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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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79 hedge funds and large institutions have $292M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 79 (+5)

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.55% → 41.65% (+2.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $292M (+$8.13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
79
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$16.1M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$2.54M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$664K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$350K
5
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$316K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$2.99M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.17M
3
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$1.69M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.46M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$989K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WS
26
Wela Strategies
Georgia
$878K -$9K -773 -1%
OTC
27
Opera Trading Capital
France
$841K – – –
BI
28
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$779K -$543K -46,599 -41%
FWM
29
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$760K -$13.4K -1,155 -2%
AMH
30
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
$759K – – –
LW
31
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$750K +$1.22K +105 +0.2%
AWA
32
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$647K +$316K +27,133 +94%
ZA
33
Zazove Associates
Nevada
$585K – – –
ACP
34
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$495K -$5.48K -471 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
35
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$491K +$38.3K +3,292 +8%
Cohen & Steers
36
Cohen & Steers
New York
$474K +$155K +13,297 +48%
RCM
37
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$426K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$347K -$27.1K -2,324 -7%
RJFSA
39
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$306K -$46.4K -3,988 -13%
FT
40
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$246K +$248K +21,295 New
EWM
41
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$239K +$1.37K +118 +0.6%
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$218K – – –
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$217K -$264K -22,681 -55%
SFS
44
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$177K +$179K +15,350 New
Bessemer Group
45
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$167K – – –
OC
46
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$165K – – –
Neuberger Berman Group
47
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$147K +$13.2K +1,135 +10%
FCCM
48
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$144K -$11.6K -1,000 -7%
Millennium Management
49
Millennium Management
New York
$129K +$130K +11,191 New
Ameriprise
50
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$125K +$2.24K +192 +2%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $292M — up 2.9% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new DSU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.99M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2017, up from 74 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $292M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $2.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.