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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
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57 hedge funds and large institutions have $200M invested in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 57 (+1)

1.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.27% → 33.39% (+1.1%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $200M (+$3.66M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
57
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.79%
% of All Funds
1.52%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
22
Reduced
23
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$5.47M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.68M
3
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$1.71M
4
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$1.54M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$3.57M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.18M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.1M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$957K
5
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$775K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DBT
51
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$25K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$25K +$24.5K +1,595 New
FANJ
53
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$19K +$18.7K +1,215 New
AIG
54
American International Group
New York
$18K -$4.61K -300 -21%
WAM
55
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$4K – – –
VIA
56
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.1K +$1.54M +100,301 +105%
PCM
57
Penserra Capital Management
California
$6 -$508 -33 -7%
LCM
58
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$3.57M -225,883 Closed
WAM
59
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$568K -35,929 Closed
RCM
60
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
– -$371K -23,465 Closed
KeyBank National Association
61
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
– -$291K -18,410 Closed
Squarepoint
62
Squarepoint
New York
– -$221K -13,980 Closed
BFM
63
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$216K -13,675 Closed
Creative Planning
64
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$6K -394 Closed
IA
65
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$3K -200 Closed
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BIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

57 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $200M — up 1.9% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BIT positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 22 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $5.47M. The largest seller was Laurion Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.57M sold.

  • 57 institutional investors held BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) as of Q1 2016, up from 56 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $200M of BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $5.47M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Laurion Capital Management, an estimated $3.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.