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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
VNA
101
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
AA
102
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$2.84K -$408 -20 -11%
SC
103
SouthState Corp
Florida
$2.4K +$2.75K +135 New
CA
104
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$1.72K +$102 +5 +5%
AF
105
Allworth Financial
California
$293 +$20 +1 +6%
AGM
106
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$4.11M -198,500 Closed
COLIM
107
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$2.08M -100,592 Closed
IECM
108
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management
Illinois
– -$2.07M -100,000 Closed
QC
109
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
– -$806K -38,917 Closed
RAM
110
Readystate Asset Management
Illinois
– -$571K -27,577 Closed
WAM
111
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$385K -18,573 Closed
HF
112
HRT Financial
New York
– -$296K -14,299 Closed
ASN
113
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$219K -10,550 Closed
MFG
114
Mosaic Financial Group
Illinois
– -$207K -10,000 Closed
ST
115
Sentinel Trust
Texas
– -$204K -9,833 Closed
BFO
116
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
– -$203K -9,791 Closed
HA
117
Huntleigh Advisors
Missouri
– -$201K -9,700 Closed
CA
118
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
– -$176K -8,500 Closed
EC
119
Elequin Capital
New York
– -$33.3K -1,610 Closed
MPWT
120
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
– -$23.5K -1,133 Closed
S
121
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$20.7K -1,000 Closed
FWM
122
FSA Wealth Management
Massachusetts
– -$6.21K -300 Closed
PAM
123
Parvin Asset Management
South Dakota
– -$3.11K -150 Closed
Fidelity Investments
124
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$21 -1 Closed
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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.