BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest From 10/02/20

BST yields 4.6%, pays monthly, and issues a 1099 at tax time. It has outperformed the S&P and the XLK Tech ETF in 2020. Its four-year dividend growth rate is 11.82%. For further details see: BlackRock Science And Technology Trust: Tech Monthly Payer, 12% Dividend Gro...

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST) declares $0.187/share monthly dividend, 13% increase from prior dividend of $0.1655.Forward yield 5.1%Payable Oct. 30; for shareholders of record Oct. 15; ex-div Oct. 14.See BST Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For furthe...

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

The following immortal Neil deGrasse Tyson quote just about sums up my view on the high-quality BlackRock Science and Technology Trust ( BST ): Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow,...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF income Laboratory members on September 8, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] secto...

I've written about this topic a few times before: Don't Become the Market On a Concentrated Bond Market and, Two Questions on Fixed Income from the Mailbag (the first question only) What happens when a party or parties take on an investment position that is large relative to ...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Section 19(a) Notices can sometimes confuse or be a bit misleading to investors. This can be especially confusing for newer closed-end fund investors that are just getting started. There are so many terms, to begin within investin...

BlackRock Science And Technology Trust II ( BSTZ ) is a limited-term closed-end equity fund. BSTZ began operations in June 2019 with the investment objectives of providing total return and income through a combination of current income, current gains and long-term capital appreciation. Und...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist We last visited BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II ( BMEZ ) only a couple of months after its launch in January. Several months have passed, and this fund has been performing exceptionally well. While it has only been a few months...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist July was another solid month for the market as measured by the S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ), a barometer for the overall market. This is, of course, a continuation of the rebound from March's lows. Interestingly enough, for the month o...