BSTZ News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II of Beneficial Interest From 10/04/23

2023-10-04 09:55:34 ET Summary BSTZ, BMEZ, and BIGZ have announced a change in distribution policy. The funds will now pay monthly distributions at an annual rate of 6% based on the 12-month rolling average daily net asset value. The new distribution policy will likely not hav...

2023-10-03 10:52:15 ET More on BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II BSTZ: A Solid Fund, But Timing Is A Question Dividend scorecard for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II For further details see: BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II reduces month...

2023-09-27 15:57:46 ET Summary The BlackRock Science and Technology Trust currently makes $0.25 per share monthly distributions, offering its closed-end fund shareholders an incredible 9.80% yield. However, recent distributions are estimated to be 100% return of capital, and the C...

2023-09-14 05:00:01 ET Closed-end funds (CEFs) really are the “Swiss army knife” of investments: with one click, they let us grab big income (the average CEF yields 7.9%), diversify (within and beyond asset classes) and buy their holdings for cheap! But let’s be hon...

Each of BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ) and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) (each a “Fund,” and collectively the “Funds”) has announced changes to its distribution rate ...

2023-09-05 05:17:22 ET Summary Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF is a fund of funds with 114 holdings and a 12-month distribution yield of 9.97%. PCEF's performance has lagged behind its competitor CEFS and has experienced a downtrend in both price and distribution. PCEF may no...

BlackRock today announced the release of quarterly fund commentaries for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), Blac...

2023-08-07 16:42:50 ET Summary BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust focuses on equity securities of science and technology companies for rapid and sustainable growth. BSTZ employs a strategy of writing covered call options on a portion of its portfolio to generate additiona...

2023-07-25 10:38:13 ET Summary 22 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. BlackRock continues repurchasing shares. Amount purchased fell from last quarter as discounts narrowed slightly. The Weekly Closed-End Fund...

2023-07-09 09:15:00 ET Summary BST yields 9.36% and BSTZ yields 11.09% - both pay monthly. Both funds have heavy tech exposure and use covered calls to generate income. Both funds have outperformed in 2023. One of them is selling at a 14% discount. After getting stomped ...