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BlackRock Science and Technology Term:BSTZ

Overview

As of 9/30/2026

 Share
Price		NAVPremium/
Discount
Current$29.42$32.46-9.37%
52 Wk Avg$25.52$28.19-9.56%
52 Wk High$31.89$34.62-5.05%
52 Wk Low$20.69$23.30-13.88%
Regular Distribution Type†Managed Distribution
Distribution Rate6.62814000%
Distribution Amount$0.1625
Distribution FrequencyMonthly
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Basic Information

Investment Objective

The Trust’s investment objectives are to provide total return and income primarily through long-term capital appreciation. In addition, a variety of countries, including emerging market countries, and industries are likely to be represented in the Trust’s portfolio.

Capital Structure

As of 9/30/2026

Total Investment Exposure:$2,255.931M
Total Common Assets:$2,231.170M
Common Shares Outstanding:68,744,150
Leverage

As of 9/30/2026

Preferred Share Assets:
Total Debt (USD): $24.496M
Regulatory Leverage (USD): $24.496M
Effective Leverage (USD): $24.496M
Effective Leverage (%): 1.09%
Annual Expense Ratios

As of 12/31/2025

  Per Common Share
Management Fees1.24%
Other Expenses:0.11%
Baseline Expense: N/A
Interest Expense:0.00%
Total: 1.35%
Fund Management

Fund Sponsor
BlackRock

Portfolio Managers
Tony Kim, Christopher M. Accettella, Reid Menge, Kyle McClements

Basics
Category: Equity-Sector Equity
Ticker: BSTZ
NAV Ticker: XBSZX
Average Daily Volume (shares): 206,150
Average Daily Volume (USD): $5.257M
Inception Date: 6/26/2019
Inception Share Price: $20.00
Inception NAV: $20.00
Tender Offer: No
Term: Yes
Fiscal Year End: December 31
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Distributions

As of 9/30/2026

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Distribution History

Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

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Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

*Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

Key Information Regarding Distributions†
Avg. Earnings Per Share:
As of 6/30/2026		 -$0.1501
Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
As of 9/30/2026		6.01%
Total Return on NAV (12 months):
As of 9/30/2026		52.79%
Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
As of 9/30/2026 		1.09%

Pricing Information

Premium/Discount Information
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Premium/Discount Information

As of 10/1/2026

PeriodAvg Discount
6 Month-8.90%
1 Year-9.56%
3 Year-11.30%
5 Year-11.76%
Z-Score

As of 9/30/2026

PeriodZStat
3 Month-0.67
6 Month-0.26
1 Year0.11
Pricing History
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Date NAV Premium / Discount

Performance

Calendar Year Total Returns

As of 9/30/2026
Category: Morningstar US CEF Sector Equity

Past 20 Years

Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
YTD44.78%43.68%7.97%17.60%
202524.13%21.78%24.26%23.78%
202437.47%18.43%28.60%12.57%
202318.69%19.65%4.81%6.23%
2022-55.34%-44.81%-10.73%-7.15%
202116.06%8.29%22.39%17.58%
202087.35%94.22%5.15%5.71%
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Annualized Total Returns

Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

As of 9/30/2026
Category: Morningstar US CEF Sector Equity

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics
Number of Holdings:
As of 6/30/2026		100
Annual Portfolio Turnover:
As of 12/31/2025		56.00%
Asset Allocation

As of 6/30/2026

Top Sectors

As of 6/30/2026

Sector%Portfolio
Sensitive (Super Sector)64.73%
Technology57.51%
Corporate (Super Sector)6.94%
Preferred Stock6.94%
Industrials6.42%
Communication Services0.80%
Consumer Cyclical0.74%
Cyclical (Super Sector)0.74%
Defensive (Super Sector)0.68%
Healthcare0.43%
Top Holdings

As of 6/30/2026

HoldingValue% Portfolio
Databricks$188.97M7.97%
Micron Technology Inc$107.41M4.53%
Lumentum Holdings Inc$94.67M3.99%
Anthropic$91.92M3.88%
PsiQuantum$88.72M3.74%
NVIDIA Corp$88.71M3.74%
SAMBANOVA SERIES C-1 PREF EQ Prvt$78.44M3.31%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp Class A$73.81M3.11%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd$71.74M3.02%
Elite Material Co Ltd$70.72M2.98%
Credit Quality

As of 6/30/2026

Country Allocation

As of 6/30/2026

Country% Portfolio
United States - Equity45.28%
Taiwan - Equity8.96%
Israel - Equity3.02%
Japan - Equity2.98%
China - Equity2.53%
Mexico - Equity1.50%
Canada - Equity1.31%
Germany - Equity0.56%

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