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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

97 hedge funds and large institutions have $242M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 97 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $237M → $242M (+$4.77M)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.3% → 11.47% (+0.17%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
97
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.3%
% of All Funds
2.58%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
29
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.72M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$4.15M
3
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$2.32M
4
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$2.18M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$2.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$9.12M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$2.14M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.69M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
-$1.48M
5
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$919K – – –
Geode Capital Management
27
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$912K – – –
AllianceBernstein
28
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$883K +$634K +56,833 +257%
LCM
29
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$845K -$250K -22,364 -23%
CCM
30
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$783K +$409K +36,667 +110%
DA
31
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$730K +$612K +54,851 +526%
PIA
32
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$722K -$11.2K -1,000 -2%
ZA
33
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$697K – – –
KSCM
34
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
$545K -$700K -62,677 -56%
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$522K +$48.1K +4,311 +10%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$427K +$234K +20,917 +122%
OFG
37
OTA Financial Group
New York
$315K -$130K -11,628 -29%
Cohen & Steers
38
Cohen & Steers
New York
$311K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
39
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$308K -$68.7K -6,150 -18%
TC
40
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$300K +$299K +26,769 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$272K -$205K -18,380 -43%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$272K -$28.7K -2,569 -10%
GEM
43
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$261K – – –
SGCA
44
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$239K +$238K +21,321 New
SFS
45
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$237K -$756K -67,736 -76%
SWP
46
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$234K +$1.38K +124 +0.6%
KC
47
Kellner Capital
New York
$227K +$223K +20,000 New
WS
48
Wedbush Securities
California
$226K +$42.2K +3,784 +23%
HNB
49
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$220K +$220K +19,694 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
50
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$206K +$22 +2 +0%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

97 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $242M — up 2% from $237M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DSU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $4.72M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.12M.

  • 97 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2015, up from 93 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $242M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2015, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.72M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.