BMEZ News and Press, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II of Beneficial Interest From 06/30/21

When I get a question on a CEF or am looking at a new CEF, these are the first 5 things I will check. The five places I want to look first are; 1. Investment Policy, 2. Quick Review of Holdings, 3. Discount/Premium, 4. Performance, 5. Distributions. Once these items are checked, I...

Checking in on BCAT now that it is a bit more settled, the fund no longer has a large allocation to cash. The fund has also slipped to a discount, potentially offering some opportunity to enter into shares. Overall, I like the approach of the fund and the sponsor and feel as thoug...

BIGZ launched late in March, they have finally updated their holdings to include the top ten. The portfolio is exactly what I was hoping it would be, something distinct from what is already available in other funds - it delivered solidly. That being said, this is a very growth-ori...

Every month I add some positions to my portfolio and share the buys I've made. Too much cash in a portfolio for too long can lead to poor performance, so I personally stick around with 10 to 12% cash when markets are at or near all-time highs. I'm already in this cash range, so th...

The question today is, should you avoid CEF IPOs? From the data we have compiled, it seems that the averages come to be quite flat and it largely depends on the circumstances of its launch. One potential way to play this could be buying on day 1 and selling after 1-month of holdin...

BlackRock today announced the release of the first quarter fund commentary for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (NYSE: BMEZ, CUSIP: 09260E105 or the “Trust”). BMEZ is a closed-end fund that takes a unique approach to investing in the healthcare sector by blending...

Tying together our previous coverage of mistakes and misunderstandings related to taxes. We now dive into the benefits (or not beneficial) of the different tax breakdowns. Taxes can be as unique as investors' investment approach, meaning that they can be highly individualized for ...

BME is a healthcare-focused fund that has a long and successful track record. This fund is one of the most consistent dividends payers, never cutting their distribution since inception - and that is with an inception pre-2008. The fund is trading close to its historical small prem...

Added to two positions in March and started a new position in one fund. The newly-added fund to the roster was the most recent launch from BlackRock - the fund BIGZ. Value names were definitely the continued winners for the month of March, besting tech once again. For furthe...

There are three primary things that I see a lot of newer CEF investors get hung up on; return of capital, section 19a and data aggregators distribution classifications. All three of these have to do with the tax character of the distributions and the mistakes that can be made. The...