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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust
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115 hedge funds and large institutions have $605M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 9

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 33

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $572M → $605M (+$33.2M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 112 → 115 (+3)

1.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.61% → 41.29% (+1.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

Holders
115
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.68%
% of All Funds
2.87%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
13
Increased
42
Reduced
33
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.5M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$5.91M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$5.3M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.67M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$3.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$3.71M
2
AWMS
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
-$2.76M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.33M
4
FFA
First Foundation Advisors
California
-$1.47M
5
FIMG
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$996K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NSIM
101
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$41K +$494 +37 +1%
DADC
102
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$32K – – –
WAM
103
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$27K +$267 +20 +1%
PFGIA
104
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$26K – – –
FPB
105
First PREMIER Bank
South Dakota
$23K – – –
PCM
106
Penserra Capital Management
California
$22K +$1.82K +136 +9%
EWM
107
Endurance Wealth Management
Rhode Island
$20K – – –
BC
108
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$14K – – –
Citigroup
109
Citigroup
New York
$14K +$427 +32 +3%
AIM
110
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$13.4K – – –
Barclays
111
Barclays
United Kingdom
$13K – – –
TRCT
112
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$11K +$10.7K +803 New
NFG
113
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
GWM
114
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$6K – – –
M
115
MOTCO
Texas
$5K – – –
HNB
116
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1K – – –
FIMG
117
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
– -$996K -75,677 Closed
CI
118
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
– -$966K -73,392 Closed
DA
119
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$473K -35,974 Closed
Citadel Advisors
120
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$257K -19,505 Closed
CA
121
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$144K -10,949 Closed
CSA
122
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$137K -10,420 Closed
PA
123
Pinnacle Associates
New York
– -$134K -10,180 Closed
PSW
124
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
– -$11K -859 Closed
SEI Investments
125
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$9K -662 Closed
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BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

115 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $605M — up 5.8% from $572M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new BTZ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.71M.

  • 115 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q2 2017, up from 112 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $605M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q2 2017, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $3.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.