BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)
| Market Cap | 1.42B |
| Revenue (ttm) | n/a |
| Net Income (ttm) | n/a |
| Shares Out | 34.72M |
| EPS (ttm) | n/a |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $4.20 (10.15%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Volume | 67,289 |
| Open | 41.39 |
| Previous Close | 41.38 |
| Day's Range | 40.73 - 41.39 |
| 52-Week Range | 27.87 - 44.50 |
| Beta | 1.26 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About BST
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests directly and indirectly through derivative such as options in public equity markets of countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across the science and technology sector. It invests in dividend paying and growth stocks of companies operating across all market capitalizations. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust was formed on 28 October, 2... [Read more]
News
BST: Attractively Valued And Positioned To Participate In The Growth Of AI
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust remains a buy, offering both technology sector growth and a 7.3% monthly yield. BST trades at a 5.44% discount to NAV, deeper than its five-year average, present...
Retire With A Potential $5,000 Monthly Income And High Growth
The S&P 500 offers a meager 1.1% yield, along with a roller-coaster ride on a regular basis. Most retirees do not like the idea of raising income by selling shares. The article presents a diversified,...
BST Is Generating Large Amounts Of Income And Still Trading Below Its NAV
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) delivered a 22% total return in 2025, combining 10% appreciation and $4.20 in distributions, including a $1.20 special payout. BST currently trades at a -5...
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Buy And Hold Portfolio For Next 10 Years: Potential $5,500 Monthly Income
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BST: Technology Options CEF With 7.3% Yield, Growth, No Leverage, But Volatility
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust offers a 7.36% yield and trades at a -7.3% discount to NAV, focusing on high-growth tech equities. BST's buy-write strategy overwrites only 15–30% of the portfol...
BST: AI-Focused Portfolio With A Monthly Payout
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My Income Portfolio - NAV Never Lies
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BST: Potential To Earn Significant Alpha
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust offers high technology exposure and a 7% yield via a covered call strategy. BST's concentrated portfolio includes major AI players like NVDA, MSFT, and AAPL, ben...
BST: Still Trades At A Discount To NAV, Positioned To Benefit From Lower Rates
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust trades at a -5.07% discount to NAV, offering a 7.22% yield in a declining rate environment. BST's portfolio is positioned to benefit from lower interest rates, w...
BST: A Tax-Efficient Way To Collect Income From Tech Stocks
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2 Fat Yields For Steady Income In Retirement, Yields +7%
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My 10% Income Portfolio-Protecting The NAV
Caring about dividends can increase our returns, but caring about NAV can save our portfolio. Return and NAV protection must go hand in hand, because there can be no sustainable return without protect...
5 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of July 2025
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BST: An Attractive Play For The Short Term
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust offers a compelling blend of high yield (7.8% annual) and growth exposure to leading tech names, trading at a 6% NAV discount. The fund's robust recovery post-20...
Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunities To Kick Off H2 2025
We closed out the first half of 2025, making it an appropriate time to give the overall CEF space a fresh look for potential opportunities. As the broader equity indexes have been performing quite wel...
2 CEFs Delivering Monthly Payouts To Investors While Attractively Valued
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BST: Mag 7-Heavy CEF With An AI Catalyst (Rating Upgrade)
BST offers high-yield tech exposure, focusing on magnificent 7 stocks with strong AI-driven growth potential, especially Nvidia, Microsoft, and Broadcom. The CEF uses a covered call strategy, generati...
BST: Continues To Generate High-Single Digit Yields And Can Go Higher
BST trades at a -4.39% discount to its NAV while having a distribution yield that exceeds 8% which is an opportunity for investors. BST's top-10 holdings have an average of 42.50% EPS growth on the ho...
Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 222: $22,200 Allocated, $2,268.90 In Projected Dividends
The Dividend Harvesting Portfolio rebounded strongly, hitting a new record value and delivering a 25% return on invested capital with robust income growth. I continue to focus on diversification, risk...
BST: High Tech, High Yield, High Risk
The BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a unique fund that offers investors access to high-tech, high-risk firms alongside a slew of private market investments. The fund employs a covered call o...