BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Stock News

BSTZ offers a high 13.3% yield and monthly payouts. The fund's portfolio has shifted toward mid/small caps and increased Asia Pacific exposure, with major changes in sector allocations and top holdings. Recent dividend hikes followed activist pressure.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Divid...

For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid tr...

BSTZ is a BlackRock closed-end fund that invests in the technology sector. The start to the year has been bumpy as major indices are shaken by emerging risks. A growing portion of BSTZ is invested in private companies like Klarna and Databricks.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BBN--Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ), BlackRock Enhanced Global Divid...

My definition of a high yield is any yield at least twice the level of the S&P 500's yield. The threshold is currently around 2.56%.

The BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust primarily invests in equity and preferred securities of high-growth and technology companies around the world. It also invests up to 25% of its assets in private companies. BSTZ currently offers a highly attractive distribution yield of 16.40% and is currently trading at a reasonable discount of -8%. That said, the fund appears to be overpaying th...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs wi...