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BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

128 hedge funds and large institutions have $516M invested in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 33

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $399M → $516M (+$118M)

8.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.42%41.95% (+8.5%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 132128 (-4)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 23

Holders
128
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
20
Increased
43
Reduced
33
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$121M -$12.1M -914,542 -9%
SIA
2
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$62M +$28.7M +2,175,212 +86%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$61.4M +$61.3M +4,652,503 New
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$58.5M +$4.3M +326,227 +8%
GC
5
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$17M +$2.23M +169,565 +15%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17M -$658K -49,957 -4%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15M +$942K +71,528 +7%
KIM
8
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$13.6M -$629K -47,705 -4%
Invesco
9
Invesco
Georgia
$13.1M -$2.56M -194,026 -16%
PPA
10
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.6M +$307K +23,298 +3%
SAMC
11
Spectrum Asset Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$9.54M
BI
12
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$9.29M -$77.7K -5,900 -0.8%
JFGIW
13
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$8.96M +$161K +12,206 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.43M +$64.8K +4,915 +0.8%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.75M -$324K -24,600 -4%
CIA
16
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$7.48M -$79.3K -6,017 -1%
NL
17
NWAM LLC
Washington
$6.6M -$66.1K -5,017 -1%
EIA
18
Edgemoor Investment Advisors
Maryland
$5.7M -$33.4K -2,532 -0.6%
RJFSA
19
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.08M +$61.4K +4,662 +1%
EDRIA
20
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$3.49M +$144K +10,962 +4%
PCM
21
Penserra Capital Management
California
$3.24M +$133K +10,091 +4%
FFA
22
First Foundation Advisors
California
$2.93M +$9.82K +745 +0.3%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.91M -$32.5K -2,466 -1%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$2.9M +$61.2K +4,641 +2%
LDFR
25
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.8M -$63.7K -4,837 -2%

BTZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

128 of the 4,878 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $516M — up 30% from $399M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of BTZ and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 43 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $61.3M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.2M sold.

  • 128 institutional investors held BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) as of Q2 2020, down from 132 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $516M of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust stock for Q2 2020, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust positions in Q2 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $61.3M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust seller in Q2 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $15.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.