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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $194M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 21

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $194M (+$28.6M)

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 86 (+1)

1.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.4% → 8.43% (+1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.18%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
29
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$24M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$2.86M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$2.83M
4
RCM
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
+$762K
5
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$609K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$4.59M
2
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
-$2.81M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$597K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$436K
5
VC
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
-$393K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PIA
26
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$474K +$4.23K +347 +0.9%
V
27
Veritable
Delaware
$455K +$451K +36,995 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
28
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$404K – – –
TC
29
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$402K +$337K +27,638 +545%
Cohen & Steers
30
Cohen & Steers
New York
$342K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$311K -$2.02K -166 -0.7%
VC
32
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$275K -$393K -32,236 -59%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$275K +$15.8K +1,294 +6%
FCCM
34
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$229K +$66.2K +5,433 +41%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$218K +$24.8K +2,034 +13%
OA
36
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$211K – – –
WS
37
Wedbush Securities
California
$185K -$17.1K -1,407 -9%
SI
38
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$178K +$779 +64 +0.4%
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$161K -$27.1K -2,222 -15%
PI
40
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$159K +$48.5K +3,984 +45%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$133K +$132K +10,818 New
Barclays
42
Barclays
United Kingdom
$130K -$597K -49,054 -82%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$129K -$129K -10,572 -50%
CAN
44
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$128K +$72.3K +5,937 +132%
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$124K +$122K +10,046 New
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$116K +$12.4K +1,016 +12%
KFS
47
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$115K -$16.5K -1,358 -13%
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$115K +$7.04K +578 +7%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$108K +$67.2K +5,519 +172%
KeyBank National Association
50
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$104K +$103K +8,462 New
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

86 of the 3,464 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $194M — up 17% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new DSU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 29 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $24M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.59M.

  • 86 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2014, up from 85 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $194M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $24M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.59M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.