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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $631M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $634M → $631M (-$3.43M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 128 → 124 (-4)

3.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.92% → 46.45% (-3.5%)

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 17

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 49

Holders
124
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
32
Reduced
49
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.8M
2
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
+$2.53M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$2.38M
4
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$1.99M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$17.8M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$11.9M
3
MGAM
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
-$10.4M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$10.2M
5
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$9.93M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OA
51
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$633K -$113K -8,390 -15%
Janney Montgomery Scott
52
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$621K +$81.9K +6,094 +15%
V
53
Veritable
Delaware
$619K – – –
P
54
&Partners
Tennessee
$600K -$69.3K -5,155 -10%
Ameriprise
55
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$586K +$14.8K +1,102 +3%
AG
56
Advisor Group
Arizona
$522K +$187K +13,919 +57%
PAG
57
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$505K -$89.3K -6,640 -15%
WIA
58
Westbourne Investment Advisors
Maryland
$478K -$77.3K -5,750 -14%
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$473K +$176K +13,057 +60%
UCI
60
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$444K – – –
N
61
Nuveen
North Carolina
$436K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
62
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$434K +$142K +10,540 +49%
FM
63
Family Management
New York
$429K -$342K -25,432 -45%
ACP
64
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$424K -$96.7K -7,197 -19%
CP
65
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$404K +$398K +29,628 New
BC
66
Burney Company
Virginia
$369K -$42K -3,128 -10%
ASN
67
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$362K – – –
YCM
68
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
$361K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
69
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$354K +$47.9K +3,562 +16%
PAS
70
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$342K -$807 -60 -0.2%
SVWAG
71
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$339K +$40.3K +3,000 +14%
SCA
72
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$332K +$32.8K +2,441 +11%
WS
73
Wedbush Securities
California
$324K -$4.26K -317 -1%
SWP
74
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$322K – – –
POIA
75
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$312K – – –
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BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

124 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $631M — down 0.54% from $634M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of BTZ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $17.8M.

  • 124 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q3 2019, down from 128 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $631M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q3 2019, down 0.54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q3 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q3 2019 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q3 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $17.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.