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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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93 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $237M (+$17.5M)

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.27% → 11.3% (+1%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 93 (-2)

Holders
93
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
25
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
+$6.49M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$5.13M
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$5M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$4.35M
5
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$4.09M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$2.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.77M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$1.12M
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$679K
5
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$517K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$887K +$894K +79,493 New
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$839K – – –
PIA
28
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$731K +$244K +21,667 +49%
ZA
29
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$695K – – –
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$569K -$99.5K -8,850 -15%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$477K +$199K +17,705 +71%
WAM
32
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$472K -$22.4K -1,994 -4%
OFG
33
OTA Financial Group
New York
$444K +$448K +39,838 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
34
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$376K – – –
CCM
35
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$372K +$375K +33,333 New
CAS
36
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
$370K +$373K +33,193 New
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
37
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$367K – – –
Cohen & Steers
38
Cohen & Steers
New York
$310K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$300K +$63.8K +5,676 +27%
GEM
40
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$260K +$262K +23,333 New
AllianceBernstein
41
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$247K +$105K +9,333 +73%
SWP
42
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$233K +$234K +20,839 New
AIG
43
American International Group
New York
$233K -$19.7K -1,755 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
44
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$206K +$118K +10,515 +133%
GC
45
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$191K -$67K -5,955 -26%
FCCM
46
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$187K -$3.75K -333 -2%
WS
47
Wedbush Securities
California
$183K +$32.1K +2,850 +21%
OC
48
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$178K +$9.26K +823 +5%
SI
49
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$164K +$3.98K +354 +2%
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$149K -$43.6K -3,874 -22%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

93 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $237M — up 7.9% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlueSpruce Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.49M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.8M.

  • 93 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2014, down from 95 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $237M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was BlueSpruce Investments, an estimated $6.49M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $2.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.