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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $206M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 89 (+5)

2.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.42% → 39.75% (+2.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $248M → $206M (-$42.7M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
89
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.95%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
24
Increased
20
Reduced
26
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$14.5M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$5.71M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$5.02M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$4.96M
5
FM
Family Management
New York
+$1.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$12.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$10.2M
3
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$4.65M
4
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
-$1.71M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$1.36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.18M -$16K -1,520 -1%
BI
27
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
$926K +$1M +94,732 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$856K -$91.6K -8,674 -9%
WAM
29
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$819K +$177K +16,804 +25%
WAM
30
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$723K +$781K +74,021 New
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$683K +$738K +69,896 New
MAFM
32
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$682K +$737K +69,781 New
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$672K +$101K +9,598 +16%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$602K +$650K +61,601 New
QGA
35
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$557K +$602K +57,046 New
BCM
36
Basso Capital Management
Connecticut
$541K +$571K +54,100 New
SFS
37
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$538K -$1.31M -124,049 -69%
AA
38
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$471K +$509K +48,221 New
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$431K +$241K +22,816 +107%
RVPG
40
Relative Value Partners Group
$414K -$1.71M -161,950 -79%
DWT
41
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$370K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$358K -$18.5K -1,757 -5%
BPCM
43
Beach Point Capital Management
California
$348K +$375K +35,569 New
PAS
44
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$336K -$23K -2,180 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$293K -$4.48K -424 -1%
LTFS
46
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$254K +$95.4K +9,036 +53%
RJFSA
47
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$240K -$63.5K -6,014 -20%
Envestnet Asset Management
48
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$208K +$31.7K +3,006 +16%
FWM
49
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$206K -$59K -5,589 -21%
SWM
50
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$203K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

89 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $206M — down 17% from $248M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new DSU positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $14.5M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $12.7M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2018, up from 84 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $206M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2018 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $14.5M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $12.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.