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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 60 (+10)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $122M (+$13.3M)

2.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.18% → 20.99% (+2.8%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
1.6%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.76M
2
RVP
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
+$4.4M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$3.56M
4
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$1.85M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$2.96M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.11M
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$643K
4
IAS
IMA Advisory Services
Colorado
-$578K
5
HC
Highmount Capital
New York
-$514K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
26
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$469K +$475K +29,810 New
FIMG
27
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$462K +$469K +29,393 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$443K -$6.22K -390 -1%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$416K -$83.4K -5,228 -17%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$414K -$35.7K -2,238 -8%
ICAS
31
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$330K -$1.8K -113 -0.5%
CAS
32
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
$282K +$286K +17,940 New
CCM
33
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$275K +$279K +17,476 New
DC
34
Deschaine & Company
Illinois
$233K +$236K +14,820 New
HCA
35
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$228K -$12K -750 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$226K +$60.2K +3,774 +36%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$221K +$88.6K +5,555 +65%
YP
38
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$203K +$144 +9 +0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$200K +$39.4K +2,470 +24%
WA
40
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$189K – – –
CA
41
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$180K -$6.09K -382 -3%
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$178K +$5.98K +375 +3%
VKH
43
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$176K +$179K +11,210 New
WA
44
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$161K – – –
WA
45
WFG Advisors
Texas
$100K +$1.83K +115 +2%
TC
46
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$99K +$100K +6,300 New
WRM
47
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$90K +$90.9K +5,700 New
RIA
48
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$82K – – –
NES
49
New England Securities
New York
$73K +$64.2K +4,024 +644%
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$68K +$27.6K +1,729 +67%
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

60 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $122M — up 12% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BLW positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.76M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.96M.

  • 60 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q4 2014, up from 50 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $122M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.76M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $2.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.