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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $516M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 35

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.47% → 39.4% (-0.07%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $538M → $516M (-$22M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 106 → 102 (-4)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 12

Holders
102
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.77%
% of All Funds
2.85%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
9
Increased
35
Reduced
35
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.36M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$6.64M
3
EIA
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
+$5.35M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.68M
5
LM
Luminus Management
Texas
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

1
NL
NWAM LLC
Washington
-$8.7M
2
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$5.29M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.03M
4
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$3.51M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CP
51
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$605K -$13.1K -1,060 -2%
Stifel Financial
52
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$542K +$12K +970 +2%
HCM
53
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$494K +$37 +3 +0%
SI
54
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$468K -$113K -9,141 -19%
WS
55
Wedbush Securities
California
$465K +$116K +9,398 +33%
NCM
56
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$460K +$19.7K +1,588 +4%
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$448K +$263K +21,265 +137%
BC
58
Burney Company
Virginia
$433K – – –
CS
59
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$420K -$1.14K -92 -0.3%
ICM
60
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$381K -$31.8K -2,568 -8%
PAG
61
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$325K +$21.1K +1,702 +7%
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$324K – – –
HCMT
63
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$316K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
64
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$268K – – –
RIL
65
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$267K +$1.75K +141 +0.6%
JHIU
66
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$267K +$271K +21,903 New
IAMOG
67
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$243K -$6.2K -500 -2%
RA
68
RMR Advisors
Massachusetts
$237K – – –
Citadel Advisors
69
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$227K +$73.4K +5,928 +47%
CCB
70
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$223K +$5.05K +408 +2%
CA
71
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$195K +$63.5K +5,126 +48%
MFS
72
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$180K -$3.47K -280 -2%
LTFS
73
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$178K -$16.6K -1,340 -8%
SB
74
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$173K +$9.92K +801 +6%
CB
75
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$170K – – –
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BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

102 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $516M — down 4.1% from $538M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 12 funds closed out of BTZ and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $9.36M. The largest seller was NWAM LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.7M sold.

  • 102 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q3 2015, down from 106 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $516M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.36M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q3 2015 was NWAM LLC, an estimated $8.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.