BST News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust of Beneficial Interest From 04/10/22

BST yields 7.18% and pays monthly. Management also raised its regular monthly dividends twice in 2021. It's selling at a much deeper discount to NAV than its one-, three- and five-year averages. This article compares BST to BSTZ, which yields 8% and also pays monthly. For fu...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

BIGZ is currently trading at a near 15% discount. The fund was launched last year and was holding up relatively well until around November 2021. Since that time, it has been a rapid decline and is well below its inception share price and NAV price. For further details see: ...

While primarily focused on CEFs, my investment portfolio also includes ETFs/ETNs and some individual stocks in order to broaden the range of sectors covered. It currently consists of 32 securities, divided into three distinct groups, each with a different investment strategy. Afte...

BST is a closed end fund managed by BlackRock that invests primarily in science and technology companies. Recent market routs have caused steep losses as both share price and net asset value remain well off of all-time highs. The fund includes a variety of investments in private c...

With index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. Retirees and conservative investors need income, growth to meet inflation, and most importantly, conservation of capital ...

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of March and highlight recent market action. All CEF sectors were down this week with the majority of sectors now at double-digit negative returns for the year. We discuss the different flavors of distribution ...

After 54 weeks and $5,400 allocated, the Dividend Harvesting portfolio is generating $379.24 in annual dividend income. In week 54, I added INTC, ECC, and BST. The Dividend Harvesting portfolio has a 98.15% record of finishing the week in the black since its inception, 53/54 weeks...

NBXG's discount has widened out to over 16% as the tech wreck puts significant pressure on shares. Tech could continue to be under pressure with higher interest rates, but I think for longer-term investors, things are starting to get interesting here. The fund pays a monthly distr...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...