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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

25.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.59% → 39.07% (+25%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $278M → $276M (-$2.1M)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 31

27% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 73 (-27)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
73
Holders Change
-27
Holders Change %
-27%
% of All Funds
1.82%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
9
Increased
23
Reduced
31
Closed
36
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCMNY
Westchester Capital Management (New York)
New York
+$4.21M
2
BI
Bulldog Investors
New Jersey
+$3.68M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$2.4M
4
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.22M
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$1.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$5.22M
2
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
-$3.65M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.59M
4
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$2.85M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
51
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$53K -$3.49K -319 -6%
M
52
MOTCO
Texas
$50K +$47.7K +4,366 New
NFG
53
Next Financial Group
Texas
$32K -$11 -1 -0%
GWM
54
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$27K +$26.9K +2,457 New
MFW
55
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$26K – – –
AWMS
56
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$21K -$14.6K -1,335 -42%
PNC Financial Services Group
57
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K -$11 -1 -0.1%
BFEC
58
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K -$11 -1 -0.1%
MRCM
59
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K -$11 -1 -0.1%
PCP
60
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11K -$11 -1 -0.1%
BAM
61
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$11K – – –
PCM
62
Penserra Capital Management
California
$11K +$1.21K +111 +12%
JCM
63
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$8K -$11 -1 -0.1%
RFA
64
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K +$7.45K +681 New
BC
65
Blueport Capital
Texas
$8K +$7.53K +689 New
SIC
66
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$7K +$7.11K +650 New
Bank of Montreal
67
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$7K +$7.28K +666 New
CFA
68
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
69
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
70
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
SEI Investments
71
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K -$11 -1 -1%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
72
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
– -$5.22M -476,967 Closed
YMRC
73
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
– -$3.65M -333,333 Closed
SFS
74
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
– -$1.78M -162,742 Closed
COLIM
75
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.69M -154,413 Closed
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

73 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $276M — down 0.76% from $278M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of DSU and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Westchester Capital Management (New York), opening a new position worth an estimated $4.21M. The largest seller was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.22M sold.

  • 73 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q4 2016, down from 100 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $276M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q4 2016, down 0.76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Westchester Capital Management (New York), an estimated $4.21M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, an estimated $5.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.