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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $116M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.14% → 19.13% (-1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 55 → 52 (-3)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $158M → $116M (-$41.8M)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
52
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-5.45%
% of All Funds
1.16%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
14
Reduced
20
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.18M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$1.04M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$834K
4
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$704K
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$296K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.41M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.7M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.75M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$583K
5
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$417K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CRC
26
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$275K +$296K +10,120 New
CAN
27
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$271K +$38.5K +1,316 +15%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$269K -$87.3K -2,984 -23%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
29
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$252K +$151K +5,173 +126%
HH
30
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$236K +$255K +8,703 New
RJT
31
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$225K – – –
DWT
32
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$218K +$3.39K +116 +1%
PAG
33
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$217K -$38.5K -1,316 -14%
AW
34
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$215K +$7.4K +253 +3%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$168K -$122K -4,166 -40%
QCIG
36
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$158K +$171K +5,854 New
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$143K – – –
FDCDDQ
38
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$122K +$4.42K +151 +3%
BBHC
39
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$110K – – –
APA
40
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$86.8K +$8.36K +286 +10%
PB
41
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$85K +$91K +3,112 New
TCOV
42
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$55K – – –
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$23K -$6.67K -228 -21%
GWM
44
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$22K – – –
RIA
45
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$20K – – –
MMG
46
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$19K – – –
FHA
47
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$13K – – –
RFM
48
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$12K +$13.5K +463 New
PA
49
Parallel Advisors
California
$10K -$10.8K -371 -49%
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K – – –
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2
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

52 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $116M — down 26% from $158M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of BST and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.18M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $4.41M.

  • 52 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q4 2018, down from 55 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $116M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q4 2018, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $1.18M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.