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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $78.2M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 17

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5758 (+1)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75M → $78.2M (+$3.18M)

0.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.38%24.66% (+0.28%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
58
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
27
Reduced
17
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$422K +$142K +10,777 +51%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$406K -$84.8K -6,442 -17%
SI
28
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$404K
CA
29
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$396K -$97.4K -7,398 -20%
RT
30
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$394K -$638K -48,442 -62%
NL
31
NWAM LLC
Washington
$337K -$24.9K -1,892 -7%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$307K -$76.4K -5,801 -20%
ACI
33
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$294K +$26.3K +2,000 +10%
OIA
34
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$252K +$81.6K +6,200 +48%
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$250K
CI
36
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$223K +$3.03K +230 +1%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$221K +$50.2K +3,811 +29%
SWM
38
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$214K -$1.79K -136 -0.8%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$209K
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$202K -$73.3K -5,565 -27%
HK
41
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$187K
WS
42
Wedbush Securities
California
$176K -$13.2K -1,000 -7%
FFA
43
First Foundation Advisors
California
$170K
DA
44
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$167K -$627K -47,583 -79%
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$142K +$119K +9,073 +541%
AG
46
Advisor Group
Arizona
$124K -$4.61K -350 -4%
NMC
47
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$107K +$107K +8,100 New
PCM
48
Penserra Capital Management
California
$65K -$21.7K -1,648 -25%
Citigroup
49
Citigroup
New York
$62K +$25.9K +1,965 +73%
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$58K +$13 +1 +0%

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

58 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $78.2M — up 4.2% from $75M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new BGT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 27 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $2.59M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $2.05M.

  • 58 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q3 2018, up from 57 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $78.2M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q3 2018, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q3 2018 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q3 2018 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $2.59M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q3 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $2.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.