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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in BlackRock Income Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 17

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 7

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 67 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.62% → 16.48% (-0.14%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $211M → $205M (-$6.51M)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.08%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
9
Increased
25
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$9.63M
2
IA
Icon Advisers
Colorado
+$6.19M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.14M
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$398K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$225K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$6.61M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$4.95M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.95M
4
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$1.68M
5
WA
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$842K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
51
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$28K – – –
US Bancorp
52
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$21K – – –
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Florida
$20K -$2.01K -102 -9%
AG
54
Advisor Group
Arizona
$20K +$3.61K +183 +21%
CFA
55
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$19K +$19.7K +1,000 New
CAL
56
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$16K – – –
BAM
57
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$13K – – –
TRCT
58
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$13K +$12.9K +653 New
AA
59
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$13K +$13.1K +663 New
SAM
60
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$8K – – –
QAM
61
QCI Asset Management
New York
$7K – – –
PCM
62
Penserra Capital Management
California
$5K +$2.74K +139 +82%
SEI Investments
63
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.2K +162 +306%
AF
64
Allworth Financial
California
$4K +$3.65K +185 New
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K – – –
NSIM
66
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K – – –
CHP
67
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$1K +$730 +37 New
NFG
68
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K +$987 +50 New
PP
69
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.68M -84,500 Closed
RCM
70
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
– -$401K -20,180 Closed
TCM
71
Texan Capital Management
Texas
– -$141K -7,067 Closed
SFS
72
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
– -$71K -3,556 Closed
WP
73
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
– -$42 -2,088 Closed
Deutsche Bank
74
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$9K -500 Closed
SCM
75
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$7K -367 Closed
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BKT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

67 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $205M — down 3.1% from $211M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new BKT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $9.63M. The largest seller was Karpus Investment Management, cutting an estimated $6.61M.

  • 67 institutional investors held BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) as of Q3 2016, up from 65 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $205M of BlackRock Income Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Income Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Income Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $9.63M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Income Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Karpus Investment Management, an estimated $6.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.