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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $243M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

0.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.26% → 12.96% (+0.69%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $250M → $243M (-$6.74M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 91 (-1)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 25

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
91
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
2.54%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
22
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$9.67M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.81M
3
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$1.7M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.62M
5
ACM
Advent Capital Management
New York
+$1.33M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.96M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.74M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$620K
4
PIA
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$545K
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$423K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.02M -$61.6K -5,841 -5%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$980K +$136K +12,897 +15%
AllianceBernstein
28
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$791K -$21.4K -2,025 -3%
CA
29
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$772K -$53.8K -5,100 -6%
DA
30
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$689K +$275K +26,097 +61%
CCM
31
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$685K -$87.2K -8,267 -11%
ZA
32
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$624K – – –
AA
33
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$351K +$369K +35,000 New
WS
34
Wedbush Securities
California
$319K +$27.9K +2,646 +9%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$293K -$38.4K -3,638 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$290K +$4.43K +420 +1%
Cohen & Steers
37
Cohen & Steers
New York
$278K – – –
Geode Capital Management
38
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$246K – – –
GEM
39
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$234K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$219K -$11.8K -1,120 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$214K +$8.97K +850 +4%
SWP
42
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$209K +$401 +38 +0.2%
TC
43
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$209K +$220K +20,900 New
HNB
44
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$197K – – –
WAM
45
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$179K -$130K -12,335 -41%
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$160K -$17.3K -1,644 -9%
FCCM
47
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$157K +$165K +15,667 New
FAAS
48
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$141K +$150K +14,243 New
SI
49
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$134K -$3.68K -349 -3%
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$125K +$1.93K +183 +1%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

91 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $243M — down 2.7% from $250M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new DSU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.67M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.96M.

  • 91 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2015, down from 92 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $243M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2015, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2015 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $9.67M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.