{
  "id": 6860600,
  "title": "BlackRock Runs a Tech Fund That Pays 6% Monthly, Is Up 39% This Year, and Trades at a 6% Discount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/blackrock-runs-a-tech-fund-that-pays-6-monthly-is-up-39-this-year-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T21:35:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blackrock-runs-tech-fund-pays-213542207.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BlackRock manages two closed-end funds, BST and BSTZ, both focused on tech stocks. BST offers a 5.9% forward yield and has returned 31.28% so far this year, while BSTZ boasts a higher 6.2% yield and a 39% gain year-to-date. BSTZ is set to dissolve in June 2031, which creates a potential structural advantage as its 6.2% discount is intended to close upon liquidation. The fund holds a diversified portfolio of AI-adjacent public companies, including Databricks, SpaceX, and Anthropic, but leans more toward private tech investments than BST does. Buying BSTZ now at a 6.2% discount to net assets positions investors to capture a potential tailwind at liquidation, in addition to the fund's higher yield and portfolio tilt toward emerging private tech companies.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}