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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $237M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $237M (+$17.5M)

1.02% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.27%11.3% (+1%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 25

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9593 (-2)

Holders
93
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.11%
% of All Funds
2.48%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
25
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OA
51
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$138K -$53.8K -4,787 -28%
Creative Planning
52
Creative Planning
Kansas
$135K +$12.4K +1,103 +10%
CAN
53
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$120K -$13.8K -1,226 -10%
DA
54
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$116K -$679K -60,338 -85%
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$116K
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$113K +$91.6K +8,143 +407%
Stifel Financial
57
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$108K
TC
58
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$97K +$98.2K +8,733 New
ICOA
59
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$93K +$17.9K +1,594 +24%
NRS
60
Neville Rodie & Shaw
New York
$84K
NL
61
NWAM LLC
Washington
$79K +$821 +73 +1%
CT
62
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$76K
BMO
63
Beck Mack & Oliver
New York
$73K
Ameriprise
64
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$72K -$38.9K -3,462 -35%
PWLP
65
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership
Massachusetts
$71K
First Trust Advisors
66
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$68K +$7.63K +678 +13%
P
67
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$62K
KA
68
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$59K -$16.2K -1,436 -21%
Janney Montgomery Scott
69
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$50.1K +$236 +21 +0.5%
HCM
70
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$42K
B
71
Baird
Wisconsin
$41K +$41.6K +3,699 New
William Blair & Company
72
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$40K
OC
73
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$38K
SIC
74
Shoker Investment Counsel
Ohio
$37K +$720 +64 +2%
Bank of Montreal
75
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$33K

DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

93 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $237M — up 7.9% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new DSU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlueSpruce Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.49M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.8M.

  • 93 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2014, down from 95 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $237M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was BlueSpruce Investments, an estimated $6.49M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $2.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.