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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $81.4M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 11

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 48 → 51 (+3)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $78.1M → $81.4M (+$3.33M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.63% → 6.23% (+0.6%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
51
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
1.65%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
11
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$8.58M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.35M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$651K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$432K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$194K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.98M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$314K
3
TFMS
Trust & Fiduciary Management Services
Massachusetts
-$226K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$207K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$130K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$104K -$2.34K -194 -2%
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$100K +$99.6K +8,273 New
US Bancorp
28
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$90K +$90.3K +7,497 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
29
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$88K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$81K +$1.17K +97 +1%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$68K +$62.8K +5,217 +1,165%
SG Americas Securities
32
SG Americas Securities
New York
$68K +$67.7K +5,627 New
P
33
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$67K – – –
MFS
34
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$61K – – –
HCM
35
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$46K – – –
PWLP
36
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$46K – – –
ICOA
37
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$44K +$43.9K +3,650 New
SFS
38
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$43K -$107K -8,895 -71%
PTC
39
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$38K – – –
AIG
40
American International Group
New York
$32.8K – – –
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$25K -$104K -8,638 -81%
PNC Financial Services Group
42
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
HCM
43
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$16.1K – – –
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$16K +$108 +9 +0.7%
TCOV
45
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$8K +$8.03K +667 New
HI
46
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$7K +$6.61K +549 New
OIA
47
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$6K +$6.02K +500 New
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$4.85K -403 -54%
Fifth Third Bancorp
49
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K – – –
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

51 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $81.4M — up 4.3% from $78.1M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new DSU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $8.58M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $3.98M.

  • 51 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2013, up from 48 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $81.4M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $8.58M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.