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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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73 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

25.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.59% → 39.07% (+25%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $276M (-$2.1M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 31

27% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 73 (-27)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
73
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-27%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
31
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$4.21M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$3.68M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.4M
4
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.22M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$5.22M
2
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$3.65M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.59M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$2.85M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
26
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$781K +$753K +68,852 New
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$779K +$629K +57,536 +517%
LW
28
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$764K +$295 +27 +0%
AMH
29
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
$746K -$11 -1 -0%
FWM
30
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$675K +$70.6K +6,458 +12%
ZA
31
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$575K -$11 -1 -0%
EWM
32
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$501K +$1.15K +105 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$497K +$40.6K +3,716 +9%
LTFS
34
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$484K +$334K +30,590 +232%
AllianceBernstein
35
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$449K -$11 -1 -0%
ACP
36
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$366K +$87K +7,953 +33%
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$354K +$26.2K +2,400 +8%
AWA
38
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$281K +$5.42K +496 +2%
GEM
39
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$265K – – –
RJFSA
40
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$259K -$22 -2 -0%
M&T Bank
41
M&T Bank
New York
$249K – – –
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$230K +$12.6K +1,149 +6%
HighTower Advisors
43
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$189K -$11.5K -1,055 -6%
OC
44
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$162K -$38.9K -3,559 -20%
FCCM
45
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$153K -$49.2K -4,504 -25%
CFG
46
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$143K – – –
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$138K -$40.6K -3,711 -23%
Neuberger Berman Group
48
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$135K -$11 -1 -0%
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$119K -$7.38K -675 -6%
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$56K -$11 -1 -0%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

73 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $276M — down 0.76% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of DSU and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Westchester Capital Management (New York), opening a new position worth an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.22M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2016, down from 100 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $276M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 0.76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $4.21M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, an estimated $5.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.