BST / BlackRock Science And Technology Trust: Is This CEF Worth The Risk?

The BlackRock Science and Technology Trust currently makes $0.25 per share monthly distributions, offering its closed-end fund shareholders an incredi more_horizontal

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is great for a hybrid portfolio focusing on income and growth opportunities in the technology sector. BST utili more_horizontal

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed-end fund that primarily invests in equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. science and techno more_horizontal

Stop me if you've heard this one: “If you buy a high-yielding investment, your big yield won't last because they'll cut dividends.” more_horizontal

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust has defied the typical covered call fund performance, with a 20% year-to-date price appreciation and a history more_horizontal

BST is an attractive choice for investors to combine the growth theme with recurring monthly income. The closed-end equity fund is diversified and uti more_horizontal

BST yields 9.36% and BSTZ yields 11.09%. Both funds pay monthly and will go ex-dividend on 4/13/23. more_horizontal

BST is paying out a 9.6% dividend yield to its shareholders. This has been mostly driven by long-term capital gains from a tech-heavy portfolio that m more_horizontal