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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$35.2M +$8.76M +549,569 +33%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$16.6M +$723K +45,357 +5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.4M +$13.6M +854,398 New
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.82M +$223K +14,008 +3%
RVP
5
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$4.34M +$4.4M +276,078 New
HC
6
Highmount Capital
New York
$3.88M -$514K -32,250 -12%
CIA
7
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$3.84M +$54.7K +3,427 +1%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$3.64M +$1.53M +95,714 +70%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.51M +$3.56M +223,184 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.28M +$106K +6,657 +3%
AAM
11
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.9M -$374K -23,469 -11%
SFS
12
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.7M -$1.11M -69,334 -29%
SCM
13
Saba Capital Management
New York
$2.35M -$2.96M -185,890 -55%
LCM
14
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$1.82M +$1.85M +116,011 New
LPL Financial
15
LPL Financial
California
$1.63M +$18.4K +1,153 +1%
Cohen & Steers
16
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.48M – – –
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.38M -$221K -13,859 -14%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.27M -$99K -6,209 -7%
AQR Capital Management
19
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.22M +$895K +56,105 +262%
FFA
20
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.15M +$632K +39,609 +118%
PMG
21
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$968K +$179K +11,215 +22%
MIG
22
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$880K +$892K +55,950 New
WFG
23
Wills Financial Group
Virginia
$752K -$62.8K -3,938 -8%
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$665K +$597K +37,461 +770%
LCM
25
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$478K +$200K +12,543 +70%
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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.