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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
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56 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

85% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 13

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 56 (+9)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $172M → $196M (+$24.3M)

3.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.45% → 32.27% (+3.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
56
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+19.15%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
24
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$9.98M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$2.86M
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$2.02M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$1.6M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.4M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.21M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.85M
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.1M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$863K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.17M +$1.18M +74,227 New
GC
27
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.17M +$123K +7,781 +12%
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$987K +$991K +62,436 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$881K +$192K +12,128 +28%
CIA
30
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$863K +$106K +6,653 +14%
First Trust Advisors
31
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$694K -$43.7K -2,756 -6%
EWM
32
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$682K +$685K +43,135 New
COLIM
33
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$635K +$638K +40,176 New
WAM
34
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$568K +$570K +35,929 New
SFS
35
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$445K +$446K +28,121 New
ICAS
36
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$412K +$73K +4,600 +21%
BTS
37
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$371K -$47.3K -2,983 -11%
RCM
38
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$371K +$372K +23,465 New
CAN
39
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$355K +$154K +9,735 +77%
OC
40
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$309K +$16K +1,007 +5%
KeyBank National Association
41
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$291K -$3.17K -200 -1%
Squarepoint
42
Squarepoint
New York
$221K +$222K +13,980 New
BFM
43
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$216K +$217K +13,675 New
ICOA
44
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$189K +$3.6K +227 +2%
BW
45
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$184K +$185K +11,648 New
TJHA
46
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$146K -$258K -16,284 -64%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$126K +$4.6K +290 +4%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$103K +$103K +6,521 New
Envestnet Asset Management
49
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$91K +$175 +11 +0.2%
DADC
50
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$27K -$6.35K -400 -18%
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BIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

56 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $196M — up 14% from $172M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new BIT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Eaton Vance Management, adding an estimated $9.98M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $2.4M.

  • 56 institutional investors held BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) as of Q4 2015, up from 47 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $196M of BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $9.98M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $2.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.