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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$92.5M +$1.09M +67,465 +1%
SCM
2
Saba Capital Management
New York
$74.8M +$32.3M +2,008,373 +81%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$42.6M +$347K +21,553 +0.9%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.4M +$877K +54,442 +3%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$27.4M +$1.12M +69,626 +4%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$27M +$25.5M +1,583,695 +5,017%
1CP
7
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$26.3M +$916K +56,861 +4%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$17.5M +$988K +61,352 +6%
KIM
9
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$13.8M +$829K +51,486 +7%
CA
10
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$13.6M -$22M -1,367,762 -63%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.4M -$704K -43,710 -5%
QC
12
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$7.19M -$3.07M -190,767 -31%
COLIM
13
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.66M -$153K -9,531 -2%
WP
14
Woodline Partners
California
$5.1M +$582K +36,154 +13%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.29M -$155K -9,631 -4%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.27M +$38.1K +2,364 +0.9%
CCP
17
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$4.06M +$651K +40,400 +20%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$3.58M +$358K +22,210 +12%
Rockefeller Capital Management
19
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.19M +$1.84K +114 +0.1%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.99M +$60.6K +3,763 +2%
AW
21
Atlas Wealth
Ohio
$2.85M +$74.7K +4,640 +3%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.52M +$678K +42,114 +39%
Lazard Asset Management
23
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$2.41M -$322 -20 -0%
JMPWA
24
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.37M -$359K -22,299 -14%
EP
25
EPIQ Partners
Minnesota
$2.24M -$197K -12,260 -8%
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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.