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BSTZ CEF — BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II (BSTZ)
Updated November 12, 2026.
Verdict as of November 12, 2026 close
BSTZ's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (40/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 7.75%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.1625 with an ex-date of November 13, 2026, was 0.3% lower than the previous $0.163. It is not yet confirmed whether this is a cut to the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: BlackRock page for BSTZ, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
BSTZ is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 7.75%, its trailing-12-month yield is 15.61%, its expense ratio is 1.2987%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 40/100 (Caution). Total return is 157.0% over the past 7.4 years, 32.4 points behind SPY at 189.4%.
At the current 7.75% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $775 per year, or $64.58 per month.
BSTZ dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-11-12.
The distribution rate (7.75%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.1625) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Trailing-12-month yield (15.61%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.1625. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026. At the current 7.75% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $775 per year, or $64.58 per month.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | $0.1625 | -0.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.163 | — |
| 2026-09-15 | $1.6172 Regular $0.1625 Special $1.4547 73.0% est. ROC | — |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.163 | 0.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.1625 84.0% est. ROC | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.1625 0.0% est. ROC | -0.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.163 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-15 | $0.163 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.163 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-13 | $0.163 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-20 | $0.163 | -68.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.517 | 217.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.163 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-15 | $0.163 | -25.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.218 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.216 | -0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-15 | $0.217 | -0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-13 | $0.218 | -0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.219 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-04-15 | $0.222 | -0.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.223 | 0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-02-14 | $0.222 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-01-15 | $0.22 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-12-16 | $0.218 | 1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.215 | 0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-10-15 | $0.214 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.214 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-08-15 | $0.214 | 0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-07-15 | $0.213 | 0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.211 | 101.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-05-14 | $0.105 | 1.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-04-12 | $0.104 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-14 | $0.104 | 1.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-02-14 | $0.103 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-01-11 | $0.103 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.103 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-11-14 | $0.103 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-10-13 | $0.103 | -36.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-08-14 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-07-13 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-06-14 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-05-12 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-04-13 | $0.161 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-14 | $0.161 | -16.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-02-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-01-12 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-12-15 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-11-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-10-13 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-08-12 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-07-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-05-13 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-04-13 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-02-14 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-01-13 | $0.192 | -84.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-12-16 | $1.272 | 562.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-11-12 | $0.192 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-10-14 | $0.192 | 12.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-08-13 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-07-14 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-14 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-05-13 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-04-14 | $0.171 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-12 | $0.171 | 48.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-02-12 | $0.115 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-01-14 | $0.115 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-12-14 | $0.115 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-11-13 | $0.115 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-10-14 | $0.115 | 15.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-08-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-07-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-12 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-05-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-04-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-02-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-01-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-12-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-11-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-10-11 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-08-14 | $0.1 | — |
| 2019 total | Regular $0.5 Total $0.5 | — |
| 2020 total | Regular $1.245 Total $1.245 | 149.0% |
| 2021 total | Regular $3.083 Total $3.083 | 147.6% |
| 2022 total | Regular $2.304 Total $2.304 | -25.3% |
| 2023 total | Regular $1.82 Total $1.82 | -21.0% |
| 2024 total | Regular $2.018 Total $2.018 | 10.9% |
| 2025 total | Regular $2.818 Total $2.818 | 39.6% |
| 2026 YTD total | Regular $1.791 Total $3.2457 | -22.2% vs prior-year YTD |
BSTZ dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +49.4%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -45.43%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +49.4% |
| 3Y | 97.1% |
| 5Y | 95.4% |
BSTZ performance versus SPY
Total return is 157.0% over the past 7.4 years, 32.4 points behind SPY at 189.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 27.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.2%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -14.9% | — |
| 3M | -12.8% | — |
| 6M | -1.5% | — |
| YTD | 24.3% | — |
| 1Y | 27.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 24.70% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 31.30% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 1.20% |
| Since 2019-06-26 (first price on file) · 7.4 years | 157.0% | 13.60% |
BSTZ key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 40 · Caution
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 3.10%
- Issuer
- BlackRock
- Asset type
- CEF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Expense ratio
- 1.2987%
- Distribution rate
- 7.75%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 15.61%
- 5-year average yield
- 9.66
- Last close
- $25.15 (as of 2026-11-12)
- NAV
- $27.33 as of 2026-11-12; source eodhd
- Premium / discount
- 7.98% discount
- Market cap
- $1,728,915,456
- Average volume
- 344,417
- Dividend
- $0.1625
- Ex-dividend date
- 11/13/2026
- Payment date
- 11/30/2026
- Beta
- 1.3269
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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (7.75%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.1625) × 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 (15.61%) 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.
BSTZ risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.2%.
Who may consider BSTZ — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does BSTZ pay monthly?
Yes. BSTZ currently pays monthly.
What is BSTZ's expense ratio?
BSTZ's expense ratio is 1.2987%.
What is BSTZ's dividend yield?
BSTZ's distribution rate is 7.75%, paid monthly, with a 1.2987% expense ratio — latest regular dividend ($0.1625) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included.
How has BSTZ's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +49.4%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does BSTZ pay a dividend?
BSTZ pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.1625. The ex-dividend date is 11/13/2026. The payment date is 11/30/2026.
How has BSTZ performed?
Total return is 157.0% over the past 7.4 years, 32.4 points behind SPY at 189.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 27.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.2%.
Is BSTZ a good investment?
BSTZ's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 40 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 7.75% (latest regular dividend ($0.1625) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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BSTZ's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (40/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 7.75%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.1625 with an ex-date of November 13, 2026, was 0.3% lower than the previous $0.163. It is not yet confirmed whether this is a cut to the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: BlackRock page for BSTZ, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
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