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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

46 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.3M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $38.4M → $45.3M (+$6.93M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4146 (+5)

2.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.45%13.72% (+2.3%)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 15

Holders
46
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+12.2%
% of All Funds
1.33%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
12
Increased
10
Reduced
15
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baillie Gifford & Co
1
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$9.07M +$9.12M +650,000 New
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.64M -$1.46M -103,795 -20%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.73M -$310K -22,084 -8%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$3.46M -$520K -37,025 -13%
HK
5
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$3.43M
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$2.41M -$1.4M -100,092 -37%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.19M +$823K +58,631 +222%
CI
8
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.14M
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.09M -$93K -6,631 -8%
CS
10
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.08M
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$1.06M -$480K -34,230 -31%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$1.04M -$212K -15,118 -17%
IHL
13
Investment House LLC
California
$947K +$952K +67,870 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$874K -$98.9K -7,051 -10%
ARC
15
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$831K +$121K +8,607 +17%
NES
16
New England Securities
New York
$737K +$30.2K +2,154 +4%
CIA
17
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$705K +$708K +50,479 New
HAIM
18
Hunter Associates Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$666K +$42.1K +3,000 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$600K +$6.44K +459 +1%
PA
20
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$589K -$24.5K -1,746 -4%
PP
21
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$473K +$476K +33,915 New
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$467K +$268K +19,069 +132%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$415K +$25.5K +1,818 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$407K -$89.5K -6,377 -18%
ICOA
25
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$362K -$215K -15,326 -38%

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

46 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $45.3M — up 18% from $38.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BGT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.12M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $1.46M.

  • 46 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q4 2013, up from 41 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $45.3M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q4 2013, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $9.12M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.46M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.