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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $591M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 32

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 128 (+3)

2.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.85% → 45.97% (+2.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $597M → $591M (-$6.12M)

Holders
128
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.4%
% of All Funds
2.93%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
11
Increased
49
Reduced
32
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.3M
2
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
+$5.23M
3
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$4.31M
4
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.88M
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
+$2.82M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$8.79M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.23M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.69M
4
NL
NWAM LLC
Washington
-$443K
5
MRCM
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
-$380K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MML Investors Services
76
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$209K -$17.5K -1,408 -8%
OC
77
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$202K – – –
Truist Financial
78
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$196K +$2.83K +228 +1%
Walleye Trading
79
Walleye Trading
New York
$192K +$7.44K +600 +4%
SB
80
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$192K +$8.41K +678 +4%
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$187K +$719 +58 +0.4%
EWM
82
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$184K -$74.2K -5,981 -28%
AA
83
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$171K +$176K +14,189 New
CB
84
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$169K – – –
RCM
85
RB Capital Management
Nevada
$168K +$1.51K +122 +0.9%
Goldman Sachs
86
Goldman Sachs
New York
$160K -$23.2K -1,868 -12%
BTS
87
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$159K – – –
NCM
88
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$152K +$1.18K +95 +0.8%
TSS
89
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$149K -$32.6K -2,632 -18%
Bank of New York Mellon
90
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$149K – – –
Geode Capital Management
91
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$149K +$154K +12,406 New
PNC Financial Services Group
92
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$146K -$15K -1,209 -9%
HA
93
Harborview Advisors
Maine
$131K -$67K -5,400 -33%
CPIG
94
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$111K -$19.5K -1,574 -15%
CF
95
Centaurus Financial
California
$107K +$657 +53 +0.6%
IA
96
IFP Advisors
Florida
$75K – – –
APA
97
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$73.7K -$5.07K -409 -6%
SPIA
98
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$71K +$70.3K +5,670 +3,150%
CFA
99
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$48K – – –
SWM
100
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$46K – – –
2 3
4
5 6

BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

128 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $591M — down 1% from $597M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BTZ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Sit Investment Associates, cutting an estimated $8.79M.

  • 128 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q2 2018, up from 125 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $591M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q2 2018, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q2 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q2 2018 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q2 2018 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $8.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.