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BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $367M invested in BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 30.95% → 28.6% (-2.3%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 105 (-5)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 19

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $476M → $367M (-$109M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 42

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
105
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
30
Reduced
42
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$4.87M
2
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
+$1.76M
3
AIA
Absolute Investment Advisers
Florida
+$1.59M
4
RA
RFG Advisory
Alabama
+$1.59M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.57M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$30.3M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$4.77M
3
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
-$4.11M
4
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$3.54M
5
CC
CF Capital
Massachusetts
-$2.75M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DWM
51
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$358K -$182K -8,917 -31%
MC
52
Mathes Company
New York
$358K – – –
CHC
53
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$355K +$408K +20,000 New
NA
54
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$354K +$6.37K +312 +2%
NAS
55
NWF Advisory Services
California
$341K +$392K +19,214 New
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$336K -$276K -13,508 -42%
AWS
57
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$327K +$59.8K +2,933 +19%
AWA
58
Amplius Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$318K +$10.7K +525 +3%
FFN
59
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$280K +$20.5K +1,006 +7%
ARC
60
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$276K +$317K +15,541 New
Corient Private Wealth
61
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$266K +$2.16K +106 +0.7%
DIM
62
Delta Investment Management
California
$241K – – –
Ameriprise
63
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$232K +$12.9K +633 +5%
AFG
64
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$226K +$260K +12,725 New
MG
65
Mather Group
Illinois
$213K – – –
VF
66
Virtu Financial
New York
$201K +$231K +11,327 New
CL
67
CSS LLC
Illinois
$200K +$27.9K +1,369 +14%
SWM
68
Stockman Wealth Management
Montana
$193K +$7.34K +360 +3%
PPA
69
Painted Porch Advisors
California
$193K +$7.34K +360 +3%
IAIM
70
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$191K – – –
SP
71
Stablepoint Partners
Massachusetts
$191K – – –
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$146K -$734 -36 -0.4%
TSMHT
73
Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
Indiana
$111K +$128K +6,250 New
PA
74
Parallel Advisors
California
$110K -$13.6K -666 -10%
SS
75
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$108K -$8.67K -425 -7%
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BSTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

105 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (BSTZ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $367M — down 23% from $476M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of BSTZ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.87M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $30.3M.

  • 105 institutional investors held BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (BSTZ) as of Q1 2025, down from 110 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $367M of BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust stock for Q1 2025, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust positions in Q1 2025 and 19 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust buyer in Q1 2025 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $4.87M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust seller in Q1 2025 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $30.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.