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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
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48 hedge funds and large institutions have $192M invested in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 10

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 41 → 48 (+7)

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.68% → 28.14% (+0.45%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $192M (-$7.51M)

Holders
48
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+17.07%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.23M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.08M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.67M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.52M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$6.96M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$2.98M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.78M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$406K
5
AIM
Allen Investment Management
New York
-$231K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ICAS
26
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$410K -$17.5K -1,000 -4%
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$325K +$69.8K +3,999 +26%
TJHA
28
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$325K +$299K +17,105 +743%
KeyBank National Association
29
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$305K +$92.7K +5,310 +41%
LCM
30
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$280K +$291K +16,690 New
PAG
31
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$260K +$56.7K +3,248 +27%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$238K – – –
PWP
33
Private Wealth Partners
California
$235K – – –
VKH
34
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$221K -$78.1K -4,475 -25%
OC
35
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$210K +$219K +12,522 New
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$202K +$13.2K +758 +7%
AIG
37
American International Group
New York
$199K +$84.1K +4,820 +68%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$179K -$72.5K -4,154 -28%
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$177K +$185K +10,571 New
SG Americas Securities
40
SG Americas Securities
New York
$174K +$181K +10,360 New
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$80K +$83.8K +4,800 New
GWA
42
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$45.4K +$45K +2,580 New
FANJ
43
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$29K +$29.9K +1,715 New
NFG
44
Next Financial Group
Texas
$25K – – –
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K +$5.24K +300 New
MA
47
MUFG Americas
New York
$2K – – –
BRWA
48
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$29 +$29.7K +1,700 New
Barclays
49
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$2.98M -175,081 Closed
AIM
50
Allen Investment Management
New York
– -$231K -12,995 Closed
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BIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

48 of the 3,751 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $192M — down 3.8% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BIT positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.23M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.96M.

  • 48 institutional investors held BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) as of Q4 2014, up from 41 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $192M of BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.23M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $6.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.