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46 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 46 → 46 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $146M → $141M (-$4.51M)

3.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.69% → 21.2% (-3.5%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
46
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
15
Reduced
13
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.75M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$2.88M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.28M
4
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$434K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$250K

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$9.01M
2
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$8.91M
3
Lazard Asset Management
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$3.6M
4
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$2.92M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.8M -$1.26M -43,062 -5%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$22.1M -$2.89M -98,525 -12%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.3M +$3.75M +127,796 +22%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$9.44M -$51.1K -1,740 -0.5%
RJFSA
5
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$9.29M +$2.88M +97,986 +46%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.02M +$1.28M +43,611 +19%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.04M -$9.01M -307,023 -56%
AAM
8
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7M -$391K -13,320 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.27M -$64.9K -2,210 -1%
First Trust Advisors
10
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.47M -$279K -9,514 -5%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.26M +$250K +8,503 +8%
Cohen & Steers
12
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.15M – – –
CIBC World Market
13
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.01M +$434K +14,787 +28%
BTS
14
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.68M -$164K -5,575 -9%
Janney Montgomery Scott
15
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.61M +$73.3K +2,498 +5%
SMC
16
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$1.28M -$71.1K -2,421 -5%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.17M -$210K -7,154 -15%
AG
18
Advisor Group
Arizona
$782K +$7.43K +253 +1%
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$539K -$29.7K -1,012 -5%
AWA
20
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$450K +$13.6K +465 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$417K +$34.3K +1,170 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$353K +$29.1K +992 +9%
Citigroup
23
Citigroup
New York
$324K +$58.5K +1,993 +22%
DWT
24
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$229K +$2.96K +101 +1%
AW
25
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$223K +$220K +7,488 New
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BST Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

46 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $141M — down 3.1% from $146M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in BST was balanced in Q1 2018: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 15 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $3.75M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.01M.

  • 46 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $141M of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust stock for Q1 2018, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.75M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Trust seller in Q1 2018 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.