5.6% | $1,256 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +8.9% | $999 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +41.9% | $682 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −20.7% | $671 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BME total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $77,089 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BME turned $10,000 into $27,833 with dividends reinvested, 10.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BME returned 6.6% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BME's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $37,217, including $19,884 of cash received; reinvesting added $39,871.
- BME's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (41.9%) and its worst 2008 (-20.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BME/total-return
BME total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BME 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $27,833 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 10.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $14,316 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BME's total return since Dec 2007?
671% in total, or 11.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 73%.
How much of BME's return came from dividends?
About 74% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $39,871 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BME's worst year?
2008, at -20.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -33.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.