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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8279 (-3)

4.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.55%38.48% (-4.1%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $229M (-$61.3M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
79
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.66%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
21
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CWM
26
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.39M +$176K +15,466 New
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.13M -$90.5K -7,940 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$957K +$2.13K +187 +0.2%
SG Americas Securities
29
SG Americas Securities
New York
$949K +$968K +84,908 New
Walleye Trading
30
Walleye Trading
New York
$817K -$418K -36,675 -33%
NMC
31
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$703K +$717K +62,900 New
LW
32
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$701K -$33.2K -2,913 -4%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$492K +$228K +20,006 +83%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$442K -$39.8K -3,492 -8%
RJFSA
35
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$415K +$58.8K +5,159 +16%
OTC
36
Opera Trading Capital
France
$357K -$103K -9,027 -22%
PAS
37
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$356K +$42.6K +3,738 +13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$320K +$33K +2,894 +11%
FWM
39
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$300K -$10.7K -938 -3%
BI
40
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$268K -$86.9K -7,629 -24%
LTFS
41
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$257K
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$247K +$252K +22,070 New
SWM
43
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$236K -$6.76K -593 -3%
RCM
44
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$209K +$213K +18,705 New
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$203K +$50.1K +4,396 +32%
CL
46
CSS LLC
Illinois
$164K -$47.1K -4,134 -22%
TJHA
47
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$158K +$161K +14,095 New
CSA
48
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$149K -$134K -11,745 -47%
Creative Planning
49
Creative Planning
Kansas
$148K -$41.8K -3,666 -22%
PFBT
50
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$144K

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $229M — down 21% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $33.1M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2018, down from 82 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $229M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $33.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.