BLACKROCK SCIENCE & TECHNOLO BST
SHS · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 09258G104
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $38.18.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 88 |
| Q4 2022 | 97 |
| Q1 2023 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | 94 |
| Q3 2023 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | 109 |
| Q1 2024 | 107 |
| Q2 2024 | 112 |
| Q3 2024 | 119 |
| Q4 2024 | 122 |
| Q1 2025 | 122 |
| Q2 2025 | 129 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 46 | 35 |
| Q4 2023 | 50 | 44 |
| Q1 2024 | 49 | 48 |
| Q2 2024 | 46 | 48 |
| Q3 2024 | 61 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | 52 | 52 |
| Q1 2025 | 57 | 49 |
| Q2 2025 | 76 | 34 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +295.4k |
| NFSG Corp | New | +68.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +47.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +37.1k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +27.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Added | +24.3k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | Added | +22.2k |
| Mission Hills Financial Advisory, LLC | New | +13.4k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +13.2k |
| Abel Hall, LLC | New | +13.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -61.3k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -26.6k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | Sold out | -24.0k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC | Reduced | -21.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -19.2k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -18.7k |
| Virtu Financial LLC | Sold out | -17.7k |
| Marex Group Ltd | Sold out | -15.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -10.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -9.8k |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $1.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2025.
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $48.9m | Reduced -19.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $39.9m | Added +24.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 592.2k $22.6m | Added +295.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.1k $16.6m | Reduced -9.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 432.2k $16.5m | Reduced -61.3k |
| Karpus Management, Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 323.0k $12.3m | Added +22.2k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 284.9k $10.9m | Reduced -26.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.5k $9.9m | Added +10.6k |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 220.8k $8.4m | Reduced -21.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.3k $7.3m | Added +2.5k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 169.1k $6.5m | Reduced -579 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.4k $5.7m | Added +602 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.3k $5.7m | Added +12.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.3k $4.7m | Added +8.6k |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 87.5k $3.3m | Added +3.3k |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 76.7k $2.9m | Added +1.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.7k $2.7m | Reduced -571 |
| NFSG Corp 0.42% of their portfolio | 68.4k $2.6m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $2.6m | Added +47.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.5k $2.3m | Added +4.8k |
| Wealthspire Retirement, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 58.5k $2.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $1.9m | Added +1.8k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $1.8m | Reduced -18.7k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 44.4k $1.7m | Added +1.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.9k $1.5m | Reduced -566 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.4m | New |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 36.0k $1.4m | Added +27.3k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35.4k $1.4m | Added +519 |
| J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.5k $1.2m | Added +3.9k |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $1.2m | Added +2.4k |
| David J Yvars Group 0.63% of their portfolio | 28.0k $1.1m | Added +159 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $1.0m | Added +677 |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.5k $933.4k | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $826.2k | Added +812 |
| SFG Wealth Management, LLC. 0.47% of their portfolio | 20.6k $784.5k | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $773.6k | Added +10.2k |
| Stolper Co 0.23% of their portfolio | 18.4k $702.0k | Added +839 |
| Anchor Capital Management Group Inc 0.32% of their portfolio | 18.0k $687.1k | Unchanged |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.0k $686.3k | Added +3.0k |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.5k $629.2k | Added +500 |
| LANARK FINANCIAL, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.4k $627.0k | Reduced -3 |
| Focus Financial Network, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 15.8k $602.1k | Added +1.4k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.3k $585.5k | Added +2.9k |
| SMITH, MOORE & CO. 0.05% of their portfolio | 15.2k $579.2k | Added +50 |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.0k $572.1k | Added +766 |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.7k $562.2k | Added +213 |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.7k $560.5k | Added +65 |
| WEALTH EFFECTS LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 14.7k $560.5k | Reduced -2.5k |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.2k $554.8k | Added +730 |
| Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 14.0k $534.4k | Unchanged |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 13.7k $521.1k | Added +310 |
| Mission Hills Financial Advisory, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 13.4k $511.6k | New |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.2k $502.1k | New |
| Elequin Capital, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.0k $497.1k | Added +12.4k |
| Abel Hall, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 13.0k $496.2k | New |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.0k $495.2k | Added +745 |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.5k $476.7k | New |
| Compound Planning, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.8k $449.1k | Reduced -1.2k |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 11.4k $418.1k | Added +5.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $411.4k | Reduced -10.1k |
| &PARTNERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $383.8k | Added +26 |
| GREAT VALLEY ADVISOR GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $380.9k | Unchanged |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.8k $375.4k | Added +244 |
| Next Level Private LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.5k $363.4k | Added +123 |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.0k $342.4k | New |
| Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. 0.25% of their portfolio | 8.8k $336.0k | Added +127 |
| Faithward Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.7k $331.0k | Added +78 |
| Claro Advisors Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.6k $328.0k | Added +99 |
| WALLED LAKE PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 8.6k $327.9k | Added +177 |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.6k $327.7k | Added +94 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.3k $318.6k | Added +2.2k |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.2k $313.8k | Added +206 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.8k $299.3k | Reduced -3.9k |
| Mirador Capital Partners LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.6k $290.0k | Added +55 |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.4k $284.3k | Added +842 |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3k $278.5k | Reduced -847 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.2k $275.2k | Added +761 |
| Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.9k $263.4k | Reduced -81 |
| Perigon Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8k $260.5k | Reduced -880 |
| VISTA INVESTMENT PARTNERS II, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 6.8k $258.1k | Added +29 |
| Keystone Financial Group 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.7k $257.0k | Unchanged |
| Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4k $246.1k | Added +365 |
| Symphony Financial Services, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 6.3k $240.9k | Reduced -45 |
| Herold Advisors, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.2k $237.9k | Added +101 |
| DAYMARK WEALTH PARTNERS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0k $228.1k | New |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9k $223.5k | New |
| LEVEL FOUR ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8k $220.5k | Reduced -1.2k |
| World Investment Advisors 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4k $204.8k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $147.3k | Added +1.0k |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3k $127.0k | Reduced -87 |
| HARBOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2k $120.7k | Reduced -328 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3k $88.9k | Added +182 |
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1k $82.1k | Unchanged |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1k $80.2k | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1k $79.2k | Added +237 |
| TRUST CO OF VERMONT 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $57.3k | Unchanged |
| HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $55.5k | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $52.0k | Added +621 |
| MAI Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $44.4k | Added +2 |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $42.6k | Unchanged |