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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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83 hedge funds and large institutions have $142M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 83 (+1)

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143M → $142M (-$1.34M)

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 32.73% → 30.51% (-2.2%)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 26

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.22%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
26
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$1.34M
2
VCM
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
+$1.3M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.29M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$824K
5
KPWG
KFA Private Wealth Group
Virginia
+$639K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$5.17M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$3.62M
3
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.89M
4
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$1.05M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$802K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAS
26
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$781K +$36.7K +3,722 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
27
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$686K -$49.8K -5,050 -7%
SC
28
Stolper & Co
Oklahoma
$635K +$32.3K +3,278 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$627K -$2.21K -224 -0.4%
Osaic Holdings
30
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$577K +$140K +14,195 +33%
DWT
31
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$526K – – –
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$468K +$143K +14,490 +44%
Janney Montgomery Scott
33
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$424K +$22.4K +2,273 +6%
KAS
34
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$395K +$392K +39,742 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$363K +$11.5K +1,163 +3%
RIG
36
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$338K -$30.9K -3,132 -8%
VEA
37
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$313K -$86.2K -8,737 -22%
RJA
38
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$292K -$32.1K -3,249 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$238K -$131K -13,321 -36%
TF
40
Trek Financial
Arizona
$234K +$3.17K +321 +1%
RJFSA
41
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$206K -$126K -12,727 -38%
FM
42
Family Management
New York
$193K – – –
SWM
43
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$192K -$14.4K -1,456 -7%
PMFA
44
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$186K +$185K +18,714 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
45
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$179K -$314K -31,818 -64%
CL
46
CSS LLC
Illinois
$169K – – –
SBIA
47
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$167K – – –
IAIM
48
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$154K – – –
FWM
49
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$139K -$4K -406 -3%
AA
50
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$127K -$207K -20,992 -62%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

83 of the 4,957 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $142M — down 0.94% from $143M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new DSU positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 19 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $1.34M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $5.17M.

  • 83 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2020, up from 82 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $142M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2020, down 0.94% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2020 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2020 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $1.34M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2020 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $5.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.