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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

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

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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.6M -$2.32M -156,388 -7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$18.8M +$2.75M +185,185 +17%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$12M -$636K -42,922 -5%
GC
4
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.5M +$6.14K +414 +0.1%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$7.29M +$222K +15,000 +3%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$4.27M -$56.2K -3,791 -1%
YMRC
7
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.47M – – –
CIA
8
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$3.44M -$55.8K -3,764 -2%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.96M +$510K +34,427 +20%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.92M +$105K +7,107 +4%
RCM
11
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.54M +$874K +58,951 +50%
FFA
12
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.43M +$292K +19,681 +13%
RVPG
13
Relative Value Partners Group
$1.9M +$44.2K +2,979 +2%
AA
14
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$1.64M +$521K +35,116 +45%
Cohen & Steers
15
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.42M +$89.3K +6,023 +7%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.14M +$16.7K +1,124 +1%
LCM
17
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.12M +$178K +12,039 +18%
AA
18
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.11M +$74.1K +5,000 +7%
MIG
19
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.07M +$1.1M +74,063 New
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.01M +$1.04M +69,831 New
RJFSA
21
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$986K +$1.01M +68,314 New
DA
22
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$946K -$623K -41,997 -39%
PCM
23
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$865K -$61.1K -4,123 -6%
PMG
24
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$824K +$3.91K +264 +0.5%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$769K -$98.2K -6,623 -11%
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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.