BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest

2026-07-06 17:22:55 ET In the Back of Beyond For the past few years, my wife and I have been spending a few days on the island of Giglio during the week before schools close in early June. It is a granite outcrop about twenty square kilometers in size off the Argentario promonto...

2026-07-06 08:30:00 ET I hope everyone had a great 4 th of July weekend. Now that the three day holiday weekend is over it’s back to investing. We closed out the first half of the year with the S&P 500 up roughly 9.3% despite the Iranian conflict that sent oil past $100 f...

BlackRock today updated shareholders on the progress of its discount management programs (the “Programs”) for certain BlackRock closed-end funds, part of a proactive effort to address trading discounts, support shareholder alignment and provide a potential liquidity mechanism when p...

2026-06-23 06:00:20 ET Overview The BlackRock Science and Technology Trust ( BST ) continues to demonstrate its strength as the technology markets trend higher. Since my prior buy rating , BST has provided a total return of more than 20.5%, which drastically outpaces the S&a...

2026-06-20 09:15:00 ET Looking for high-yield exposure to the Tech sector? While it has had its ups and downs in 2026, Tech is still the leading sector so far this year.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: BST: 6% Yield On Tech Assets, 11% ...

2026-06-07 10:15:00 ET Co-authored with Beyond Saving. The investment world can broadly be differentiated into two types of stocks. "Growth" stocks are companies that are expected to grow aggressively. They are often reinvesting significant amounts of capital into growing their ...

2026-06-04 05:00:05 ET One of the best things about high-yielding closed-end funds (CEFs) is that they can post big gains and be strong bargains at the same time . That’s a tougher circle to square with stocks: It’s hard to argue, for example, that NVIDIA (NVDA) an...

2026-06-01 07:21:59 ET On the Tips of One's Fingers As a teenager, I attended a classical high school in downtown Florence, and like all my classmates, I focused on the subjects that counted toward the final exam, while I ignored art history, which had no bearing on my final gra...

2026-05-27 10:50:00 ET It’s dividend income update time. One of my favorite things to do as a dividend income investor. I am still playing catch-up with my monthly dividend income reporting and providing the first three months of 2026 as one post.... Read the full article o...

2026-05-11 09:00:00 ET What to do before Social Security kicks in ? At Seeking Alpha, we're almost solely focused on our portfolio supporting our lifestyles. But if you're an American and have been paying into the Social Security system, you certainly have a bi...