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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 23

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 89 (+6)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $190M → $184M (-$6.74M)

1.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.13% → 36.69% (-1.4%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.23%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
13
Increased
26
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$7.04M
2
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.61M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$818K
4
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$771K
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$769K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BPCM
Beach Point Capital Management
California
-$11.6M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$2.36M
3
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
-$2.16M
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.36M
5
AC
Almitas Capital
California
-$1.32M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
26
Bank of America
North Carolina
$962K +$47.4K +4,394 +5%
QGA
27
Q Global Advisors
Texas
$957K – – –
MAFM
28
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$949K +$17.3K +1,600 +2%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$847K -$137K -12,712 -14%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
30
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$833K -$42.3K -3,922 -5%
6M
31
6 Meridian
Kansas
$790K -$78.6K -7,282 -9%
AWA
32
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$750K -$30.3K -2,803 -4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$672K -$11.5K -1,061 -2%
AA
34
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$618K -$42.8K -3,966 -6%
PAS
35
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$447K +$44.9K +4,164 +11%
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$411K +$205K +18,970 +99%
DWT
37
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$407K – – –
RIG
38
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$398K +$399K +36,985 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$348K +$29.8K +2,757 +9%
BRWA
40
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$334K -$47.9K -4,442 -13%
AC
41
Almitas Capital
California
$333K -$1.32M -122,734 -80%
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$318K +$42.9K +3,976 +16%
LTFS
43
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$314K +$48.3K +4,472 +18%
TJHA
44
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$278K +$145K +13,481 +109%
RJFSA
45
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$266K -$2.65K -246 -1%
CL
46
CSS LLC
Illinois
$264K +$3.25K +301 +1%
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
$263K +$265K +24,527 New
SWM
48
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$204K -$10.8K -1,004 -5%
SBIA
49
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$180K +$32.4K +3,000 +22%
WAM
50
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$163K +$127K +11,813 +344%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

89 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $184M — down 3.5% from $190M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DSU positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.04M. The largest seller was Beach Point Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 89 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2019, up from 83 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $184M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2019, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $7.04M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Beach Point Capital Management, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.