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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
41.37 USD +0.42 (1.026%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT

BST shows a mix of short-term volatility and strong dividend yield. The recent price history indicates a range of fluctuations, with a recent uptick to $39.57, which is above the 52-week low. The dividend yield of 7.68% is attractive, especially with a payout ratio of 0.4155, suggesting sustainable payouts. While the short-term price forecast shows a slight decline, the long-term fundamentals and momentum in AI and technology sectors suggest a buy-and-hold strategy could be rewarding. The stock's recent performance and consistent dividend payments make it a compelling option for long-term investors, particularly those seeking income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.027530
AutoETS0.027531
MSTL0.028216
AutoTheta0.033760

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 8.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.046
Excess Kurtosis 0.21
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Market Cap 1,436,367,232
Trailing P/E 5.73
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/270141/blackrock-science-and-technology-trust-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.61% 11.11% 10.61% 11.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.250000 0.609905
2026-03-13 0.250000 0.651648
2026-02-13 0.250000 0.637993
2026-01-20 0.250000 0.636834
2025-12-22 1.451000 3.704052
2025-11-14 0.250000 0.664940
2025-10-15 0.250000 0.643932
2025-09-15 0.250000 0.659724
2025-08-15 0.250000 0.689319
2025-07-15 0.250000 0.710332
2025-06-13 0.250000 0.744514
2025-05-15 0.250000 0.760484
2025-04-15 0.250000 0.857962
2025-03-14 0.250000 0.821470
2025-02-14 0.250000 0.724470
2025-01-15 0.250000 0.762662
2024-12-16 0.250000 0.759714
2024-11-15 0.250000 0.805719
2024-10-15 0.250000 0.787856
2024-09-16 0.250000 0.846828
2024-08-15 0.250000 0.840539
2024-07-15 0.250000 0.777920
2024-06-14 0.250000 0.791740
2024-05-14 0.250000 0.826667
2024-04-12 0.250000 0.853340
2024-03-14 0.250000 0.830617
2024-02-14 0.250000 0.815957
2024-01-11 0.250000 0.902303
2023-12-14 0.250000 0.903629
2023-11-14 0.250000 0.935571
2023-10-13 0.250000 0.993508
2023-09-14 0.250000 0.993027
2023-08-14 0.250000 0.953013
2023-07-13 0.250000 0.933468
2023-06-14 0.250000 0.956959
2023-05-12 0.250000 1.049031
2023-04-13 0.250000 1.040057
2023-03-14 0.250000 1.064823
2023-02-14 0.250000 1.021049
2023-01-12 0.250000 1.072028
2022-12-15 0.250000 1.101574
2022-11-14 0.250000 1.071867
2022-10-13 0.250000 1.189487
2022-09-14 0.250000 1.024337
2022-08-12 0.250000 0.906859
2022-07-14 0.250000 1.067847
2022-06-14 0.250000 1.069711
2022-05-13 0.250000 0.994468
2022-04-13 0.250000 0.883923
2022-03-14 0.250000 0.913092
2022-02-14 0.250000 0.835832
2022-01-13 0.250000 0.771348
2021-12-16 1.808000 5.575065
2021-11-12 0.250000 0.694737
2021-10-14 0.250000 0.726742
2021-09-14 0.226000 0.650075
2021-08-13 0.226000 0.650740
2021-07-02 0.226000 0.600550
2021-06-14 0.223320 0.592955
2021-05-13 0.223320 0.659919
2021-04-14 0.223320 0.609144
2021-03-12 0.223320 0.662783
2021-02-12 0.184783 0.487364
2021-01-14 0.184783 0.567061
2020-12-14 0.184783 0.582204
2020-11-13 0.184783 0.657186
2020-10-14 0.184783 0.658879
2020-09-14 0.164032 0.662176
2020-08-13 0.164032 0.653700
2020-07-14 0.164032 0.699263
2020-06-12 0.164032 0.752575
2020-05-14 0.164032 0.814746
2020-04-14 0.164032 0.875240
2020-03-13 0.164032 0.975904
2020-02-13 0.164032 0.792563
2020-01-14 0.164032 0.793801
2019-12-13 1.829051 9.413510
2019-11-14 0.148221 0.817670
2019-10-11 0.148221 0.835377
2019-09-13 0.148221 0.827981
2019-08-14 0.148221 0.845175
2019-07-12 0.148221 0.807656
2019-06-13 0.148221 0.850945
2019-05-14 0.148221 0.850702
2019-04-12 0.148221 0.816728
2019-03-14 0.148221 0.856689
2019-02-14 0.148221 0.853053
2019-01-14 0.148221 0.960997
2018-12-14 0.227273 1.522117
2018-11-14 0.148221 1.020540
2018-10-12 0.148221 0.886742
2018-09-13 0.148221 0.809994
2018-08-14 0.148221 0.850537
2018-07-13 0.148221 0.831741
2018-06-14 0.128458 0.724405
2018-05-14 0.128458 0.770155
2018-04-13 0.128458 0.801104
2018-03-14 0.128458 0.800854
2018-02-14 0.128458 0.886913
2018-01-12 0.128458 0.898065
2017-12-15 0.256917 1.931533
2017-11-14 0.108696 0.856141
2017-10-13 0.108696 0.864756
2017-09-14 0.108696 0.920057
2017-08-11 0.108696 0.980849
2017-07-12 0.108696 0.973278
2017-06-13 0.098814 0.915547
2017-05-11 0.098814 0.931692
2017-04-11 0.098814 0.995069
2017-03-13 0.098814 1.048559
2017-01-11 0.098814 1.114371
2016-12-15 0.098814 1.154698
2016-11-10 0.098814 1.153383
2016-10-12 0.098814 1.150139
2016-09-13 0.098814 1.186439
2016-08-11 0.098814 1.206041
2016-07-13 0.098814 1.282042
2016-06-13 0.098814 1.324109
2016-05-12 0.098814 1.377337
2016-04-13 0.098814 1.337983
2016-03-11 0.098814 1.393573
2016-02-11 0.098814 1.577903
2016-01-13 0.098814 1.414103
2015-12-16 0.098814 1.313027
2015-11-12 0.098814 1.326102
2015-10-13 0.098814 1.371424
2015-09-11 0.098814 1.400586
2015-08-12 0.098814 1.333661
2015-07-13 0.098814 1.323041
2015-06-11 0.098814 1.287470
2015-05-13 0.098814 1.303839
2015-04-13 0.098814 1.329520
2015-03-11 0.098814 1.371601
2015-02-11 0.098814 1.325350
2015-01-13 0.098814 1.343097
2014-12-18 0.098814 1.407833
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.0
dividendYield 7.33
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35014832
Address1 50 Hudson Yards
All Time High 61.422924
All Time Low 13.843874
Ask 41.46
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 83,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 90,080
Average Volume 90,080
Average Volume10Days 83,870
Bid 41.22
Bid Size 1,400
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 41.37
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 41.555
Day Low 41.1901
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 3.0
Dividend Yield 7.33
Earnings Timestamp End 1,741,345,140
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,741,345,140
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.22
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 212 810 5801
Fifty Day Average 38.938
Fifty Day Average Change 2.4319992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.062458247
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.01483
Fifty Two Week High 44.499
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.1290016
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.070316225
Fifty Two Week Low 30.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.349998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.37808123
Fifty Two Week Range 30.02 - 44.499
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,414,589,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.77
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.20065
Implied Shares Outstanding 34,720,019
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Long Business Summary BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests directly and indirectly through derivative such as options in public equity markets of countries across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across the science and technology sector. It invests in dividend paying and growth stocks of companies operating across all market capitalizations. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust was formed on 28 October, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,436,367,232
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_270362841
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,421,784,778
Open 41.25
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.4155
Phone 212 810 5300
Previous Close 40.95
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.41999817
Regular Market Change Percent 1.0256991
Regular Market Day High 41.555
Regular Market Day Low 41.1901
Regular Market Day Range 41.1901 - 41.555
Regular Market Open 41.25
Regular Market Previous Close 40.95
Regular Market Price 41.37
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,684
Regular Market Volume 65,921
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 34,720,019
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00059999997
Shares Short 22,085
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,174
Short Name BlackRock Science and Technolog
Short Percent Of Float 0.00059999997
Short Ratio 0.34
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol BST
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 7.22
Trailing P E 5.729917
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.99505
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3749504
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.034378015
Type Disp Equity
Volume 65,921
Website https://www.blackrock.com/investing/products/270141/blackrock-science-and-technology-trust-fund
Zip 10,001