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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $185M invested in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 14

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 44 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.96% → 27.92% (-0.04%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $199M → $185M (-$13.8M)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
1.19%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
16
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$3.5M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$3.46M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.96M
4
FWM
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
+$1.29M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$9.8M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$2.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.91M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$556K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$301K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BI
26
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
$583K – – –
WAM
27
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$544K -$153K -8,829 -21%
BTS
28
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$441K +$6.92K +400 +2%
TJHA
29
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$425K -$19.9K -1,150 -4%
KeyBank National Association
30
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$398K -$64K -3,700 -13%
ICAS
31
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$356K -$106K -6,100 -22%
CAN
32
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$284K – – –
PWP
33
Private Wealth Partners
California
$224K +$8.65K +500 +4%
AA
34
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$224K +$233K +13,485 New
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$215K +$21K +1,213 +10%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$198K -$74.9K -4,329 -27%
DADC
37
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$102K +$107K +6,170 New
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$89.6K -$3.88K -224 -4%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$70K +$12.1K +702 +20%
GWA
40
Genesis Wealth Advisors
Massachusetts
$42.8K – – –
FANJ
41
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$28K – – –
DBT
42
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$26K +$27.5K +1,589 New
PAM
43
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$22K +$22.4K +1,297 New
CTB
44
Country Trust Bank
Illinois
$22K +$23K +1,330 New
US Bancorp
45
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$5K +$5.19K +300 New
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$199K -11,400 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$35K -2,000 Closed
NFG
48
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$25.9K -1,500 Closed
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$11K -627 Closed
MA
50
MUFG Americas
New York
– -$3K -193 Closed
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BIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

44 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $185M — down 6.9% from $199M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new BIT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, adding an estimated $3.5M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $9.8M.

  • 44 institutional investors held BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) as of Q2 2015, up from 40 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $185M of BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $3.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $9.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.