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Performance analysis of BST (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, BST has had an average annual return of +24.49%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, BST has had an average annual return of +5.96%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, BST has had an average annual return of +20.70%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Oct 29, 2014, BST has had an average annual return of +16.66%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.19% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+26.75%+23.59%+17.96%+30.03%-38.29%-0.34%+69.09%+34.45%+8.87%+57.41%+11.30%+5.38%
2014
-11.54%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+1.62%-1.21%-8.97%+16.38%+18.44%+0.63%+26.75%
2025+4.25%-3.05%-8.88%+2.08%+9.85%+5.40%+3%+2.34%+4.77%+7.19%-6.52%+2.60%+23.59%
2024+6.48%+4.09%+1.04%-5.32%+5.65%+4.09%-4.85%-0.39%+1.38%+1.31%+4.51%-0.56%+17.96%
2023+17.85%-4.47%+3.66%-2.26%+6.33%+4.88%+2.51%-3.02%-6.18%-1.78%+11.94%-0.31%+30.03%
2022-7.87%-4.59%+0.21%-12.48%+0.13%-12.55%+15.21%-4.99%-15.61%+7.31%+4.26%-11.56%-38.29%
2021+1.95%+2.60%-1.92%+9.29%-1.56%+4.84%-9.54%+2.61%-4.54%+5.31%-4.01%-3.85%-0.34%
2020+3.46%-8.79%-7.21%+16.61%+6.95%+7.23%+7.92%+10.01%-2.91%-0.99%+16.30%+8.79%+69.09%
2019+14.63%+3.73%+1.83%+4.27%-9.10%+5.36%+5.04%-1.79%-2.67%+0.90%+7.01%+2.57%+34.45%
2018+11.55%+4.18%-1.74%+3.05%+9.92%-0.08%-0.26%+6.12%+0.96%-17.87%+3.94%-7.66%+8.87%
2017+7.08%+3.39%+8.17%+2.52%+5.39%-1.51%+7.53%+1.50%+2.21%+9.55%-0.06%+1.13%+57.41%

Drawdown analysis of BST (BlackRock Science and Technology Trust)

The maximum drawdown for the BST was -47.73%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 747 trading sessions.

Since Oct 29, 2014 BST has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 4 times
  • 10% or more: 9 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-47.73%Jun 30, 2021326Oct 14, 2022747Oct 8, 20251073
-33.98%Feb 19, 202020Mar 18, 202044May 20, 202064
-30.61%Oct 3, 201855Dec 21, 2018143Jul 19, 2019198
-23.95%Dec 5, 2014298Feb 12, 2016126Aug 12, 2016424
-16.60%Feb 12, 202115Mar 8, 202169Jun 15, 202184
-15.32%Oct 31, 2025101Mar 30, 202613Apr 17, 2026114
-13.41%Sep 2, 20203Sep 8, 202023Oct 9, 202026
-12.10%Mar 12, 201812Mar 28, 201829May 9, 201841
-11.58%Jan 26, 20186Feb 5, 20188Feb 15, 201814
-8.68%Jul 24, 201949Oct 2, 201940Nov 27, 201989
-8.46%Oct 13, 202011Oct 28, 20206Nov 5, 202017
-7.49%Jul 25, 20183Jul 30, 201825Sep 4, 201828
-6.12%Jun 13, 201811Jun 28, 201811Jul 16, 201822
-5.78%Jun 15, 20214Jun 21, 20217Jun 30, 202111
-5.67%Nov 6, 20177Nov 15, 20175Nov 22, 201712
-5.62%Aug 7, 20173Aug 10, 201715Aug 31, 201718
-5.49%Nov 6, 20202Nov 10, 202011Nov 25, 202013
-5.35%Jan 16, 20206Jan 27, 202015Feb 18, 202021
-5.32%Dec 23, 20208Jan 6, 20219Jan 20, 202117
-5.31%Nov 24, 20176Dec 4, 201719Jan 2, 201825
-5.02%May 11, 20184May 17, 20189May 31, 201813
-4.95%Jun 10, 20201Jun 11, 20204Jun 17, 20205
-4.88%Oct 7, 201626Nov 14, 20166Nov 22, 201632
-4.62%Feb 26, 20184Mar 2, 20183Mar 7, 20187
-4.49%Jul 10, 20204Jul 16, 202011Jul 31, 202015