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BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $172M invested in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4447 (+3)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.92%28.45% (+0.53%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $185M → $172M (-$13.7M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
47
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.82%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
14
Reduced
20
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.9M -$745K -45,693 -3%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$19.9M -$321K -19,681 -2%
RCM
3
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$18.1M +$111K +6,780 +0.6%
Bessemer Group
4
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$17.3M +$897K +55,000 +5%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$15.8M +$2.33M +143,104 +17%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.7M -$2.06M -126,426 -11%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.5M -$3.77M -230,877 -19%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$7.45M +$7.73M +474,227 New
Deutsche Bank
9
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$7.35M -$1.64M -100,405 -18%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.99M -$23.5K -1,439 -0.5%
MIG
11
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$3.22M +$1.5M +91,810 +81%
RVPG
12
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.99M -$98.2K -6,023 -3%
YMRC
13
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.03M +$310K +19,000 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.73M +$592K +36,290 +49%
Citigroup
15
Citigroup
New York
$1.56M -$98 -6 -0%
LCM
16
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$1.55M +$1.61M +98,906 New
LCM
17
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.4M -$7.22K -443 -0.5%
AAM
18
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.38M -$63.3K -3,881 -4%
FWM
19
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.31M +$148K +9,050 +12%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$1.21M +$447K +27,380 +56%
WAM
21
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.21M +$716K +43,929 +134%
CRC
22
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.1M +$1.14M +69,877 New
GC
23
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.04M +$358K +21,970 +49%
AA
24
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$797K +$608K +37,256 +276%
CIA
25
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$753K +$116K +7,115 +17%

BIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

47 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $172M — down 7.4% from $185M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BIT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.73M. The largest seller was Eaton Vance Management, cutting an estimated $5.98M.

  • 47 institutional investors held BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (BIT) as of Q3 2015, up from 44 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $172M of BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $7.73M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Eaton Vance Management, an estimated $5.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.