BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
About: BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide income and total return through a combination of current income, current gains, and long-term capital appreciation. It focuses on investing, under a normal market condition in equity securities of science and technology companies.
0
Funds holding %
of 7,431 funds
–
Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
115% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 26
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 9
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $223M [Q1] → $260M (+$36.9M) [Q2]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 117 [Q1] → 124 (+7) [Q2]
0.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 19.47% [Q1] → 20.19% (+0.72%) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for BST.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about BST published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
Yes, You Can Collect Big Income From Megatrends; Yields +7%
Dividends or Capital Gains? You can choose both. Actively managed funds can help secure steady income from sectors that don't pay dividends. We discuss our picks to draw recurrent cash flows from AI and Energy.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 233: $23,300 Allocated, $2,478.50 In Projected Dividends
Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 233: $23,300 Allocated, $2,478.50 In Projected Dividends
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
My 10% Income Portfolio-Protecting The NAV
Caring about dividends can increase our returns, but caring about NAV can save our portfolio. Return and NAV protection must go hand in hand, because there can be no sustainable return without protecting the value of the underlying assets. As far as I am concerned, the way to protect my portfolio is to favor only securities with a positive NAV over time.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
5 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of July 2025
With the month of July closing out, we are once again seeing the broader equity markets pushing to new all-time highs. As we enter into new all-time highs, we appear to be looking quite stretched on valuations, and CEF discounts have been narrowing.
Neutral
Forbes
3 weeks ago
A 13% Dividends From AI? Here Are The Tickers
By now you've no doubt heard the argument that AI is a bubble, and there's no way Big Tech will make a significant profit from it, given the massive amounts of cash they've already piled in.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (NYSE: BOE), BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure & Power Opportunities Trust (NYSE: BUI), BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust (NYSE: BTX), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), and BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT) (collectively, the “Funds”) paid the following distributions per share
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
BST: An Attractive Play For The Short Term
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust offers a compelling blend of high yield (7.8% annual) and growth exposure to leading tech names, trading at a 6% NAV discount. The fund's robust recovery post-2022 and strong portfolio composition support a moderately bullish 3-6 month outlook, despite historical volatility. Covered call strategy enhances income but may cap upside; part of the payout is return of capital, warranting caution on long-term sustainability.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunities To Kick Off H2 2025
We closed out the first half of 2025, making it an appropriate time to give the overall CEF space a fresh look for potential opportunities. As the broader equity indexes have been performing quite well, discounts in the CEF space have narrowed overall. The best relative value more broadly is in the municipal bond space and the "hybrid" funds.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
2 CEFs Delivering Monthly Payouts To Investors While Attractively Valued
Closed-end funds can help income-focused investors, as in this wrapper, they can often provide higher relative distributions. One way to provide higher distributions is through utilizing a call writing strategy, where they can generate option premiums. Monthly distributions are also appealing to these income investors, and there are a number of opportunities in the CEF wrapper that provide that.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
BST: Mag 7-Heavy CEF With An AI Catalyst (Rating Upgrade)
BST offers high-yield tech exposure, focusing on magnificent 7 stocks with strong AI-driven growth potential, especially Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broadcom. The CEF uses a covered call strategy, generating recurring option income distributed monthly to investors, enhancing total returns. The BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is heavily overweight magnificent 7 stocks, which are set to benefit from accelerating AI-led CapEx spending in the years ahead.
Charts implemented using Lightweight Charts™