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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 29 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: 4 → 4 (0)

0.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.08% → 38.13% (-0.94%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 83 (-3)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221M → $190M (-$30.8M)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 29

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
83
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.49%
% of All Funds
1.8%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
11
Increased
23
Reduced
29
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$7.1M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$3.73M
3
VEA
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
+$2.76M
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$1.37M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Almitas Capital
California
-$6.93M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$6.15M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$5.08M
4
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$2.08M
5
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
-$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$986K -$320K -29,813 -25%
QGA
27
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$959K – – –
MAFM
28
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$934K +$55.9K +5,200 +6%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$916K -$106K -9,828 -10%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$877K -$309K -28,747 -26%
6M
31
6 Meridian
Kansas
$870K +$867K +80,747 New
AWA
32
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$782K -$852K -79,354 -52%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$691K +$693K +64,499 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
34
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$684K -$243K -22,646 -26%
AA
35
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$661K -$90.8K -8,455 -12%
DWT
36
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$408K – – –
PAS
37
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$403K +$48.9K +4,549 +14%
BRWA
38
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$382K +$380K +35,420 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$319K +$34.9K +3,248 +12%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$276K +$35.5K +3,302 +15%
RJFSA
41
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$269K +$50.3K +4,680 +23%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$267K +$42.2K +3,929 +19%
CL
43
CSS LLC
Illinois
$262K +$54.9K +5,114 +27%
SWM
44
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$215K -$7.28K -678 -3%
Ameriprise
45
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$207K -$27.2K -2,536 -12%
LC
46
Lindbrook Capital
California
$156K +$85.9K +8,000 +123%
FWM
47
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$154K -$35.2K -3,277 -19%
SBIA
48
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$148K +$148K +13,784 New
PFBT
49
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$138K – – –
AM
50
Ares Management
California
$135K -$18.6K -1,730 -12%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

83 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $190M — down 14% from $221M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $7.1M. The largest seller was Almitas Capital, cutting an estimated $6.93M.

  • 83 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2019, down from 86 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $190M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2019 was Almitas Capital, an estimated $6.93M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.