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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $278M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

46% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 24

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 97100 (+3)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $272M → $278M (+$6.5M)

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.72%13.59% (-0.13%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.09%
% of All Funds
2.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
35
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LW
26
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$738K -$64.7K -5,918 -8%
OTC
27
Opera Trading Capital
France
$731K +$730K +66,833 New
AMH
28
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
$720K +$719K +65,779 New
WS
29
Wedbush Securities
California
$707K +$208K +19,033 +42%
DA
30
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$697K +$638K +58,369 +1,110%
FWM
31
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$581K +$224K +20,500 +63%
ZA
32
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$555K
EWM
33
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$483K -$68.3K -6,256 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$440K +$84.2K +7,703 +24%
AllianceBernstein
35
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$434K
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$316K +$3.96K +362 +1%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$311K +$265K +24,244 +584%
Cohen & Steers
38
Cohen & Steers
New York
$304K
AWA
39
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$266K +$177K +16,188 +200%
ACP
40
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$266K +$265K +24,301 New
GEM
41
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$256K
RJFSA
42
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$250K +$41.4K +3,792 +20%
M&T Bank
43
M&T Bank
New York
$240K -$11 -1 -0%
Creative Planning
44
Creative Planning
Kansas
$210K +$1.7K +156 +0.8%
FCCM
45
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$197K
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$195K -$642K -58,774 -77%
HighTower Advisors
47
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$195K +$11.5K +1,054 +6%
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$174K -$19.6K -1,790 -10%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$144K +$40.1K +3,669 +39%
CFG
50
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$138K +$120K +11,027 +685%

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

100 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $278M — up 2.4% from $272M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new DSU positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $4.52M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.15M.

  • 100 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2016, up from 97 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $278M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $4.52M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.