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BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
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61 hedge funds and large institutions have $126M invested in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 61 (+1)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122M → $126M (+$3.9M)

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.99% → 21.35% (+0.36%)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
61
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.67%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
14
Reduced
23
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$3.08M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.91M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.37M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.11M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.09M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.11M
3
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$1.82M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.22M
5
HC
Highmount Capital
New York
-$1.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CHC
51
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$47K – – –
IWMPD
52
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$20K +$20.5K +1,300 New
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$19K +$19.2K +1,217 New
AWM
54
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$16K – – –
Creative Planning
55
Creative Planning
Kansas
$15K – – –
CCA
56
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$8K – – –
FCCM
57
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$7.89K – – –
WCM
58
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$7K +$6.64K +421 New
TJHA
59
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$4K +$3.94K +250 New
LFR
60
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
KCM
61
Karp Capital Management
California
$2K – – –
WA
62
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$162 – – –
LCM
63
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$1.82M -116,011 Closed
AQR Capital Management
64
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$1.22M -77,554 Closed
MIG
65
Mariner Investment Group
New York
– -$880K -55,950 Closed
WFG
66
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
– -$752K -47,894 Closed
CAS
67
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
– -$282K -17,940 Closed
HCA
68
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
– -$228K -14,525 Closed
VKH
69
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$176K -11,210 Closed
TC
70
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
– -$99K -6,300 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
71
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$68K -4,329 Closed
NPC
72
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$45.6K -2,900 Closed
US Bancorp
73
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$16K -1,000 Closed
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BLW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $126M — up 3.2% from $122M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BLW positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Yorktown Management & Research Company, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.08M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $3.09M.

  • 61 institutional investors held BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) as of Q1 2015, up from 60 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $126M of BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Yorktown Management & Research Company, an estimated $3.08M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust seller in Q1 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.