BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II Stock News

24/7 Wall Street Insights Dividend stocks offer some of the most flexible options to suit investors of all types who seek passive income.

One often-overlooked way for closed-end funds (CEFs) to give us a profit boost is for management to buy back a fund's shares.

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...

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...

The broader equity market saw declines in early August but ended near all-time highs to finish off the month. I put some capital to work this month at the low, but not as much as I had planned initially, as the market swiftly recovered. Most of the moves this month were corporate action-driven events, primarily the BlackRock tender offers, as we finished up the first measurement period.

This year, BSTZ has outperformed BST due to valuation improvement and a brighter outlook for private investments. BSTZ's valuation gap has closed significantly, moving from a 20% discount to an 8% discount to net asset value. The private equity market's recovery and increased liquidity could continue to positively impact BSTZ, which has a larger allocation to pre-public investments.

Today, we revisit dividend investing, discussing compounding returns and the dividend snowball. A common dilemma for investors is the decision between income and income growth. We explore the 1% Rule in depth, explaining why earning 1% per month could be a minimum threshold for an income-focused fund.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today that leading independent proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has issued recommendations for the reelection of ALL of BlackRock's Board nominees and against ALL proposals put forth by dissident shareholder Saba Capital Management, L.P. (“Saba”) at the upcoming contested meetings for ten closed-end funds advised by Black...