BSTZ News and Press, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II of Beneficial Interest From 01/05/21

Though I'm not nearly as optimistic about 2021 as most prognosticators, we still have to go through the ritual of giving our Top Picks for the year. Looking back over 2020, it really was a year for huge winners and huge losers.  There really was not a tide lifting all boats until...

Some readers had showed interest in hearing what my personal top ten positions are. Using Portfolio Visualizer's tools looking through my top ten can provide some interesting data. These names should all be familiar, as a lot are held in the CEF/ETF Income Laboratory model portfol...

It is important to remember that not all return of capital is necessarily destructive to a fund. Return of capital is a tax term and not a term for evaluating performance. Some investors look for return of capital to defer tax obligations, potentially indefinitely. For furth...

It's one of the most time-tested theories in the markets.  That the market is efficient and will price in all the knowable facts of any security at any given moment. That may work for stocks and their price points, but I have been throwing cold water on that theory for years when...

CEFs may be more susceptible to tax loss selling given they trade on a stock exchange and market prices can deviate from underlying net asset values. Tax loss selling into year-end may continue to pressure CEF discounts in the short term. These wide discounts may offer long-term i...

BlackRock will host a conference call on Wednesday, December 2 nd at 2:00pm ET. The call will feature Tony Kim and Erin Xie, portfolio managers for BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ) and BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) , respectively. Topics wil...

The market seems to be getting exactly what it hoped for - Biden as president and a split Congress. This is what has propelled growth names back towards highs after a brief dip. I believe BST remains an attractive option for investors who are looking for monthly income, in additio...

I thought I would post some recent releases to my subscribers so that you can see what I have been recommending recently. It's certainly been a robust market and just about everything has gone up, but the question is, were you ahead of the game before all of this happened? On Oct....

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 23 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as election volatility subsides. NHF tender offer begins, with an expiration date of December 10, 2020. We discuss RIV's rights offering results in a separate report. For further de...

BSTZ has been on fire, as it is invested in all the hot tech plays. The fund is paying out attractive monthly income, and shareholders just got a big boost in the amount too. BSTZ might have had an incredible run, but I don't think it is over yet. For further details see: ...