Armchair Insider
BST BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
Exited because changes to the options and distribution strategy created uncertainty.
Armchair historySoldNov 9, 2025
Date of the newsletter disclosure. Latest-year investment returns are separate from Armchair’s own trading results.
Hypothetical investment
Growth of $10,000
Dividends reinvested · no additional contributions
BST would be worth$15,6495-year growth · as of Sep 21, 2026
S&P 500 (SPY)$19,072Same $10,000 · same dates
Total gain / loss+$5,649+56.5% total return
BSTS&P 500 (SPY)
Sep 21, 2021 · $10,000 investedSep 21, 2026
Based on adjusted market prices through the latest available completed session, before personal taxes and trading costs.
Checking the latest completed session…
Market performance
Total return
Price movement plus reinvested distributions, compared with SPY.
+56.5% over 5 years
1 YEAR TOTAL RETURN+38.1%Available history
Price51% of return+19.4%
Dividend49% of return+18.7%
5 YEARS TOTAL RETURN+56.5%+9.4% / yr annualizedAvailable history
Price-11% of return-6.1%
Dividend111% of return+62.6%
Dividend includes all distributions and reinvestment.
Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2026
Total return+56.49%
S&P 500 (SPY)+90.72%
Annualized return+9.37%
Largest drawdown-43.41%
Original Armchair disclosure
Sold · Nov 9, 2025. Exited because changes to the options and distribution strategy created uncertainty.
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