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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
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133 hedge funds and large institutions have $489M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 40

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $455M → $489M (+$34.4M)

2.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.05% → 35.63% (+2.6%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 133 (-3)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
133
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.21%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
13
Increased
49
Reduced
40
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$44.8M
2
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$5.77M
3
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$3.85M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$1.39M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.91M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.51M
3
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$4.12M
4
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$3.61M
5
NL
NWAM LLC
Washington
-$3.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Cetera Investment Advisers
76
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$267K +$619 +42 +0.2%
SPC
77
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$244K +$17K +1,150 +7%
PWA
78
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$229K – – –
IAMOG
79
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$228K +$59K +4,000 +35%
MAFM
80
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$222K +$25.1K +1,700 +13%
9WM
81
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$216K +$7.22K +490 +3%
P
82
&Partners
Tennessee
$215K +$1.31K +89 +0.6%
TNB
83
TCF National Bank
South Dakota
$206K – – –
Lazard Asset Management
84
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$198K – – –
CST
85
Charles Schwab Trust
Nevada
$181K – – –
RCM
86
RB Capital Management
Nevada
$179K +$2.89K +196 +2%
Mercer Global Advisors
87
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$168K +$169K +11,441 New
HA
88
Harborview Advisors
Maine
$164K +$5.93K +402 +4%
Citigroup
89
Citigroup
New York
$163K +$25.9K +1,760 +19%
CFG
90
Cooper Financial Group
California
$154K +$133 +9 +0.1%
FIA
91
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$129K +$80.7K +5,471 +164%
BAM
92
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$121K – – –
POIA
93
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$89K – – –
GWSG
94
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$88K +$89.3K +6,055 New
EP
95
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$78K – – –
HI
96
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$77K +$77.5K +5,256 New
APA
97
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$62.8K +$708 +48 +1%
IAIM
98
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$58K – – –
NFG
99
Next Financial Group
Texas
$54K -$9.58K -650 -15%
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$37K +$14.7K +1,000 +67%
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BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

133 of the 5,696 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $489M — up 7.6% from $455M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of BTZ and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $44.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $5.91M.

  • 133 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q1 2021, down from 136 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $489M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q1 2021, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $44.8M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $5.91M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.