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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 10

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 18

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $195M → $276M (+$80.7M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 91 (+11)

2.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.14% → 21.82% (+2.7%)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.75%
% of All Funds
1.61%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
22
Increased
36
Reduced
18
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
22CM
20/20 Capital Management
California
+$7.52M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.08M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$1.54M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.19M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$668K

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.25M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$815K
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$666K
4
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
-$662K
5
KPWS
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
-$641K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cohen & Steers
26
Cohen & Steers
New York
$896K – – –
CIBC World Market
27
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$869K +$15.8K +336 +2%
WIA
28
Wealthstreet Investment Advisors
Texas
$826K +$95.2K +2,024 +15%
MIAN
29
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$793K +$2.96K +63 +0.4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
30
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$721K +$644K +13,686 New
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$667K -$41.7K -886 -7%
CA
32
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
$637K +$21.2K +450 +4%
WLPWM
33
Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management
Illinois
$602K +$3.29K +70 +0.6%
SMC
34
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$580K +$90.5K +1,923 +21%
GIA
35
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$541K +$240K +5,111 +99%
EP
36
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$533K -$34.6K -735 -7%
HH
37
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$509K +$11.6K +247 +3%
AWA
38
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$501K – – –
Lido Advisors
39
Lido Advisors
California
$498K +$445K +9,465 New
DWT
40
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$497K +$4.71K +100 +1%
CF
41
Centaurus Financial
California
$487K +$435K +9,244 New
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$485K +$423 +9 +0.1%
IWM
43
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$476K +$2.35K +50 +0.6%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$455K +$172K +3,655 +73%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$428K +$382K +8,121 New
AWA
46
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$428K +$383K +8,134 New
FFWM
47
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
$426K +$381K +8,096 New
EWM
48
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$419K +$4.42K +94 +1%
CA
49
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$359K -$4.52K -96 -1%
QCIG
50
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$356K -$13.9K -295 -4%
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

91 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $276M — up 41% from $195M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new BST positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 20/20 Capital Management, adding an estimated $7.52M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $1.25M.

  • 91 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q4 2020, up from 80 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $276M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q4 2020, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q4 2020 and 10 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q4 2020 was 20/20 Capital Management, an estimated $7.52M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q4 2020 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.25M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.