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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $77.7M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.2M → $77.7M (+$1.49M)

0.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.12%24.61% (+0.49%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5554 (-1)

10% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
54
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
18
Reduced
16
Closed
10
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
$14.9M
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.88M -$509K -39,391 -7%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$6.35M +$77.1K +5,967 +1%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.27M +$491K +38,025 +9%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$5.83M +$280K +21,717 +5%
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$3.85M -$174K -13,482 -4%
ZIG
7
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$3.74M -$75K -5,809 -2%
YMRC
8
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.63M -$1.09M -84,491 -29%
WA
9
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2.15M +$1.1M +85,137 +105%
FWIA
10
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2.13M
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
11
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$2.12M -$102K -7,885 -5%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.08M -$488K -37,812 -19%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.8M +$120K +9,296 +7%
ICOA
14
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$1.36M +$1.36M +105,152 New
RVPG
15
Relative Value Partners Group
$1.33M +$282K +21,827 +27%
CI
16
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.2M +$13.2K +1,020 +1%
PMG
17
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.15M +$1.15M +88,967 New
HK
18
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.1M -$171K -13,208 -14%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$973K -$628K -48,670 -40%
SFS
20
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$929K +$925K +71,602 New
MFS
21
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$856K -$86.5K -6,697 -9%
PA
22
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$835K -$15.6K -1,208 -2%
Cohen & Steers
23
Cohen & Steers
New York
$776K +$89.4K +6,925 +13%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$630K
JIP
25
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$592K +$354K +27,413 +151%

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

54 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $77.7M — up 2% from $76.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of BGT and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Investment Centers of America, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.36M. The largest seller was Yorktown Management & Research Company, cutting an estimated $1.09M.

  • 54 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q2 2016, down from 55 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $77.7M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q2 2016, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q2 2016 was Investment Centers of America, an estimated $1.36M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q2 2016 was Yorktown Management & Research Company, an estimated $1.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.