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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

103 hedge funds and large institutions have $558M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 31

0.98% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.78%38.76% (+0.98%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $561M → $558M (-$3.8M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 105103 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

Holders
103
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.9%
% of All Funds
2.99%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
7
Increased
42
Reduced
31
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$78.6M +$2.71M +200,796 +4%
RVP
2
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$64.8M +$3.62M +267,877 +6%
SCM
3
Saba Capital Management
New York
$49.7M +$2.99M +221,522 +6%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$42.9M
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$34.1M +$1.78M +131,614 +5%
1CP
6
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$20.6M +$2.51M +185,986 +14%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.1M -$1.11M -82,118 -5%
KIM
8
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$19.3M +$225K +16,650 +1%
PPA
9
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.2M +$690K +51,053 +4%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$17.5M +$2.58M +191,002 +17%
FIMG
11
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$15.8M +$501K +37,090 +3%
SIA
12
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$14.8M -$198K -14,654 -1%
SAMC
13
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$14.7M -$113K -8,392 -0.8%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$13.2M +$1.04M +77,129 +8%
OA
15
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$12.5M +$47.6K +3,525 +0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M -$305K -22,564 -3%
AQR Capital Management
17
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$9.67M -$224K -16,566 -2%
GC
18
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.66M -$284K -21,012 -3%
NL
19
NWAM LLC
Washington
$8.62M +$559K +41,352 +7%
Bessemer Group
20
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$6.81M +$6.92M +511,890 New
MRCM
21
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$4.74M +$40.5K +3,000 +0.9%
RJA
22
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.57M +$379K +28,082 +9%
MCC
23
Mid Continent Capital
Illinois
$4.28M -$91.9K -6,800 -2%
TAM
24
Third Avenue Management
New York
$3.5M -$10.6M -786,211 -75%
CC
25
Carlson Capital
Texas
$3.46M

BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

103 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $558M — down 0.68% from $561M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of BTZ and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 42 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.92M. The largest seller was Third Avenue Management, cutting an estimated $10.6M.

  • 103 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q3 2014, down from 105 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $558M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 0.68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $6.92M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Third Avenue Management, an estimated $10.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.