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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
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29 hedge funds and large institutions have $56.4M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 3

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 3

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 24 → 29 (+5)

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.63% → 15.99% (+0.36%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $61.3M → $56.4M (-$4.89M)

Holders
29
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+20.83%
% of All Funds
0.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
3
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.68M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.62M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.56M
4
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$808K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$757K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$6.88M
2
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$1.03M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$690K
4
AW
ACG Wealth
Georgia
-$131K
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$32K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.4M -$690K -40,854 -4%
TJHA
2
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$7.48M +$593K +35,121 +8%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$5.97M +$1.68M +99,336 +35%
1832 Asset Management
4
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$5.57M +$808K +47,866 +16%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.26M +$1.62M +95,668 +40%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.54M +$657K +38,900 +16%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$3.18M +$17.3K +1,024 +0.5%
AAM
8
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.45M +$1.56M +92,442 New
First Trust Advisors
9
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.31M +$24.3K +1,438 +2%
Stifel Financial
10
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.23M – – –
AW
11
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$730K -$131K -7,766 -14%
DA
12
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$702K +$757K +44,816 New
PNC Financial Services Group
13
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$640K +$145K +8,602 +27%
LCM
14
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$530K +$132K +7,828 +30%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$404K +$436K +25,803 New
WAM
16
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$404K +$436K +25,803 New
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$268K +$289K +17,083 New
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$262K +$56.4K +3,340 +25%
TC
19
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$231K +$250K +14,775 New
VKH
20
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$213K +$230K +13,617 New
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$160K +$89K +5,267 +106%
Brown Advisory
22
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$158K – – –
BBPWM
23
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$128K +$87.1K +5,156 +170%
S
24
SignatureFD
Georgia
$95K – – –
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$40K – – –
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $56.4M — down 8% from $61.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new BST positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 3 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.68M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.88M sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q3 2015, up from 24 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $56.4M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.68M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $6.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.