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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $292M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 22 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

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 79 (+5)

2.1% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.55% → 41.65% (+2.1%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $292M (+$8.13M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
79
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.76%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
22
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$16.1M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$2.54M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$664K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$350K
5
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$316K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$2.99M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.17M
3
CIA
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
-$1.69M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.46M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$989K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
51
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$121K +$122K +10,462 New
IA
52
IFP Advisors
Florida
$118K +$5.89K +506 +5%
AM
53
Ares Management
California
$115K – – –
AG
54
Advisor Group
Arizona
$61K +$3.88K +333 +7%
M
55
MOTCO
Texas
$50K – – –
CFG
56
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$28K -$35.9K -3,083 -56%
GWM
57
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$28K +$47 +4 +0.2%
MFW
58
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$27K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
59
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
AWMS
60
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$18K -$2.91K -250 -14%
PCM
61
Penserra Capital Management
California
$18K +$1.57K +135 +9%
BFEC
62
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
MRCM
63
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K – – –
DADC
64
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$12K +$12.8K +1,100 New
PCP
65
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
BAM
66
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$11K +$11.5K +991 New
JCM
67
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
RFA
68
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K – – –
SIC
69
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$8K +$7.57K +650 New
CFA
70
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$5K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
71
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K – – –
SEI Investments
72
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$4K +$2.89K +248 +326%
FDCDDQ
73
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.84K – – –
MA
74
MUFG Americas
New York
$3K +$12 +1 +0.4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
75
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

79 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $292M — up 2.9% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new DSU positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.99M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2017, up from 74 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $292M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 2.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $2.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.