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BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $460M invested in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 21

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $460M (+$53.8M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 85 (+3)

1.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.38% → 24.54% (+1.2%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.66%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
40
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$32.3M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$25.5M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.12M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.09M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$988K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$22M
2
LSC
Logan Stone Capital
Illinois
-$5.22M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.8M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$3.72M
5
QC
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
-$3.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IAS
26
Insigneo Advisory Services
Florida
$1.99M -$190K -11,771 -9%
MC
27
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$1.37M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.2M +$865K +53,742 +294%
Osaic Holdings
29
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.2M +$356K +22,080 +44%
Cohen & Steers
30
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.19M – – –
KCPG
31
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
$1M -$37.9K -2,353 -4%
Truist Financial
32
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$911K -$42.6K -2,644 -5%
VAS
33
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$890K -$89.2K -5,538 -9%
OC
34
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$740K +$68.7K +4,263 +11%
AAM
35
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$733K -$227K -14,101 -24%
NRW
36
Nova R Wealth
Kansas
$685K +$1.26K +78 +0.2%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
37
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$671K +$77.3K +4,800 +14%
SPIA
38
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$550K +$94.3K +5,858 +22%
ST
39
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$509K -$5.33K -331 -1%
First Trust Advisors
40
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$481K -$619K -38,421 -57%
AA
41
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$450K +$434K +26,928 New
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$424K +$70K +4,347 +21%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$406K +$36.7K +2,278 +10%
BLC
44
Brown, Lisle/Cummings
Rhode Island
$391K +$1.43K +89 +0.4%
NAS
45
NWF Advisory Services
California
$363K +$356K +22,113 New
LWANC
46
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$353K +$340K +21,102 New
PNC Financial Services Group
47
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$341K +$40K +2,485 +14%
SIA
48
SkyView Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$334K +$322K +20,000 New
CD
49
Chapin Davis
Maryland
$277K +$18.5K +1,150 +7%
QL
50
Quarry LP
New York
$274K +$264K +16,400 New
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BMEZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

85 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $460M — up 13% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new BMEZ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Advisors, cutting an estimated $22M.

  • 85 institutional investors held BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (BMEZ) as of Q1 2023, up from 82 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $460M of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II stock for Q1 2023, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II positions in Q1 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II buyer in Q1 2023 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $32.3M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II seller in Q1 2023 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.