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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $250M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 25

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $250M (+$7.33M)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.47% → 12.26% (+0.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 97 → 92 (-5)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
92
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.15%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
7
Increased
30
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$11.7M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$2.45M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$2.02M
4
BI
BlueSpruce Investments
Illinois
+$757K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$750K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
-$1.14M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$569K
3
KSCM
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
-$545K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$311K
5
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
-$300K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
26
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$879K +$22.7K +2,025 +3%
CCM
27
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$833K +$74.8K +6,667 +10%
ZA
28
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$677K – – –
PIA
29
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$601K -$103K -9,149 -14%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$555K – – –
DA
31
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$464K -$253K -22,566 -35%
OFG
32
OTA Financial Group
New York
$444K +$130K +11,628 +41%
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$423K +$399K +35,570 +1,045%
GC
34
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$358K -$58.3K -5,199 -14%
WAM
35
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$328K -$184K -16,437 -35%
WS
36
Wedbush Securities
California
$316K +$101K +8,961 +44%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$310K +$47.3K +4,218 +17%
Cohen & Steers
38
Cohen & Steers
New York
$302K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
39
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$299K – – –
GEM
40
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$253K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$250K -$15.1K -1,346 -6%
SWP
42
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$226K -$1.81K -161 -0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$223K +$23.1K +2,057 +11%
HNB
44
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$214K – – –
PAM
45
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$211K +$218K +19,423 New
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$191K +$247 +22 +0.1%
SI
47
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$150K -$6.7K -597 -4%
SGCA
48
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$142K -$92.7K -8,264 -39%
OA
49
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$135K – – –
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$134K +$20.6K +1,834 +18%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

92 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $250M — up 3% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of DSU and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Saba Capital Management, adding an estimated $11.7M. The largest seller was Horizon Kinetics, cutting an estimated $1.14M.

  • 92 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2015, down from 97 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $250M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2015, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $11.7M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Horizon Kinetics, an estimated $1.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.