BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest From 04/05/21

We anticipate that artificial intelligence will play a crucial part in the further digitization of companies in all industries. 4 out of the top 10 holdings consist of major semiconductor companies. Approximately 50% of total assets are invested in equities, while the rest are inv...

The fund just received a huge distribution boost, making it more appealing to income-oriented investors. The latest declines in BMEZ also coincide with an attractive discount on the fund. BMEZ is an attractive long-term option in the healthcare space that focuses on new tech - tho...

We still favor above-benchmark strategic allocations to China exposures, and see the recent weakness in Chinese markets offering an attractive entry point. The Federal Reserve made clear its commitment to be well "behind the curve" on inflation and wait to see it to materialize. I...

As a shift to value from growth stocks is occurring, it can be creating longer-term buy opportunities. BSTZ has an attractive discount, and that is combined with the pullback in tech more broadly. Keep this fund on your watchlist to buy on further weakness. Short term, the fun...

Looking at how 6 choices since February 29th, 2020 have performed to February 21st, 2021. I still own 5 of the 6 funds and had even been adding more to these positions since then. Just as I was then, I'm still focused on being a long-term investor. For further details see: ...

BlackRock Science & Technology Trust (BST) declares $0.226/share monthly dividend, 20.9% increase from prior dividend of $0.187.Forward yield 5.06%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 15; ex-div March 12.See BST Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For f...

With a pool of potential non-US technology opportunities that is deeper than the equity benchmarks would suggest, we have continued to find technology opportunities outside the United States. We focus on technology firms that have a clear business concentration to allow us to better u...

BST has outperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, quarter and year to date. It pays monthly and yields 3.7%. BSTZ, its newer sister tech fund, is selling at a -9% discount to NAV. For further details see: BlackRock Science And Technology Trust: Monthly Dividend Payer O...

I think we're not alone in being quite amazed by the resilience that the US market has shown following the very violent selloff in February and March. One of our big themes, digital innovation, continues to lead, transforming what I would call the more traditional or, sort of, classic...

With the advent of a series of successful vaccines, global markets can almost afford to be oblivious to virus headlines and instead focus on the medium term when economies have reopened. But, against this backdrop, a big question for investors must be: how quickly can populations be vacci...