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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $135M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 14

0.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.9%20.44% (+0.54%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $147M → $135M (-$11.9M)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7063 (-7)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
63
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
1.39%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
29
Reduced
14
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AWA
26
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$371K -$422K -13,116 -50%
HH
27
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$332K +$55.5K +1,724 +17%
WIA
28
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$330K
FAAS
29
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$310K -$97.7K -3,036 -22%
CIBC World Market
30
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$307K +$348K +10,813 New
CA
31
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$296K +$336K +10,445 New
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$283K +$1.09K +34 +0.3%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$272K +$85.7K +2,665 +38%
EWM
34
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$260K +$4.5K +140 +2%
DWT
35
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$257K +$18K +561 +7%
SMC
36
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$254K -$9.78K -304 -3%
WLPWM
37
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$248K +$2.83K +88 +1%
SS
38
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$248K +$281K +8,744 New
HIA
39
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$239K
OC
40
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$231K +$1.64K +51 +0.6%
QCIG
41
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$216K +$15.5K +483 +7%
BRWM
42
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$212K +$240K +7,465 New
CAM
43
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$201K +$23.1K +718 +11%
FDCDDQ
44
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$129K +$8.14K +253 +6%
APA
45
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$122K +$6.95K +216 +5%
BAM
46
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$113K
PA
47
Parallel Advisors
California
$101K +$103K +3,195 +823%
PB
48
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$88K
Rockefeller Capital Management
49
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$83K +$80.9K +2,515 +621%
TCOV
50
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$57K

BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

63 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $135M — down 8.1% from $147M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of BST and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.55M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2M.

  • 63 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q1 2020, down from 70 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $135M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q1 2020, down 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q1 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q1 2020 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $9.55M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q1 2020 was Bank of America, an estimated $2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.