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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

95 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 90 → 95 (+5)

0.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.57% → 10.27% (+0.7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $220M (+$8.42K)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
95
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
2.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
24
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$6.04M
2
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$4.76M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.71M
4
NCM
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.11M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$1.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$3.58M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$1.02M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$847K
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$692K
5
KSCM
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
-$591K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KFS
51
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$101K – – –
Barclays
52
Barclays
United Kingdom
$98K +$1.3K +109 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
53
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$91K +$1.15K +97 +1%
NRS
54
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$86K – – –
US Bancorp
55
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$86K – – –
NL
56
NWAM LLC
Washington
$80K +$2.19K +184 +3%
ICOA
57
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$78K -$300K -25,234 -79%
CT
58
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$78K – – –
KA
59
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$77K -$15.8K -1,327 -16%
BMO
60
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$75K – – –
PWLP
61
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$73K – – –
VC
62
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$69K -$99.4K -8,351 -58%
SPC
63
Silver Point Capital
Connecticut
$69K – – –
BRWA
64
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$68K -$7.2K -605 -9%
Nomura Holdings
65
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$65K +$66.7K +5,607 New
P
66
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$64K – – –
First Trust Advisors
67
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$62K -$512K -43,050 -89%
Janney Montgomery Scott
68
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$51.2K – – –
MFS
69
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$45K +$10.2K +857 +28%
HCM
70
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$44K – – –
MWR
71
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$42K +$44K +3,699 New
William Blair & Company
72
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$41K – – –
OC
73
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$39K – – –
SIC
74
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$38K +$39.7K +3,337 New
PTC
75
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$36K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

95 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $220M — up 0% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new DSU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $6.04M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.58M.

  • 95 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q3 2014, up from 90 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $220M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q3 2014, up 0% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q3 2014 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $6.04M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q3 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.