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BST · BlackRock Science & Technology Trust

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$49.57 +0.38 (+0.77%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$1.71B
Shares
34.72M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$49.57 Open$49.19 Day$49.19–49.86 52W close$35.12–50.71 Avg vol 30d88K Short int50K · 0.1% float · 1.0d Short vol50% Last earningsJul 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 14, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +16%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +4%
above
RSI (14) 59
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 93%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +9%
trailing
6-month return +23%
trailing
YTD return +22%
this year
Relative strength +12%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $48 › 200d $43 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+10% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.15% of float · ▲ +136.5% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
134 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 41
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 23%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −20%
past year
ATR 2.0%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
0 · 3 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+16% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+4% Bullish
RSI (14)
59 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
93% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $48 › 200d $43 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+10% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.15% of float · ▲ +136.5% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
134 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $35 Now $50 · 93% Range high $51
vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +4%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BST
BlackRock Science & Technology Trust
this stock
$1.71B +22.3% 0.1%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +8.1% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.38B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -9.2% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
134
% held
21.9%
Net QoQ
+346.6K sh
Top holder
MORGAN STANLEY
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
5
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
50.4K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+29.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
50%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
567
Value
$27.1K
As of
May 27, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
65.1%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Jun 2, 2026
This year
1
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 15, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
BlackRock Declares Quarterly Divi…
Published
Jul 22, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BST -0.5% +9.3% +23.1% +7.2% +22.3%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +0.9% +5.7% +11.5% +4.7% +10.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.25 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$2.5541 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
Cut 82.8%
Paid (TTM)
$4.201 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
8.47%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1616678 CUSIP 09258G104 13F (30d) 96 filings 96 filers Visit website Investor relations