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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $248M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $248M (+$19.5M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 79 → 84 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.48% → 37.42% (-1.1%)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.33%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
23
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.25M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$2.02M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.69M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$1.06M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$722K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$9.13M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$4.44M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$1.43M
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$1M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$949K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIA
26
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.67M -$38K -3,376 -2%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.37M -$1M -89,152 -42%
DA
28
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.36M -$176K -15,628 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.07M +$119K +10,615 +12%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06M -$62.7K -5,577 -6%
WAM
31
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$746K +$722K +64,142 +2,222%
LW
32
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$700K +$1.34K +119 +0.2%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$659K +$170K +15,150 +34%
Walleye Trading
34
Walleye Trading
New York
$609K -$207K -18,400 -25%
Walleye Capital
35
Walleye Capital
New York
$475K +$479K +42,609 New
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$429K -$12.4K -1,099 -3%
DWT
37
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$422K +$426K +37,860 New
PAS
38
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$384K +$28.5K +2,532 +8%
OTC
39
Opera Trading Capital
France
$356K – – –
RJFSA
40
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$341K -$73.2K -6,503 -18%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$339K +$21.3K +1,896 +7%
FWM
42
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$297K -$2.04K -181 -0.7%
MSU
43
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
$278K +$281K +25,000 New
William Blair & Company
44
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$246K +$326 +29 +0.1%
GC
45
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$237K +$239K +21,288 New
SWM
46
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$231K -$3.7K -329 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
47
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$203K +$205K +18,265 New
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$202K +$204K +18,117 New
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$190K -$57.5K -5,113 -23%
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$174K +$77.2K +6,865 +78%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

84 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $248M — up 8.5% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Oak Hill Advisors, adding an estimated $2.25M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.13M.

  • 84 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2018, up from 79 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $248M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Oak Hill Advisors, an estimated $2.25M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.