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33 hedge funds and large institutions have $98.9M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

275% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 4

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

75% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.4M → $98.9M (+$42.5M)

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 33 (+4)

9.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.99% → 25.7% (+9.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
33
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.79%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$19.2M
2
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
+$6.94M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.25M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
AW
ACG Wealth
Georgia
-$730K
2
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$527K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$404K
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$370K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$268K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIM
1
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$19.5M +$19.2M +1,137,457 New
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.1M +$2.25M +133,214 +14%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.08M +$3.3M +195,021 +58%
TJHA
4
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$8.93M +$756K +44,728 +9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$8.06M +$1.52M +90,148 +24%
Lazard Asset Management
6
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$7.02M +$6.94M +410,659 New
1832 Asset Management
7
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$6.95M +$890K +52,655 +15%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.88M +$911K +53,879 +19%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$3.7M +$228K +13,479 +7%
AAM
10
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.73M +$1.14M +67,388 +73%
First Trust Advisors
11
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.53M +$97.4K +5,765 +7%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.53M +$192K +11,343 +15%
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$702K +$122K +7,215 +21%
PNC Financial Services Group
14
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$668K -$30.8K -1,822 -4%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$618K +$611K +36,140 New
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$570K +$572K +33,848 New
Squarepoint
17
Squarepoint
New York
$481K +$476K +28,134 New
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$408K +$121K +7,180 +43%
DA
19
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$233K -$527K -31,195 -70%
MFS
20
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$212K +$36.3K +2,146 +21%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$207K +$205K +12,144 New
Brown Advisory
22
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$173K – – –
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$131K +$130K +7,683 New
BBPWM
24
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$120K -$19.6K -1,160 -14%
S
25
SignatureFD
Georgia
$104K – – –
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

33 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $98.9M — up 75% from $56.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BST positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Karpus Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $19.2M. The largest seller was ACG Wealth, exiting entirely with an estimated $730K sold.

  • 33 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q4 2015, up from 29 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $98.9M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 75% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $19.2M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q4 2015 was ACG Wealth, an estimated $730K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.