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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
05/22/2023 |
$41.13 |
$41.13 |
$40.87 |
$40.93 |
20.80K | 05/23/2023 |
$40.68 |
$40.83 |
$40.32 |
$40.35 |
39.40K | 05/24/2023 |
$40.24 |
$40.28 |
$40.01 |
$40.02 |
24.10K | 05/25/2023 |
$40.00 |
$40.03 |
$39.50 |
$39.64 |
43.00K | 05/26/2023 |
$39.62 |
$39.96 |
$39.62 |
$39.78 |
35.90K |
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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of current income and long-term capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve this objective by investing primarily in equity securities of companies engaged in the health sciences and related industries and equity derivatives with exposure to the health sciences industry. | |
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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) has the following price history information. Looking back at BME historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on May 22, 2023, BME opened at $41.13, traded as high as $41.13 and as low as $40.87, and closed at $40.93. Trading volume was a total of 20.80K shares. On May 23, 2023, BME opened at $40.68, traded as high as $40.83 and as low as $40.32, and closed at $40.35. Trading volume was a total of 39.40K shares. On May 24, 2023, BME opened at $40.24, traded as high as $40.28 and as low as $40.01, and closed at $40.02. Trading volume was a total of 24.10K shares. On May 25, 2023, BME opened at $40.00, traded as high as $40.03 and as low as $39.50, and closed at $39.64. Trading volume was a total of 43.00K shares. On May 26, 2023, BME opened at $39.62, traded as high as $39.96 and as low as $39.62, and closed at $39.78. Trading volume was a total of 35.90K shares.
BME Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into BlackRock Health Sciences Trust shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of BME, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
05/29/2013 |
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End date: |
05/26/2023 |
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Start price/share: |
$32.07 |
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End price/share: |
$39.78 |
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Starting shares: |
311.82 |
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Ending shares: |
709.55 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$32.67 |
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Total return: |
182.26% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
10.94% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$28,233.07 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
05/29/2013 |
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End date: |
05/26/2023 |
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Start price/share: |
$32.07 |
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End price/share: |
$39.78 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$32.67 |
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Total return: |
125.91% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
8.49% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$22,583.96 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Close |
05/22/2023 | $40.93 | 05/23/2023 | $40.35 | 05/24/2023 | $40.02 | 05/25/2023 | $39.64 | 05/26/2023 | $39.78 |
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