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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $78.2M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 4

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 14

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4447 (+3)

0.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.44%22.95% (+0.51%)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.2M → $78.2M (-$50K)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.82%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
7
Increased
18
Reduced
14
Closed
4
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
$16.1M
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.47M -$1.41M -98,013 -14%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$8.06M +$654K +45,458 +9%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.79M +$1.58M +109,777 +25%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$5.04M -$806K -56,061 -13%
AAM
6
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.63M -$488K -33,938 -9%
CBA
7
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$3.16M -$72.1K -5,015 -2%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.42M +$482K +33,524 +24%
ICOA
9
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$2.29M +$284K +19,741 +14%
FWIA
10
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2.29M
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.13M +$448K +31,175 +26%
PMG
12
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.41M -$24.1K -1,675 -2%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.36M +$124K +8,601 +10%
CI
14
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.35M +$13.8K +962 +1%
SXL
15
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$1.32M +$1.36M +94,447 New
CA
16
Cornerstone Advisory
Maryland
$1.21M -$263K -18,258 -17%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1M +$88.7K +6,166 +9%
LCM
18
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$937K +$965K +67,086 New
PA
19
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$835K -$2.73K -190 -0.3%
RT
20
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$825K +$299K +20,801 +54%
Cohen & Steers
21
Cohen & Steers
New York
$727K +$128K +8,864 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$500K +$515K +35,826 New
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$480K -$6.63K -461 -1%
CIA
24
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$452K -$7.19K -500 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$400K -$4.2K -292 -1%

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

47 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $78.2M — down 0.06% from $78.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BGT positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.58M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $1.41M.

  • 47 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q2 2017, up from 44 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $78.2M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 0.06% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.58M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.