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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $290M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 82 (+5)

1.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.12% → 42.55% (+1.4%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $286M → $290M (+$4.01M)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+6.49%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
21
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
+$8.75M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.48M
3
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
+$2.05M
4
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$2.04M
5
MCP
Moab Capital Partners
New York
+$1.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.62M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$4.86M
3
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$3.74M
4
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
-$826K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$794K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AM
51
Ares Management
California
$116K – – –
AG
52
Advisor Group
Arizona
$111K – – –
MOS
53
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$106K -$31.6K -2,729 -23%
IA
54
IFP Advisors
Florida
$45K – – –
CFG
55
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$34K +$6.27K +541 +23%
RIA
56
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$31K – – –
MFW
57
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$27K – – –
RCAG
58
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$25K +$24.5K +2,115 New
WC
59
Whitney & Co
New York
$25K +$25.3K +2,178 New
APA
60
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$20.6K +$17.4K +1,500 +547%
PNC Financial Services Group
61
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
AWMS
62
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$19K +$11.6K +1,000 +150%
TFA
63
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$17K – – –
SWP
64
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$14K – – –
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$13K – – –
MRCM
66
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K – – –
SWP
67
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$12K – – –
BAM
68
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$12K +$11.5K +991 New
PCP
69
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
GWM
70
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$9K -$19.4K -1,671 -68%
HNB
71
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$8K – – –
JCM
72
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
RFC
73
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$8K – – –
SEI Investments
74
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$6K +$5.65K +487 New
ASN
75
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

82 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $290M — up 1.4% from $286M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new DSU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Sit Investment Associates, adding an estimated $8.75M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $5.62M.

  • 82 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q1 2018, up from 77 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $290M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q1 2018, up 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q1 2018 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q1 2018 was Sit Investment Associates, an estimated $8.75M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.