BMEZ News and Press, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II of Beneficial Interest From 09/08/22

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of fifty BlackRock municipal, taxable fixed income, equity, and multi-asset closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurc...

BlackRock today announced the release of quarterly fund commentaries for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust (NYSE: BIGZ), BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: BCAT), and Blac...

BST and BSTZ are both funds invested purely in tech plays. BST has traditionally focused on larger, more established names but has added more speculative names. Both funds are having a challenging time navigating through this tech sell-off that continues to rage on. Wr...

On the surface, these two funds have similar sounding names but are quite different. BME holds more traditional healthcare names, while BMEZ invests in smaller, private, and biotech positions. We take a look at what is more comparable for swap trade opportunities. I think both...

We previously discussed Buffett's explanation for why smart people go broke. We then made the connection to why we generally don't buy CEFs. However, this does not mean that investors should never buy any CEFs under any circumstances. Back in March, we wrote : ...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) pursuant ...

BMEZ has been getting hit significantly, with the biotech and growth space moving sharply lower. Despite these pressures, I believe that BMEZ is attractive given its current discount and selloff. With our recent update on BlackRock Science & Technology Trust II, the fund's dis...

Every legendary investor worth their salt has some sort of phrase to describe what investors should be doing right this very minute. “Be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful.” “Buy when there’s blood in the streets.” ...

Replay information is now available for the conference call held featuring portfolio managers Rick Rieder, Tony Kim and Erin Xie. BlackRock closed-end funds covered: BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust (NYSE: BCAT, CUSIP: 09260U109) BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Trus...

Discounts have been widening in the CEF space as volatility has been kicking up. The widening discounts have been creating more opportunities, but headwinds exist. We screen for several different metrics that bring up funds worth exploring further. For further details see: ...