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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.7M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 10

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.9M → $97.7M (+$21.8M)

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

3.34% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.09% → 15.43% (+3.3%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 43 → 44 (+1)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.33%
% of All Funds
1.28%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
17
Reduced
10
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$12.3M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.28M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$3.15M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$976K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$946K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$6.5M
2
VC
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$1.29M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$367K
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$252K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$100K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$225K -$10.4K -619 -5%
WA
27
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$214K – – –
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$179K -$8.24K -490 -4%
WA
29
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$175K – – –
AIG
30
American International Group
New York
$121K +$44.5K +2,650 +60%
WA
31
WFG Advisors
Texas
$98K -$15K -895 -14%
RIA
32
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$89K -$4.2K -250 -5%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$83K – – –
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75K – – –
TJHA
35
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$67K +$65.7K +3,910 New
WRM
36
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$62K +$60.5K +3,600 New
TRCT
37
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$52K +$47.1K +2,801 +1,065%
CHC
38
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$51K +$50.4K +3,000 New
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$41K +$2.52K +150 +7%
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$18K -$100K -5,978 -85%
EWM
41
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$14K – – –
NES
42
New England Securities
New York
$13K – – –
PAS
43
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$5K – – –
LFR
44
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$367K -21,829 Closed
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$51K -3,025 Closed
SCG
47
Strategic Capital Group
Washington
– -$24K -1,400 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$20K -1,200 Closed
CTC
49
Central Trust Company
Missouri
– -$18K -1,050 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
– -$15K -900 Closed
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

44 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $97.7M — up 29% from $75.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new BLW positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $6.5M.

  • 44 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q4 2013, up from 43 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $97.7M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q4 2013, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $6.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.