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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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104 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 14

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 104 (+13)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $269M (+$25.8M)

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.96% → 14.22% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
104
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
2.73%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
27
Increased
30
Reduced
19
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$10.1M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$3.04M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.91M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$1.82M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$1.48M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.08M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$1.65M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.41M
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$689K
5
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
-$685K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FFA
26
First Foundation Advisors
California
$1.29M -$55.8K -5,504 -4%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.2M +$171K +16,841 +16%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.06M +$1.06M +105,013 New
RCM
29
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$1.01M +$1.02M +100,283 New
TAM
30
Trust Asset Management
Texas
$925K +$927K +91,475 New
MIG
31
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$887K -$668K -65,887 -43%
LW
32
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$841K -$509K -50,187 -38%
AllianceBernstein
33
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$798K – – –
ZA
34
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$630K – – –
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$594K +$596K +58,739 New
CA
36
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$592K -$188K -18,500 -24%
MC
37
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$488K +$489K +48,267 New
FAAS
38
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$475K +$336K +33,162 +233%
FWM
39
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$461K +$463K +45,621 New
WAM
40
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$441K +$442K +43,626 New
WS
41
Wedbush Securities
California
$388K +$66.4K +6,550 +21%
EWM
42
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$341K +$342K +33,770 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
43
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$298K +$82.2K +8,106 +38%
Squarepoint
44
Squarepoint
New York
$286K +$286K +28,241 New
GC
45
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$285K -$11.4K -1,124 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$283K -$9.45K -932 -3%
Cohen & Steers
47
Cohen & Steers
New York
$281K – – –
EML
48
Eos Management LP
New York
$242K +$243K +23,941 New
GEM
49
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$236K – – –
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$209K +$159K +15,647 +313%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

104 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $269M — up 11% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new DSU positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.08M.

  • 104 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2015, up from 91 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $269M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.08M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.