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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
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41 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 4

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 9

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 35 → 41 (+6)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $153M → $155M (+$2.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.34% → 31.45% (-0.89%)

Holders
41
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+17.14%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
9
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$3.07M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.85M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$772K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$591K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$586K

Top Sellers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$11.1M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.89M
3
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$888K
4
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$518K
5
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$467K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$284K -$3.2K -147 -1%
Bank of Montreal
27
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$255K +$253K +11,599 New
DA
28
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$240K +$238K +10,941 New
AW
29
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$236K +$234K +10,726 New
PNC Financial Services Group
30
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$224K -$518K -23,751 -70%
Brown Advisory
31
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$222K – – –
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$195K – – –
BBPWM
33
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$130K +$741 +34 +0.6%
TCOV
34
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$78K – – –
DADC
35
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$73K +$11K +506 +18%
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Florida
$69K +$5.86K +269 +9%
MMG
37
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$15K +$15.3K +703 New
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K +$9.92K +455 New
Creative Planning
39
Creative Planning
Kansas
$7K -$5.78K -265 -46%
QAM
40
QCI Asset Management
New York
$7K +$6.63K +304 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
41
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K – – –
IWM
42
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.04K +$16K +735 New
CA
43
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$332K -15,887 Closed
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
– -$304K -14,741 Closed
WA
45
WFG Advisors
Texas
– -$21K -1,012 Closed
TRCT
46
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$5K -239 Closed
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

41 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $155M — up 1.4% from $153M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new BST positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 9 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.07M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $11.1M.

  • 41 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q2 2017, up from 35 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $155M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q2 2017, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.07M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.