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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $221M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $206M → $221M (+$15.7M)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.75% → 39.08% (-0.67%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 86 (-3)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
86
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.37%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
28
Reduced
27
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BPCM
Beach Point Capital Management
California
+$13.8M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$6.58M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.11M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$3.42M
5
AC
Almitas Capital
California
+$3.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$14.3M
2
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
-$12.4M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.82M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$5.68M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$2.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.3M +$1.91K +181 +0.1%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$1.27M -$2.26M -213,742 -64%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
28
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.18M -$698K -66,117 -37%
CCP
29
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.14M +$1.13M +106,700 New
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.02M -$563K -53,332 -36%
QGA
31
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$954K +$338K +31,986 +56%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$924K -$14.6K -1,379 -2%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$879K +$140K +13,216 +19%
MAFM
34
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$873K +$124K +11,700 +17%
GC
35
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$850K +$372K +35,227 +80%
BFM
36
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$804K +$792K +75,000 New
AA
37
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$749K +$229K +21,653 +45%
CWM
38
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$505K +$90K +8,530 New
RVPG
39
Relative Value Partners Group
$451K – – –
CRC
40
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$440K -$2.68M -253,741 -86%
DWT
41
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$406K – – –
Jane Street
42
Jane Street
New York
$364K +$147K +13,896 +69%
PAS
43
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$353K +$7.33K +694 +2%
WAM
44
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$295K -$594K -56,314 -67%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$283K -$38.6K -3,661 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
46
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$266K -$125K -11,851 -32%
Envestnet Asset Management
47
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$239K +$11.3K +1,069 +5%
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$233K +$21.7K +2,058 +10%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$223K -$55.2K -5,227 -20%
SWM
50
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$221K -$1.32K -125 -0.6%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

86 of the 4,621 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $221M — up 7.6% from $206M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Beach Point Capital Management, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.3M.

  • 86 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2019, down from 89 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $221M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was Beach Point Capital Management, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $14.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.