BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
60 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in BlackRock Income Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 57 → 60 (+3)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $190M → $194M (+$4.37M)
0.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 15.31% → 16.04% (+0.73%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.96M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$3.38M |
| 3 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$1.31M |
| 4 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.19M |
| 5 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$1.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.37M |
| 2 |
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Traverse City,
Michigan
|
-$580K |
| 3 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$293K |
| 4 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$223K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$202K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAL
51
Capital Advisors Ltd
Shaker Heights,
Ohio
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
WA
52
Waverly Advisors
Birmingham,
Alabama
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
CCS
53
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
Orinda,
California
| $13K | -$12.7K | -666 | -50% |
|
|
BAM
54
Bruderman Asset Management
Locust Valley,
New York
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
SAM
55
Shamrock Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
56
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
QAM
57
QCI Asset Management
Pittsford,
New York
| $6K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
59
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $3K | +$38 | +2 | +1% |
|
60
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
DA
61
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$121K | -6,372 | Closed |
|
62
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$71K | -3,745 | Closed |
|
|
TJHA
63
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| – | -$31K | -1,667 | Closed |
|
BKT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
60 of the 3,583 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $194M — up 2.3% from $190M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new BKT positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.96M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.37M.
- 60 institutional investors held BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) as of Q3 2015, up from 57 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $194M of BlackRock Income Trust stock for Q3 2015, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new BlackRock Income Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.96M added.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.