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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $102M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

106% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 17

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.4M → $102M (+$10.6M)

0.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.75%34.14% (+0.39%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7874 (-4)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 11

Holders
74
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.13%
% of All Funds
1.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
35
Reduced
17
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PA
26
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$613K +$13.8K +1,105 +2%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$584K +$90.5K +7,229 +19%
SFS
28
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$567K +$89.6K +7,162 +19%
FWIA
29
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$552K
CIA
30
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$500K +$13.1K +1,045 +3%
6M
31
6 Meridian
Kansas
$487K +$44.5K +3,555 +10%
PAS
32
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$409K +$73K +5,836 +22%
SIC
33
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$409K +$398K +31,816 New
PAG
34
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$408K +$150K +12,000 +61%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$407K -$3.04K -243 -0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$406K -$89.8K -7,180 -19%
MC
37
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$403K -$55.1K -4,400 -12%
LTFS
38
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$355K +$291K +23,225 +536%
SXL
39
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$339K +$188 +15 +0.1%
Cohen & Steers
40
Cohen & Steers
New York
$338K -$115K -9,153 -26%
AA
41
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$320K -$281K -22,422 -47%
SI
42
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$280K +$25K +2,000 +10%
SDAM
43
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
$279K +$271K +21,689 New
OIA
44
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$270K -$18.8K -1,500 -7%
Jane Street
45
Jane Street
New York
$264K +$256K +20,489 New
GWM
46
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$242K +$15.6K +1,250 +7%
CI
47
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$237K +$5.32K +425 +2%
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$215K
NL
49
NWAM LLC
Washington
$187K -$8.86K -708 -5%
ACI
50
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
$180K

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

74 of the 5,076 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $102M — up 12% from $91.4M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of BGT and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.13M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.22M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q4 2019, down from 78 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $102M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q4 2019, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q4 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.13M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q4 2019 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $2.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.