BST CEF — BlackRock Science and Technology Trust

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST)

Updated November 12, 2026.

BST is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 6.61%, its trailing-12-month yield is 14.88%, its expense ratio is 0.8641%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 508.2% over the past 12 years, 141.8 points ahead of SPY at 366.4%.

At the current 6.61% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $661 per year, or $55.08 per month.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust is a closed-end fund that invests primarily in U.S. and non-U.S. science and technology equities while employing a covered call strategy on a portion of the portfolio to generate current income. The fund distributes income monthly and currently carries a high distribution rate. This fund appeals to investors seeking growth exposure to technology companies combined with regular income generation through an options-based strategy.

BST performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 508.2% over the past 12 years, 141.8 points ahead of SPY at 366.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 16.0%.

BST key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.35%

Issuer

BlackRock

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/29/2014

Expense ratio

0.8641%

Distribution rate

6.61%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

14.88%

5-year average yield

7.84

Last close

$45.39 (as of 2026-11-12)

NAV

$45.79; NAV date unknown

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

AUM

$2,454,740,000

Market cap

$1,594,690,560

Average volume

94,049

Dividend

$0.25

Ex-dividend date

11/13/2026

Payment date

11/30/2026

Beta

1.1988

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.61%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.25) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (14.88%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: BlackRock or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BST risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 16.0%.

Who may consider BST — and who may not

BST may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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