Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $625,000 Stock Holdings in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (NYSE:BST) by 83.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,137 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,798 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust were worth $625,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in BST. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust by 1.2% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 68,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,563,000 after buying an additional 822 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 16,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackRock Science and Technology Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,649,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust by 251.8% in the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Shaker Financial Services LLC bought a new position in BlackRock Science and Technology Trust during the second quarter worth about $992,000.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BST opened at $37.54 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.15. BlackRock Science and Technology Trust has a twelve month low of $31.38 and a twelve month high of $39.01.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust Company Profile

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.