Is BST a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

BST is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the BST distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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BST Income Quality Score

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BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) has an Income Quality Score of 94/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

BlackRock Science and Technology Trust (BST) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

94/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

3 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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BSTBlackRock Science and Technology Trust

94FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Working Capital Preservation

97/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

90/100

NAV CAGR

100/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
Working capital preserved over time
Distributions growing year-over-year
Stable NAV over available history

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

7Years raised

1Years cut

13Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20140.1Held
20151.2Raised
20161.2Held
20171.28Raised
20181.7603Raised
20193.5007Raised
20202.0505Cut
20212.706Raised
20223.0Raised
20233.0Held
20243.0Held
20254.2015Raised
20261.5Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.