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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 14

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 79 (-3)

4.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 42.55% → 38.48% (-4.1%)

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $290M → $229M (-$61.3M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
79
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-3.66%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
21
Reduced
30
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.29M
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.75M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$2.1M
4
AUIM
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
+$1.45M
5
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$1.01M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$33.1M
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$11.1M
3
SIA
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
-$7.97M
4
OHA
Oak Hill Advisors
New York
-$3.98M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
51
Millennium Management
New York
$144K +$147K +12,856 New
EWM
52
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$135K +$1.09K +96 +0.8%
OC
53
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$127K -$33.5K -2,936 -21%
PWPS
54
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$112K -$12.3K -1,080 -10%
AG
55
Advisor Group
Arizona
$98K -$8.34K -732 -8%
SEI Investments
56
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$37K +$32.3K +2,838 +583%
CFG
57
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$33K – – –
WAM
58
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$32K +$32.9K +2,887 New
RIA
59
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$30K – – –
MFW
60
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$26K – – –
RCAG
61
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$23.6K – – –
APA
62
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$19.8K – – –
SWP
63
Strategic Wealth Partners
Ohio
$13K – – –
CF
64
Centaurus Financial
California
$13K +$13.1K +1,146 New
BFEC
65
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
MRCM
66
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K – – –
PCP
67
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$11K – – –
CWA
68
Clarus Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$11K +$11K +962 New
GWM
69
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K +$46 +4 +0.5%
IA
70
IFP Advisors
Florida
$7K -$36.2K -3,180 -83%
HNB
71
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$7K – – –
JCM
72
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
AWMS
73
Advocacy Wealth Management Services
Georgia
$4K -$15.2K -1,333 -80%
CFA
74
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
75
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$4K – – –
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DSU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

79 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $229M — down 21% from $290M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of DSU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.29M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $33.1M.

  • 79 institutional investors held BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU) as of Q2 2018, down from 82 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $229M of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock for Q2 2018, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.29M added.
  • The largest BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $33.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.