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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $122M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 4

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 18

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 61 (+5)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.38% → 22.82% (+0.44%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $125M → $122M (-$3.55M)

Holders
61
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+8.93%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
18
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.75M
2
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.1M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.04M
4
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$1.01M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$874K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.32M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$636K
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$623K
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$612K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$195K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFS
26
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$713K -$612K -41,274 -46%
FIMG
27
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$515K +$152K +10,268 +40%
SCM
28
Saba Capital Management
New York
$488K +$501K +33,797 New
ACM
29
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$423K -$23K -1,551 -5%
Royal Bank of Canada
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$411K +$35.4K +2,391 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$367K -$104 -7 -0%
AIG
32
American International Group
New York
$320K +$39.1K +2,635 +14%
ICAS
33
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$303K – – –
CRC
34
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$295K -$85.6K -5,776 -22%
CCM
35
Context Capital Management
California
$283K +$290K +19,592 New
WAM
36
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$272K +$132K +8,878 +89%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$203K -$13.7K -927 -6%
ICOA
38
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$191K -$116K -7,792 -37%
WA
39
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$174K – – –
CA
40
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$173K -$3.99K -269 -2%
MFS
41
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$170K +$41.2K +2,777 +31%
YP
42
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$159K +$4.6K +310 +3%
SSB
43
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$72K – – –
RIA
44
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$61K -$3.75K -253 -6%
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$61K +$62.8K +4,235 New
CHC
46
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$43K – – –
WIC
47
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$37K -$2.96K -200 -7%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K +$26.4K +1,782 New
FIB
49
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$25K +$25.2K +1,700 New
IWMPD
50
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$19K – – –
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $122M — down 2.8% from $125M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BLW positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $2.32M.

  • 61 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q3 2015, up from 56 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $122M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.75M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.