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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

57 hedge funds and large institutions have $75M invested in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 16

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5157 (+6)

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.12%24.38% (+0.26%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $82.1M → $75M (-$7.08M)

Holders
57
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+11.76%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
19
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$13.3M +$371K +27,479 +3%
Baillie Gifford & Co
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$12.5M -$2.59M -191,749 -17%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.86M +$9.95K +736 +0.2%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5.81M -$799K -59,150 -12%
AAM
5
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$4.58M +$244K +18,027 +5%
CBA
6
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$3.78M -$130K -9,599 -3%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.53M +$162K +11,982 +5%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$3.22M -$825K -61,067 -20%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.63M +$58.4K +4,318 +4%
JIP
10
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$1.59M +$64.9K +4,799 +4%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.56M +$150K +11,131 +10%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$1.43M -$250K -18,475 -14%
CRC
13
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.32M +$1.36M +100,933 New
CS
14
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$1.14M +$191K +14,114 +19%
RT
15
Rockland Trust
Massachusetts
$1.02M +$12.4K +921 +1%
SXL
16
Summit X LLC
Missouri
$842K -$78.3K -5,794 -8%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$826K -$55.7K -4,119 -6%
DA
18
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$787K +$814K +60,252 New
WAM
19
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$756K +$782K +57,890 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$736K -$57.7K -4,270 -7%
PA
21
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$721K -$64.9K -4,801 -8%
SIA
22
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$654K +$676K +50,000 New
FWIA
23
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$560K
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$521K
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$509K -$45.6K -3,373 -8%

BGT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

57 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $75M — down 8.6% from $82.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new BGT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Curi RMB Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.36M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $2.59M.

  • 57 institutional investors held BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) as of Q2 2018, up from 51 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $75M of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust stock for Q2 2018, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust positions in Q2 2018 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust buyer in Q2 2018 was Curi RMB Capital, an estimated $1.36M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust seller in Q2 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $2.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.