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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $159M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 28

1.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.9% → 21.36% (-1.5%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 87 (-11)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $187M → $159M (-$28.4M)

59% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
87
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-11.22%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
29
Reduced
28
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.74M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$1.32M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$984K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$742K
5
SC
Stolper & Co
Oklahoma
+$676K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$4.17M
2
SFBLI
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Mississippi
-$2.71M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.7M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.53M
5
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fifth Third Bancorp
76
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$11K – – –
JFA
77
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$11K – – –
IA
78
IFP Advisors
Florida
$9K – – –
BBPWM
79
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
GRP
80
Global Retirement Partners
California
$8K – – –
GWM
81
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$5K -$6.93K -200 -50%
PGAM
82
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$5K – – –
TRCT
83
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4K +$4.16K +120 New
BCWM
84
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$2.2K – – –
BC
85
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$2K – – –
WIM
86
Westside Investment Management
California
$29 – – –
SFBLI
87
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Mississippi
– -$2.71M -83,378 Closed
Cohen & Steers
88
Cohen & Steers
New York
– -$1.72M -52,827 Closed
1CP
89
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
– -$1.46M -45,038 Closed
AFS
90
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
– -$1.09M -33,547 Closed
Bank of Montreal
91
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$981 -27,315 Closed
CL
92
CSS LLC
Illinois
– -$695K -21,377 Closed
CAN
93
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
– -$659K -20,296 Closed
RCM
94
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
– -$627K -19,313 Closed
SFS
95
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$298K -12,996 Closed
CA
96
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$258K -7,954 Closed
BCA
97
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$236K -6,344 Closed
Citadel Advisors
98
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$206K -6,338 Closed
RG
99
Retirement Group
California
– -$65K -1,988 Closed
AW
100
ACG Wealth
Georgia
– -$41K -1,271 Closed
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

87 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $159M — down 15% from $187M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of BST and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.74M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $4.17M.

  • 87 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q3 2022, down from 98 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $159M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q3 2022, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q3 2022 and 17 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q3 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.74M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q3 2022 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $4.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.