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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $165M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

567% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 6

400% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 6

103% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $81.4M → $165M (+$83.7M)

67% more funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 85 (+34)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.23% → 7.4% (+1.2%)

Holders
85
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
2.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
40
Increased
30
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$28.4M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$18.1M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$12.6M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11M
5
LW
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
+$2.19M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SONJCPFB
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B
New Jersey
-$3.26M
2
TFMS
Trust & Fiduciary Management Services
Massachusetts
-$2.36M
3
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$286K
4
DWT
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
-$275K
5
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
-$271K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
26
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$394K +$396K +32,880 New
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$386K +$290K +24,040 +291%
CA
28
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$336K +$338K +28,058 New
Cohen & Steers
29
Cohen & Steers
New York
$332K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$304K +$120K +9,987 +65%
MWM
31
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$279K +$281K +23,333 New
WEC
32
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$253K +$255K +21,170 New
Creative Planning
33
Creative Planning
Kansas
$252K +$150K +12,418 +144%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$251K +$249K +20,658 +5,953%
OA
35
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$206K +$207K +17,174 New
WS
36
Wedbush Securities
California
$197K +$198K +16,454 New
AIG
37
American International Group
New York
$188K +$156K +12,951 +477%
LCM
38
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$183K +$184K +15,316 New
SI
39
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$176K +$177K +14,692 New
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$171K +$81.9K +6,797 +91%
FCCM
41
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$157K -$72.3K -6,000 -31%
TRCT
42
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$130K +$131K +10,851 New
KFS
43
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$129K +$129K +10,740 New
PMG
44
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$127K +$128K +10,594 New
PI
45
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$106K -$650 -54 -0.6%
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$105K +$106K +8,780 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
47
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$103K +$22.1K +1,832 +27%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$101K +$33.1K +2,748 +49%
NRS
49
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$90K +$90.4K +7,507 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
50
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$87K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

85 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $165M — up 103% from $81.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new DSU positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.26M sold.

  • 85 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2013, up from 51 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $165M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 103% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $28.4M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B, an estimated $3.26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.