BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest From 06/29/20

The market is currently near-maximum greed levels. The tech sector is seeing this more so than other sectors, and, in this sector, we are seeing RSI levels similar to those during the dot-com bubble. Optimism in tech is higher than ever in history, with the exception of the peak of the 2000 te...

There's one big question on every investor’s mind. Are we entering a new bull market, or is the recent market recovery simply a bear trap? Obviously, there's a serious concern about the second wave of coronavirus and resulting shutdowns, which may or may not come, but does cause a lot...

Are you looking for exposure to mid- and small-cap tech stocks, but you don't have the time or expertise to research them? And you want to earn some income from the notoriously tight-fisted tech sector? Like its sister fund, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust ( BST ), which we covered ...

By Lei Qiu Tech stocks weren't considered defensive investments in the past. But as the coronavirus crisis reinforces technology's fundamental role in our lives, investors can find sources of risk reduction and growth potential in companies that have become digital utilities enabling globa...

In the spring of 2000, as now, there was a widespread belief (we remember well, we were there) that the leading tech companies would be impervious to recessionary strife in their customers, the wider economy and financial markets. See The NASDAQ's summer 2000 bounce might contain a cautionary...

(This report was published to members of Yield Hunting on May 15. All data is from that date unless otherwise stated.) AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund ( AIO ) This is a relatively new fund - now seven months old - with Allianz pushing the marketing...

Looking for attractive yields in the Tech sector? As we've often noted in our articles , high or even moderate dividend yields are hard to come by in the Tech sector. That's a shame, because it has been one of the best-performing sectors in recent years. 2020 has continued this trend in spi...

The market has recovered quite a bit during the last couple of months and is up more than 30% from its lows on March 23. However, a lot of people feel a disconnect between the market action and the unprecedented economic upheaval and uncertainties that have been caused by the spread of coro...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist COVID-19 certainly has done much harm to the economy as we start to see the economic data come in. The U.S. GDP sank 4.8% in the first quarter. This certainly comes at no surprise with much of the economy on lockdown. It certain...

The BlackRock Science & Technology II fund ( BSTZ ) , $19.43 current market price, $21.92 NAV, -11.4% discount, 6.2% current market yield , has only been around since last summer when it went public at $20 a share (both market and NAV prices) and already the fund's NAV has risen to ...