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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $102M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 24

1.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21% → 19.93% (-1.1%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 76 (-1)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $114M → $102M (-$12.4M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.3%
% of All Funds
0.94%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
25
Reduced
24
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.1M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$500K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$338K
4
XT
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
+$334K
5
CCMW
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
+$289K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NRW
Nova R Wealth
Kansas
-$3.14M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.36M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$1.91M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$945K
5
Calamos Advisors
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
-$470K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
26
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$586K -$27.1K -656 -4%
Calamos Advisors
27
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$563K -$470K -11,401 -44%
NS
28
NBC Securities
Alabama
$556K +$108K +2,620 +22%
HSA
29
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$544K +$33K +801 +6%
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$509K -$495 -12 -0.1%
NA
31
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$475K -$49.9K -1,211 -9%
DE
32
Diversified Enterprises
Delaware
$424K +$3.63K +88 +0.8%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$373K +$4.99K +121 +1%
Jane Street
34
Jane Street
New York
$366K +$111K +2,683 +39%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$315K +$338K +8,192 New
XT
36
XTX Topco
Cayman Islands
$312K +$334K +8,108 New
ACM
37
Alessandra Capital Management
California
$304K +$33K +800 +11%
SWP
38
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$301K +$23.3K +566 +8%
Truist Financial
39
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$298K +$38.2K +927 +14%
HIP
40
HUB Investment Partners
Texas
$270K – – –
OC
41
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$261K -$577 -14 -0.2%
PFO
42
PMG Family Office
Texas
$258K +$10.8K +263 +4%
PAM
43
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$251K +$256K +6,207 New
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$241K -$8.25K -200 -3%
MCC
45
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
$209K +$223K +5,415 New
SIC
46
Sage Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$208K – – –
WW
47
Waterfront Wealth
Kansas
$203K – – –
GWM
48
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$189K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$180K +$193K +4,682 New
HC
50
Hara Capital
Washington
$156K -$466K -11,297 -74%
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BME Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

76 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $102M — down 11% from $114M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BME positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $2.1M. The largest seller was Nova R Wealth, cutting an estimated $3.14M.

  • 76 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) as of Q1 2026, down from 77 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $102M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust stock for Q1 2026, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust positions in Q1 2026 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust buyer in Q1 2026 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust seller in Q1 2026 was Nova R Wealth, an estimated $3.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.