BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest From 06/13/21

BSTZ has swiftly become my new largest holding after a portfolio move of selling BST. This fund has taken the crown for my portfolio's largest holding from HTD. Though, this may be a temporary move until I revisit BST when the rights offering is completed. For further detail...

Technology is back, though in this either/or market, that means everything else is struggling to go up much. That still means close to all-time highs in the case of DIA, and actual all-time highs for SPY, but technology had the most room to catch up. So with the QQQ's nearing all-...

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST) (the "Trust") today announced that its Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved the terms of the issuance of transferable rights ("Rights") to the holders of the Trust's common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001 per sha...

The Board of Trustees of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE: BST, CUSIP: 09258G104) (the “Trust”) today announced the early declaration of a regular monthly distribution for July. Shares of the Trust acquired after July 1 st , 2021 will not be entitled to the...

QYLD is a high-yield ETF that sells covered calls on the Nasdaq index. It yields 11.90% and pays monthly. We compare QYLD to other Nasdaq and tech high-yield ETFs and CEFs. There's also a high-yield option trade at the end of this article. For further details see: QY...

Over the last 50 years, spending on technology equipment, software and research and development has grown to exceed 50% of all total private fixed investment, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. Despite potential headwinds, and the recent volatility, we are very optimistic on the...

In this post, we take a deeper dive into the gauges we monitor for the active management environment and discuss how this can play out in a well sourced, risk-managed multi-manager fund. The bottom line is we remain bullish on the opportunity set for skilled stock pickers and their ab...

Until recently global growth stocks have had a good run relative to value stocks, outperforming by 7.6% on an annualized basis over the 10 years ending September 30, 2020. With market expectations of a reflating economy on the horizon, investors have flocked to sectors viewed as the l...

Don’t listen to the naysayers — tech stocks are set to thrive in the coming months, and the sector is still a great place for us to go hunting for big and growing dividends, forecasts Michael Foster, closed-end fund expert and investment strategist with Contrarian Outlook. For...

After 11 weeks and $1,100, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $68.74 in estimated annual income and $5.73 in monthly estimated income. I added the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF and the BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in week 11. The Dividend Harvesting ...