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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $147M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

46% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 13

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 16

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122M → $147M (+$25M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 67 (+6)

4.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 22.82% → 27.23% (+4.4%)

Holders
67
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
19
Increased
21
Reduced
16
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$9.75M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.41M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.41M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.32M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.05M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.42M
3
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
-$1.11M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.07M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$946K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPA
26
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$777K +$771K +53,298 New
PCM
27
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$719K -$153K -10,600 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$582K +$166K +11,489 +40%
WAM
29
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$572K +$567K +39,203 New
FIMG
30
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$562K +$42K +2,905 +8%
RJA
31
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$521K -$253K -17,503 -33%
Squarepoint
32
Squarepoint
New York
$419K +$416K +28,750 New
ACM
33
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$401K -$26.2K -1,808 -6%
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$393K +$69.7K +4,816 +22%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$373K +$2.2K +152 +0.6%
BCM
36
Blume Capital Management
California
$338K +$336K +23,200 New
ICAS
37
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$292K -$13.4K -925 -4%
CCM
38
Context Capital Management
California
$285K – – –
SCM
39
Saba Capital Management
New York
$278K -$213K -14,712 -44%
MFS
40
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$218K +$46.1K +3,189 +27%
ACS
41
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$210K +$197K +13,645 New
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$188K -$17.8K -1,229 -9%
WA
43
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$182K +$7.23K +500 +4%
YP
44
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$180K +$19.2K +1,325 +12%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$180K +$173K +11,977 +3,185%
CA
46
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$168K -$8.06K -557 -5%
HCM
47
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$149K +$148K +10,212 New
CCS
48
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$82K +$75K +5,186 New
IA
49
IFP Advisors
Florida
$76K +$75.4K +5,208 New
SSB
50
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$73K – – –
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $147M — up 21% from $122M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new BLW positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Relative Value Partners Group, adding an estimated $9.75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.05M.

  • 67 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q4 2015, up from 61 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $147M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Relative Value Partners Group, an estimated $9.75M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.