BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
65 hedge funds and large institutions have $208M invested in BlackRock Income Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 65 (+2)
0.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.65% → 51.72% (+0.08%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $210M → $208M (-$2.59M)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.51M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$775K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$449K |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$200K |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$179K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
IA
Icon Advisers
Greenwood Village,
Colorado
|
-$1.67M |
| 2 |
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$1.34M |
| 3 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$831K |
| 4 |
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
|
-$775K |
| 5 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$378K |
BKT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
65 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $208M — down 1.2% from $210M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new BKT positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $3.51M. The largest seller was Icon Advisers, cutting an estimated $1.67M.
- 65 institutional investors held BlackRock Income Trust (BKT) as of Q3 2017, up from 63 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $208M of BlackRock Income Trust stock for Q3 2017, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new BlackRock Income Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.51M added.
- The largest BlackRock Income Trust seller in Q3 2017 was Icon Advisers, an estimated $1.67M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.