BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
58 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in BlackRock Income Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
31% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 16.93% → 17.24% (+0.31%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $206M → $205M (-$846K)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 58 (-3)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.06M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.89M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$726K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$690K |
| 5 |
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
|
+$386K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
Icon Advisers
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
-$1.77M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$637K |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$239K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$216K |
| 5 |
WB
WesBanco Bank
Wheeling,
West Virginia
|
-$190K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AG
51
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| $19K | – | – | – |
|
|
CAL
52
Capital Advisors Ltd
Shaker Heights,
Ohio
| $15K | – | – | – |
|
|
NSIM
53
North Star Investment Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| $14K | – | – | – |
|
|
HCA
54
Harbour Capital Advisors
Tysons Corner,
Virginia
| $12.4K | +$12.4K | +667 | New |
|
|
PCM
55
Penserra Capital Management
Orinda,
California
| $9K | +$3.12K | +167 | +48% |
|
|
DADC
56
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| $9K | +$9.65K | +517 | New |
|
57
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
WB
59
WesBanco Bank
Wheeling,
West Virginia
| – | -$190K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
VKH
60
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
| – | -$109K | -5,737 | Closed |
|
61
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$30K | -1,562 | Closed |
|
|
BAM
62
Bruderman Asset Management
Locust Valley,
New York
| – | -$13K | -667 | Closed |
|
|
QAM
63
QCI Asset Management
Pittsford,
New York
| – | -$6K | -335 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
64
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
BKT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
58 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $205M — down 0.41% from $206M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of BKT and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.
The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $2.06M. The largest seller was Icon Advisers, cutting an estimated $1.77M.
- 58 institutional investors held BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) as of Q1 2017, down from 61 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $205M of BlackRock Income Trust stock for Q1 2017, down 0.41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new BlackRock Income Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $2.06M added.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust seller in Q1 2017 was Icon Advisers, an estimated $1.77M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.