BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Stock News

Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 233: $23,300 Allocated, $2,478.50 In Projected Dividends

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 protecting the value of the underlying assets. As far as I am concerned, the way to protect my portfolio is to favor only securities with a positive NAV over time.

With the month of July closing out, we are once again seeing the broader equity markets pushing to new all-time highs. As we enter into new all-time highs, we appear to be looking quite stretched on valuations, and CEF discounts have been narrowing.

By now you've no doubt heard the argument that AI is a bubble, and there's no way Big Tech will make a significant profit from it, given the massive amounts of cash they've already piled in.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 Dividend Trust...

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-2022 and strong portfolio composition support a moderately bullish 3-6 month outlook, despite historical volatility. Covered call strategy enhances income but may cap upside; part of the payout is re...

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 well, discounts in the CEF space have narrowed overall. The best relative value more broadly is in the municipal bond space and the "hybrid" funds.

Closed-end funds can help income-focused investors, as in this wrapper, they can often provide higher relative distributions. One way to provide higher distributions is through utilizing a call writing strategy, where they can generate option premiums. Monthly distributions are also appealing to these income investors, and there are a number of opportunities in the CEF wrapper that provide that.