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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
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90 hedge funds and large institutions have $152M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 9

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 90 (+7)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $152M (+$10.5M)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.51% → 31.15% (+0.64%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
90
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
1.59%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
25
Reduced
26
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$4.71M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$1.57M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.36M
4
MPCG
Matrix Private Capital Group
New York
+$886K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$850K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$6.8M
2
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
-$2.1M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$1.7M
4
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
-$1.36M
5
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$377K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MAFM
26
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$891K +$34.5K +3,435 +4%
PAS
27
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$882K +$58.6K +5,835 +7%
LCM
28
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$881K +$848K +84,335 New
AUIM
29
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$851K -$325K -32,286 -28%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$775K +$51.1K +5,084 +7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$730K +$67.8K +6,748 +11%
SSCA
32
South Shore Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$664K +$639K +63,550 New
SC
33
Stolper & Co
Oklahoma
$657K -$10K -998 -2%
FM
34
Family Management
New York
$562K +$346K +34,436 +178%
DWT
35
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$553K – – –
KAS
36
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$544K +$133K +13,262 +33%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$530K +$35.9K +3,570 +8%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$522K -$319K -31,771 -39%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
39
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$514K +$313K +31,125 +173%
Janney Montgomery Scott
40
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$420K -$24.9K -2,473 -6%
QC
41
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
$376K +$362K +35,992 New
RIG
42
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$355K – – –
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$330K +$318K +31,611 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$324K -$55.1K -5,482 -15%
VEA
45
Virtus ETF Advisers
New York
$313K -$15.8K -1,570 -5%
WAM
46
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$310K +$298K +29,684 New
OWA
47
Opal Wealth Advisors
New York
$274K +$263K +26,181 New
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$259K -$45.8K -4,559 -16%
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$246K -$4.15K -413 -2%
TF
50
Trek Financial
Arizona
$227K -$17.8K -1,770 -8%
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

90 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $152M — up 7.4% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new DSU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bramshill Investments, adding an estimated $4.71M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $6.8M.

  • 90 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2020, up from 83 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $152M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was Bramshill Investments, an estimated $4.71M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $6.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.