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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $538M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 29

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103106 (+3)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.38%39.47% (+0.09%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $573M → $538M (-$35.2M)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.91%
% of All Funds
2.86%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
14
Increased
37
Reduced
29
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1832 Asset Management
26
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.51M +$285K +21,546 +8%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$3.37M -$559K -42,285 -14%
BG
28
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.19M
CIA
29
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$3.19M +$387K +29,247 +13%
CGH
30
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$3.05M +$3.19M +240,948 New
FFA
31
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.95M +$534K +40,343 +21%
ACM
32
Ashford Capital Management
Delaware
$2.42M +$1.55M +117,492 +161%
IT
33
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$1.95M +$68.7K +5,197 +3%
PMG
34
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$1.87M +$299K +22,640 +18%
YMRC
35
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.84M +$198K +15,000 +12%
HK
36
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$1.76M -$669K -50,598 -27%
TJHA
37
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$1.38M +$115K +8,688 +9%
CAS
38
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$1.33M +$19.3K +1,459 +1%
GEM
39
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.27M
First Trust Advisors
40
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.16M +$15.1K +1,141 +1%
LCM
41
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.06M +$822K +62,159 +293%
DCM
42
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.05M -$1.5M -113,600 -58%
VFS
43
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$950K
AIG
44
American International Group
New York
$934K -$35.1K -2,657 -3%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$884K +$498K +37,656 +119%
Envestnet Asset Management
46
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$779K -$583K -44,100 -42%
DA
47
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$742K +$575K +43,462 +287%
UCFA
48
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$727K -$623K -47,106 -45%
MGAM
49
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$679K -$28.6K -2,163 -4%
OFG
50
OTA Financial Group
New York
$677K +$694K +52,462 New

BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

106 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $538M — down 6.1% from $573M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new BTZ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $13.4M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.8M.

  • 106 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q2 2015, up from 103 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $538M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $13.4M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $11.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.